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

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Current weather conditions at Brush Creek, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina
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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. Guests will enjoy free continental breakfast featuring hot fresh waffles. Hotel amenities include a s...

Days Inn Asheville North, Asheville
16 miles away
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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Asheville West, NC (Biltmore Estates), Asheville
18 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Greeneville, Tennessee, the metro area neareast to Brush Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
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

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