North Carolina whitewater - French Broad River, Great Smoky Mountains, Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison County Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison county, Barnard to Hot Springs section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS III-IV     8.1 miles   This stretch of French Broad River is 8.1 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class III-IV section. The sections for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in North Carolina are often more forgiving than in other states, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the rivers here are not very demanding. The put-in location is a reasonable drive from Greeneville, as you can see on the road map further down. The river winds through the Great Smoky Mountains and you get great scenery. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to     get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. The wonderful North Carolina scenery and the water flowing gracefully down French Broad River are reasons enough to come here and paddle. On this section you do get some distance, it's good length for a morning trip. This is not the only paddling stretch in this river system, there are others too. Great exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors have a lot of people coming here. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of spots for that. Briefly about the general area: Windy Gap is next to French Broad River and is a good site; you can go for a hike on the Little Paint Creek Trail. Summertime at French Broad River arrives   with high temperatures in the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at French Broad River. And that's not all there is to do here in the Great Smoky Mountains. French Broad River is a relatively wet place commonly with lots of rainfall; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain while October is the month with the least amount of precipitation. French Broad River, Barnard to Hot Springs road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: III-IV Length: 8.1 miles Average Gradient: 24 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.84805 Longitude: -82.75445 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.89361 Longitude: -82.82222 Paddler input for French Broad River, North Carolina: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at French Broad River, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina Local climate location: GREENEVILLE EXP STN 21 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river. 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Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near French Broad River.   Whitewater Near French Broad River: Big Laurel Creek, Madison County , 2 miles away, Class III-IV - 7 miles long (Hurricane to Hot Springs) Brush Creek, Madison County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (to French Broad River) Spring Creek, Madison County , 4 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 7 miles long (Route 1171 to Hot Springs) Walnut Creek, Madison County , 6 miles away, Class III-IV(V) - 4 miles long (US 25/70 to Barnard) French Broad, Cocke County , 13 miles away, Class I-III - 18 miles long (Hot Springs to Highway 107 at Del Rio) Cold Springs Creek, Haywood County , 16 miles away, Class IV - 2.5 miles long (to Harmen Den) French Broad River, Transylvania/ Henderson/ Buncombe/ Madison County , 16 miles away, Class I-III - 6.5 miles long (North Carolina Route 251 to Route 1634) Hurricane Creek, Haywood County , 17 miles away, Class -blank- - 4.3 miles long (SR 1336 to Pigeon River) Pigeon River, Haywood County , 20 miles away, Class I-III - 26.7 miles long (Confluence of East-West Fork to New Hepco Bidge) French Broad, Cocke County , 20 miles away, Class I-II(III) - 8.5 miles long (Del Rio to Bridgeport Market)   Ski Areas Near French Broad River: Wolf Ridge, North Carolina , 20 miles away, 700 vertical feet Cataloochee, North Carolina , 27 miles away, 740 vertical feet Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 54 miles away, 600 vertical feet Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 60 miles away, 225 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia , 64 miles away, 210 vertical feet Ski Beech, North Carolina , 65 miles away, 830 vertical feet Sugar Mountain, North Carolina , 66 miles away, 1200 vertical feet Hawksnest, North Carolina , 68 miles away, 619 vertical feet Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina , 80 miles away, 365 vertical feet   Hotels Near French Broad River: General Morgan Inn & Conference Center, Greeneville , 17 miles away Comfort Inn Greeneville, Greeneville , 17 miles away Jameson Inn Greeneville-Tn, Greeneville , 17 miles away Days Inn Greeneville, Greeneville , 17 miles away Hampton Inn Greeneville TN, Greeneville , 18 miles away   Camp Grounds Near French Broad River: Meadow Fork Campground, Hot Springs, 3 miles away Hot Springs Resort and Spa, Hot Springs, 3 miles away Hot Springs Campground, Hot Springs, 6 miles away   Trails Near French Broad River: Little Paint Creek Trail, Greene County , 5 miles away Paint Creek Trail, Greene County , 6 miles away Pounding Mill Trail, Madison County , 8 miles away Dixon Trail, Greene County , 9 miles away Greene Mountain Trail, Greene County , 9 miles away   National Parks Near French Broad River: Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 22 miles away Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 51 miles away