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: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.   All North Carolina Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in North Carolina. Books about whitewater paddling on Johns River, North Carolina List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Johns River, 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.