North Carolina whitewater - Brush Creek, Great Smoky Mountains, Madison County Madison county, to French Broad River section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS IV-V     5 miles   The nature scenery of Madison County and the cool fresh water attract people from near and far. The to French Broad River stretch of Brush Creek is 5 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class IV-V section. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. The sections for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in North Carolina are often more forgiving than in other states, so don't forget that a large     number of rivers in this state are quite easy. This stretch has has enough mileage, good for a one day paddling trip. There's camping available near Brush Creek. Brush Creek doesn't have a lot of paddling sections, the to French Broad River section is the only one. Getting some good exercise and spending some quality time in nature are great reasons to come. The beautiful Great Smoky Mountains scenery is an added bonus. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this area has a large number of paddling rivers. If you're coming from Greeneville it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. Briefly about the general area: Brush Creek is a quite wet place typically with lots of rain; the month with most of the rain is July while October   is typically the driest month. If you yearn for a little side trip, try Mulberry Gap. Through the months of summer, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Brush Creek. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's, and during the dark hours in the wintertime at Brush Creek temperatures sink to the 20's. Brush Creek, to French Broad River road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: IV-V Length: 5 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.86299 Longitude: -82.70601 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.8483 Longitude: -82.75611 Paddler input for Brush Creek, North Carolina: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Brush Creek, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina Local climate location: GREENEVILLE EXP STN 19 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river. Comfort Inn Mars Hill, Mars Hill 14 miles away Conveniently located to Wolf Ridge Ski Resort, Blue Ridge Parkway, mars Hill College and Ashville. 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Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near Brush Creek.   Whitewater Near Brush Creek: Walnut Creek, Madison County , 3 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 4 miles long (US 25/70 to Barnard) French Broad River, Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV - 8.1 miles long (Barnard to Hot Springs) Big Laurel Creek, Madison County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Hurricane to Hot Springs) Spring Creek, Madison County , 8 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 7 miles long (Route 1171 to Hot Springs) French Broad River, Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison County , 13 miles away, Class I-III - 6.5 miles long (North Carolina Route 251 to Route 1634) French Broad, Cocke County , 17 miles away, Class I-III - 18 miles long (Hot Springs to Highway 107 at Del Rio) Cold Springs Creek, Haywood County , 20 miles away, Class IV - 2.5 miles long (to Harmen Den) Hurricane Creek, Haywood County , 20 miles away, Class -blank- - 4.3 miles long (SR 1336 to Pigeon River) Spivey Creek, Unicoi County , 20 miles away, Class V+ - 1.8 miles long (Little Bald Creek to Tumbling Rich Gap Brook) Pigeon River, Haywood County , 21 miles away, Class I-III - 26.7 miles long (Confluence of East-West Fork to New Hepco Bidge)   Ski Areas Near Brush Creek: Wolf Ridge, North Carolina , 16 miles away, 700 vertical feet Cataloochee, North Carolina , 30 miles away, 740 vertical feet Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 58 miles away, 600 vertical feet Ski Beech, North Carolina , 62 miles away, 830 vertical feet Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 62 miles away, 225 vertical feet Sugar Mountain, North Carolina , 62 miles away, 1200 vertical feet Hawksnest, North Carolina , 64 miles away, 619 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia , 66 miles away, 210 vertical feet Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina , 76 miles away, 365 vertical feet   Hotels Near Brush Creek: Comfort Inn Mars Hill, Mars Hill , 14 miles away Days Inn Asheville North, Asheville , 16 miles away Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Asheville West, NC (Biltmore Estates), Asheville , 18 miles away Comfort Inn West, Asheville , 18 miles away Super 8 Motel Asheville/Central, Asheville , 18 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Brush Creek: Meadow Fork Campground, Hot Springs, 7 miles away Hot Springs Resort and Spa, Hot Springs, 7 miles away Hemlock Hollow Inn - Farm, Shoppe & Cabins, Greeneville, 9 miles away   Trails Near Brush Creek: Little Paint Creek Trail, Greene County , 8 miles away Pounding Mill Trail, Madison County , 8 miles away Dixon Trail, Greene County , 9 miles away Whiteoak Flats Trail, Madison County , 9 miles away Paint Creek Trail, Greene County , 9 miles away   National Parks Near Brush Creek: Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 19 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 54 miles away   Lakes Near Brush Creek