South Carolina whitewater - Twelvemile Creek, Pickens County

Pickens county, Lay Bridge Road section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III     1 miles
  The scenic beauty of South Carolina and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream are reasons enough to come here and paddle. This stretch of Twelvemile Creek in South Carolina is 1 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class III section of whitewater. The starting location is a short drive from Anderson, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. Getting some good exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors have a lot of people coming here. The Lay Bridge Road stretch is one of
    a few paddling stretches in this river system. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this area has a large number of paddling rivers. This is an extremely short stretch so you'll have
to walk back to the start over and over. There are nice comfortable hotels here, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination.

Briefly about the general area:
For the duration of the days of summer here at Twelvemile Creek, high temperatures commonly get into the 80's with nighttime lows in the 60's. Through the winter this place gets highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Twelvemile Creek are in the 20's. Twelvemile Creek sees pretty high levels of rain; of all the months in a year March is the one with the most rain, and April meanwhile is the driest month.
 

Twelvemile Creek, Lay Bridge Road road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III
Length: 1 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.7657
Longitude: -82.7915

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 34.7657
Longitude: -82.7915

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Current weather conditions at Twelvemile Creek, South Carolina
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Local climate location: WALHALLA 25 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Twelvemile Creek.
 Whitewater Near Twelvemile Creek:
Todd Creek, pickens County , 2 miles away, Class IV+ - 1 miles long (Brookbend Road to Lake Hartwell)
Twelvemile Creek, Pickens County , 3 miles away, Class I-II - 4 miles long (Liberty Highway to South Carolina 137)
Sixmile Creek, Pickens County , 4 miles away, Class II-III - 2 miles long (Jones Mill Road to Lake Issaqueena)
Eighteenmile Creek, Anderson County , 6 miles away, Class I(II) - 2 miles long (Nettles Park to US 76)
Double Branch, Anderson County , 9 miles away, Class III - 0.5 miles long (US 178 to State Road 88)
Little Eastatoe River, Pickens County , 11 miles away, Class II-IV - 1.5 miles long (Dirt road off Highway 11 to Highway 11 bridge)
Eastatoe Creek - Lower Gorge, Pickens County , 12 miles away, Class II-III(V) - 2 miles long (Mill Creek to Dug Mountain Access)
Flat Shoal River, Oconee County , 14 miles away, Class I-III - 3 miles long (Flat Shoals Bridge to Tanyard Bridge)
Coneross Creek, Oconee County , 14 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 1 miles long (South Carolina 59 to Coneross Hydro Plant Park)
Little River - North Fork, Oconee County , 15 miles away, Class I-III - 8 miles long (Highway 11 to Tanyard Bridge)
 Ski Areas Near Twelvemile Creek:
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 39 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Sky Valley, Georgia , 41 miles away, 210 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 50 miles away, 740 vertical feet
Wolf Ridge, North Carolina , 70 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 75 miles away, 600 vertical feet
 Beaches Near Twelvemile Creek:
East Beach, Oconee County , 7 miles away
 Hotels Near Twelvemile Creek:
Courtyard Clemson, Clemson , 5 miles away
Americas Best Inns-Clemson, Clemson , 5 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites CLEMSON - UNIV AREA, Clemson , 5 miles away
Days Inn Clemson, Clemson , 5 miles away
Ramada Clemson, Clemson , 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Twelvemile Creek:
Camp Sertoma Of South Carolina, Clemson, 5 miles away
Keowee-Toxaway state Natural Area, Sunset, 9 miles away
High Falls Park, Seneca, 12 miles away
 National Parks Near Twelvemile Creek:
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 50 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Twelvemile Creek:
Carolinas Golf Course, Liberty , 7 miles away

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