North Carolina whitewater - Johns River, Burke/Caldwell County
Burke/Caldwell
county,
Johns River Camp Bridge to 2nd low water bridge after North Carolina 90 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-II 4.5 miles
The Johns River Camp Bridge to 2nd low water bridge after North Carolina 90 stretch of Johns River in Burke/Caldwell County is 4.5 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class I-II section. Great exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors will have you coming back for more. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away from the river if you want to stay the night, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. This is a pretty decent length section, good for a one day paddling trip. 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 quite a few of the sections here are pretty easy. There are no other sections to paddle along Johns River than the Johns River Camp Bridge to 2nd low water bridge after
North Carolina 90 section. The beautiful scenery of Burke/Caldwell County and the water flowing gracefully down Johns River have people coming here.
Briefly about the general area: Johns River sees pretty high levels of rain; the month of September is the wettest with most of the rain, and May on the other hand is the driest. Summertime at Johns River arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 70's. The winter brings highs down to the 80's while Johns River overnight low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 70's.
QUICK STATS AW Class:
I-II
Length:
4.5
miles
Paddler input for Johns River, North Carolina:
RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS
There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.
