Kentucky whitewater - Banklick Creek, Kenton County

Kenton county, Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II-III     5 miles
  The wonderful Kenton County scenery and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. The starting location is a short drive from Cincinnati-Middletown, as you can see on the road map further down. There are plenty of hotels here if you want to spend a night, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. Getting some good exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors will make you glad you came. On this section
    you do get some distance, good for a one day paddling trip. This stretch of Banklick Creek in Kentucky is 5 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II-III section. The Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence stretch is the only paddling stretch along Banklick
Creek. The average Kentucky whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master than those in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere.

Briefly about the general area:
Banklick Creek gets a good deal of water; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain; the driest of the months is February. For the duration of the days of summer highs here at Banklick Creek get into the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 60's. For the duration of the winter this place gets highs in the 30's while Banklick Creek overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 10's.
 

Banklick Creek, Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II-III
Length: 5 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.96234
Longitude: -84.55638

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.99594
Longitude: -84.54049

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Local climate location: CINCINNATI-FERNBANK 10 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana, the metro area neareast to Banklick Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Banklick Creek.
 Whitewater Near Banklick Creek:
Gunpowder Creek, Boone County , 14 miles away, Class II+ - 7.5 miles long (Camp Ernst Road to Dale Williamson Road)
Great Miami River, Hamilton County , 18 miles away, Class I - 0 miles long (50 Hole)
Little Miami River, Clermont County , 21 miles away, Class I - 0.5 miles long (Kelly Nature Preserve to St Route 126)
Horner Run, Clermont County , 24 miles away, Class III-IV - 1 miles long (Cook Road to I-275)
Backbone Creek, Clermont County , 27 miles away, Class III-V - 1.5 miles long (Elmwood Road to East Fork of Little Miami River)
Hershel Run, Clermont County , 29 miles away, Class III-IV - 1.35 miles long (Belfast Road to Stonelick Creek)
Big Indian Creek, Clermont County , 29 miles away, Class III-IV - 7.9 miles long (Canter Road to County Road 743)
Brushy Fork, Clermont County , 30 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 2 miles long (Brushy Fork Road to Stonelick Creek)
 Ski Areas Near Banklick Creek:
Perfect North, Indiana , 25 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Spicy Run Mountain, Ohio , 93 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Mad River, Ohio , 94 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Paoli Peaks, Indiana , 138 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Snow Trails, Ohio , 169 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Clear Fork, Ohio , 171 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Swiss Valley, Michigan , 183 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 189 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Mount Brighton, Michigan , 198 miles away, 230 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Banklick Creek:
Airport USA Hotel, Fort Mitchell , 4 miles away
Drawbridge Inn Hotel, Fort Mitchell , 4 miles away
Super 8 Fort Mitchell, Fort Mitchell , 4 miles away
Cincinnati-Days Inn Ft. Wright, Fort Wright , 4 miles away
Ramada Inn Fort Wright, Fort Wright , 4 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Banklick Creek:
Crittenden Koa Kampground, Crittenden, 9 miles away
Oak Creek Campground, Walton, 9 miles away
Cincinnati South KOA, Crittenden, 11 miles away
 Trails Near Banklick Creek:
Little Turtle Trail, Hamilton County , 18 miles away
Blue Jacket Trail, Hamilton County , 19 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Banklick Creek:
Fox Run Golf Course, Independence , 2 miles away
Kenton County Golf Course, Independence , 2 miles away

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