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North Carolina whitewater - Green River, Polk County
Polk
county,
Fishtop Access to where river leaves road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS II 6 miles
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This section is fun but not very difficult. The river is full of tubers in the summer. Trout fishing is good here so bring a rod, just be sure you know the regulations as they change on different sections and the game wardens are notorious ticket writers. The put in is at ''Fish Top'' access and the take out is at the ''Big Rock'' access parking lot both on Green River Cove Rd. Also from the Big Rock access to the public landing on Lake Adger is a good trip, but a little slower. Says Life Is Good
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of Green River in North Carolina is 6 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class II section of whitewater. The wonderful Polk County scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Green River have people coming here. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking
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an area with plenty of rivers for that. If you're coming from Asheville it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. This is a pretty decent
length section, good for a one day paddling trip.
Briefly about the general area:
Deep Gap is a delightful site to have a look at nearby, and Bradley Falls is always fun to check out. Much rain falls at Green River; the month with most of the rain is August; January
is the month with the least moisture.
High temperatures at Green River throughout the months of summer are in the 80's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures fall down into the 60's. Through the winter this place gets highs in the 40's, and after the sun is down all through the winter temperatures at Green River dip into the 20's.
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Green River, Fishtop Access to where river leaves road road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.
QUICK STATS
AW Class:
II
Length:
6
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Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.28111
Longitude: -82.35195
Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.31416
Longitude: -82.25806
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Paddler input for Green River, North Carolina:
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Asheville, North Carolina, the metro area neareast to Green River. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Green River. |
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Cove Creek, polk
County
, 2 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 3 miles long (to Green River) |
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Green River, Henderson
County
, 2 miles away, Class II-III+ - 3.7 miles long (Tuxedo Powerplant to above Hungry Creek) |
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Green River, Henderson/ Polk
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 2.9 miles long (Hungry Creek to Green River Cove Road) |
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Big Hungry Creek, Henderson/ Polk
County
, 3 miles away, Class III-IV - 1.3 miles long (Big Hungry Road to Green) |
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Hungry River, Henderson
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV - 1.3 miles long (Big Hungry Road to Green River) |
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North Pacolet River, Henderson/Polk
County
, 4 miles away, Class IV-V - 4 miles long (Pearsons Falls along Highway 176 to Tryon) |
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Green River, Henderson
County
, 7 miles away, Class III-V - 1.2 miles long (Summit Lake Dam to powerhouse) |
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Rocky Broad River, Henderson/Rutherford
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 3.5 miles long (Along Route 64/74 to Lake Lure at Chimney Rock) |
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North Saluda River, Greenville
County
, 9 miles away, Class IV(V) - 1.3 miles long (Trail to North Saluda Reservoir) |
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Green River, Polk
County
, 10 miles away, Class I-II - 17.2 miles long (North Carolina Route 9 below Lake Adger Dam to North Carolina Route 1005) |
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| | Ski Areas Near Green River:
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Wolf Ridge, North Carolina
, 40 miles away, 700 vertical feet |
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Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
, 56 miles away, 1200 vertical feet |
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Cataloochee, North Carolina
, 56 miles away, 740 vertical feet |
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Hawksnest, North Carolina
, 58 miles away, 619 vertical feet |
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Ski Beech, North Carolina
, 58 miles away, 830 vertical feet |
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Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina
, 66 miles away, 365 vertical feet |
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Scaly Mountain, North Carolina
, 71 miles away, 225 vertical feet |
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Sky Valley, Georgia
, 75 miles away, 210 vertical feet |
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Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee
, 90 miles away, 600 vertical feet |
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| | Hotels Near Green River:
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Holiday Inn Express HENDERSONVILLE-FLAT ROCK, Flat Rock
, 7 miles away |
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Days Inn Columbus Tryon, Columbus
, 7 miles away |
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The Esmeralda Inn at Lake Lure, Chimney Rock
, 9 miles away |
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Best Western Hendersonville Inn, Hendersonville
, 9 miles away |
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Hampton Inn Hendersonville, Hendersonville
, 9 miles away |
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7 miles away
9 miles away
