North Carolina whitewater - Catawba River - Henry Fork, Blue Ridge Mountains, Burke County Burke county, Rich Mtn Road to Warlick Chapel Road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS I-III     18 miles   The natural beauty of North Carolina and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream have people coming here. Getting some good exercise and just hanging out with mother nature are sure to keep you coming back for more. This section of Catawba River - Henry Fork is 18 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-III section. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. There are no other sections to     paddle along Catawba River - Henry Fork than the Rich Mtn Road to Warlick Chapel Road section. The river winds through the Blue Ridge Mountains and you get great scenery. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so you'd better keep in mind that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere. You can enjoy this section more if you take your time, so why not pack your sleeping bag too. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. Briefly about the general area: Summertime highs at Catawba River - Henry Fork generally tend to be in the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 60's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Catawba River - Henry Fork. All the water falling   down from the sky makes Catawba River - Henry Fork a wet spot; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily March, that's the one that rains the most, and January is when it's the driest. QUICK STATS AW Class: I-III Length: 18 miles Average Gradient: 15 fpm    Paddler input for Catawba River - Henry Fork, North Carolina: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Catawba River - Henry Fork, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina Local climate location: MARION 23 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.   Blue Ridge Mountains Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Blue Ridge Mountains. All North Carolina Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in North Carolina. Books about whitewater paddling on Catawba River - Henry Fork, North Carolina List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Catawba River - Henry Fork, North Carolina. Find a whitewater outfitter in North Carolina Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info.