Licking
county,
Newark to Rock Haven Park section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I 8.6 miles
The Newark to Rock Haven Park section of Licking River is 8.6 miles long and has been rated as a class I section by American Whitewater. The nature scenery of Licking County and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just hanging out with mother nature will have you coming back for more. This is one of a small number of paddling stretches in this river system, there are a
few others too. No need to look hard for hotels, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one day trip. The starting location is a short drive from Mount Vernon, as you can see on the road
map further down. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this area has a pretty small number of paddling rivers.
Briefly about the general area: High temperatures at Licking River during the long summer days are in the 80's; the overnight is a little colder of course, mostly in the 60's. Daytime highs all through the wintertime are in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Licking River. A typical amount of precipitation falls here at Licking River; through July this area sees the most rain; the driest of the months is February.
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