Maryland whitewater - Gunpowder Falls, Baltimore County
Baltimore
county,
Route 1 to US 40 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III 3.3 miles
The starting point is not too far from Baltimore-Towson, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The natural beauty of Baltimore County and the water flowing gracefully down Gunpowder Falls beats anything. This section of Gunpowder Falls in Baltimore County is 3.3 miles long and is a class II-III section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. There are nice comfortable hotels here, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. A bit of exercise and a chance to spend some
time outdoors are great attractions for lots of people. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, around here you'll find a large number of good rivers. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Maryland you might find the rivers here
a bit more manageable, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that a lot of the rivers here are suitable for beginners. The campgrounds here at Gunpowder Falls are pretty good. This is a short paddling stretch so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. This river system is full of great paddling sections, the Route 1 to US 40 section is just one of them.
Briefly about the general area: High temperatures at Gunpowder Falls during the summertime months are in the 80's with overnight lows in the 60's. All through
the winter highs are in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Gunpowder Falls are in the 10's. Gunpowder Falls sees pretty high levels of rainfall; the month of May is the wettest with most of the rain, and February on the other hand is the driest.
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