North Carolina whitewater - Whitewater River, Blue Ridge Mountains, Jackson/Transylvania County
Jackson/Transylvania
county,
Bullpen Road to Highway 281 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V+ 4 miles
If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside North Carolina you might find the rivers here a bit more manageable, so don't forget that many of the sections here are safe for beginners. If you're coming from Seneca it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, as you can see on the road map further down. This stretch of Whitewater River in North Carolina is 4 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class IV-V+ section. No shortage of good hotels, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. A bit
of exercise and spending some quality time in nature will have you coming back for more. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. This section is long enough to enjoy a good non stop paddle, you can easily run it on an afternoon. The nature scenery of North
Carolina and the playfulness of the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. The river winds through the Blue Ridge Mountains and you get great scenery. There are some good stretches to paddle in this river system, the Bullpen Road to Highway 281 stretch is one of them. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this area has a large number of paddling places.
Briefly about the general area: If you're here, you might as well stop at Happy Hollow, and Upper Falls is a scenic location to have a look at while you're at Whitewater River.
Whitewater River is a rather wet place ordinarily with a great deal of precipitation; March is the wettest month with most rain; the driest of the months is April. Through the warmest time of the year at Whitewater River temperatures are usually in the 70's; the night is quite
cooler of course, frequently in the 50's. Highs through the wintertime are commonly in the 40's with temperatures at Whitewater River dipping down into the 20's through winter nights. Be careful coming to the Blue Ridge Mountains, you might not ever want to go home again. Take a hike on the Foothills Trail.
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