Georgia whitewater - Skull Shoal Creek, Madison County

Madison county, Home Church Road to Broad River section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III     0.56 miles
  The starting location is a reasonable drive from Athens-Clarke County, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The scenic beauty of Madison County and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream are reasons enough to come here and paddle. The average Georgia whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be harder to run than those in other states, so better not forget that a lot of the rivers here are not suitable for beginners. The Home Church Road to Broad River section of Skull Shoal Creek
    in Georgia is 0.56 miles long and it is classified as a class III section by American Whitewater. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking around here you'll find a large number of good rivers. The Home Church Road to Broad River section is the only paddling section along
Skull Shoal Creek. If you're a camper you can camp at one of the great campgrounds nearby. This stretch is very short so it's not like you're gonna spend hours on the river in one stretch. A bit of exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming here.

Briefly about the general area:
High temperatures at Skull Shoal Creek all through the warm days of summer are in the 80's. Summer night lows plunge down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's; night lows through the winter for Skull Shoal Creek tend to be in the
 
20's. The high level of rain makes Skull Shoal Creek a relatively wet site; throughout the month of March you get the most rain around here while September is the month with the least amount of precipitation.

Skull Shoal Creek, Home Church Road to Broad River road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III
Length: 0.56 miles
Average Gradient: 80 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.1562
Longitude: -83.10041

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.1562
Longitude: -83.08391

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Current weather conditions at Skull Shoal Creek, Georgia
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Local climate location: TOCCOA 12 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Ramada Limited Royston, Royston
8 miles away
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Elberton-Days Inn, Elberton
16 miles away
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Jameson Inn Hartwell, Hartwell
16 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, the metro area neareast to Skull Shoal Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Skull Shoal Creek.
 Whitewater Near Skull Shoal Creek:
Broad River, Madison / Elbert / Oglethorpe County , 2 miles away, Class I-II - 5.5 miles long (US Route 281 to US Route 172)
Big Clouds Creek, Oglethorpe County , 8 miles away, Class I-III - 2.9 miles long (GA 22 to Watson Mill Bridge St. P Highway)
Rice Creek, Franklin County , 9 miles away, Class III - 1 miles long (Victoria Bryant State Park to GA 145)
Shoal Creek, Hart County , 17 miles away, Class II+ - 0.2 miles long (GA 77 to Lake Hartwell)
Snow River, Oconee County , 27 miles away, Class I-III - 2.5 miles long (Snow Creek Road to Lake Hartwell)
Rose Creek, Oconee County , 28 miles away, Class II-III - 0.2 miles long (Elder Mill Road park and huck)
Coneross Creek, Oconee County , 29 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 1 miles long (South Carolina 59 to Coneross Hydro Plant Park)
 Ski Areas Near Skull Shoal Creek:
Sky Valley, Georgia , 50 miles away, 210 vertical feet
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 51 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 80 miles away, 740 vertical feet
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 94 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Wolf Laurel, North Carolina , 110 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina , 142 miles away, 1200 vertical feet
Hawksnest, North Carolina , 143 miles away, 619 vertical feet
Ski Beech, North Carolina , 144 miles away, 830 vertical feet
Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina , 152 miles away, 365 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Skull Shoal Creek:
Ramada Limited Royston, Royston , 8 miles away
Elberton-Days Inn, Elberton , 16 miles away
Jameson Inn Hartwell, Hartwell , 16 miles away
Best Western Regency Inn & Suites, Lavonia , 17 miles away
Sleep Inn Lavonia, Lavonia , 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Skull Shoal Creek:
Poplar Springs Campgrounds, Franklin County, 11 miles away
Camp Otaki, Hartwell, 17 miles away
 Lakes Near Skull Shoal Creek

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