North Carolina whitewater - Johns River, Burke/ Caldwell County
Burke/ Caldwell
county,
Route 1337 to Route 1328 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-II 6 miles
This stretch of Johns River in North Carolina is 6 miles long and has been rated as a class I-II section by American Whitewater. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in North Carolina are often easier than in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that many of the sections here are safe for beginners. The wonderful North Carolina scenery and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. This is the only paddling stretch along Johns River. The campgrounds here at Johns
River are pretty good. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming here. On this section you
do get some distance, you can easily run it on an afternoon.
Briefly about the general area: Summer brings highs in the 80's to Johns River with overnight lows in the 70's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 80's with winter lows in the 70's overnight here at Johns River. Johns River frequently gets much rain; September is when you get the most rain here; May is when it's the driest.
QUICK STATS AW Class:
I-II
Length:
6
miles
Paddler input for Johns River, North Carolina:
RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS
There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.