Alabama whitewater - Scarham Creek, De Kalb County
De Kalb
county,
Double Bridges to Short Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III+(V) 2.1 miles
The beautiful scenery of De Kalb County and the cool fresh water are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. The Double Bridges to Short Creek section of Scarham Creek is 2.1 miles long and is a class III+(V) section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in Alabama are often tougher than in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that rivers here are less forgiving. This is a short paddling stretch so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in
a few times. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, there are lots of good spots for that around here. The put-in is not too far from Albertville, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. No need to look
hard for hotels, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. There's camping available near Scarham Creek. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature will have you coming back for more.
Briefly about the general area: Don't leave Scarham Creek without first checking out Blue Bend. All the water falling down from the sky makes Scarham Creek a wet place; March is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month is October. At Scarham Creek throughout the warmest time of the year highs are in the
90's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's while Scarham Creek overnight low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 30's.
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