Kentucky whitewater - Silver Creek, Madison County
Madison
county,
Curtis RoadBridge to Kentucky 876 Bridge section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III(IV) 3 miles
The wonderful Kentucky scenery and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. The put-in is not too far from Richmond, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. This is a pretty short section so better bring some good walking shoes. Great exercise and just being out on the river for a while will have you coming back for more. This river system has a few good paddling stretches and the Curtis RoadBridge to Kentucky 876 Bridge section is one of them. Since you're on this site you are probably
into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of places for that. There are nice comfortable hotels here, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. This section of Silver Creek in Kentucky is 3 miles long and is rated
by American Whitewater as a class II-III(IV) section. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby.
Briefly about the general area: Silver Creek gets a lot of water; of all the months in a year May is the one with the most rain, and the driest month is October. During the summertime months at Silver Creek temperatures are usually in the 80's while nighttime lows are mostly in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's while the cold winter nights at Silver Creek are in the 20's.
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