South Carolina whitewater - Whetstone Creek, Blue Ridge Mountains, Oconee County Oconee county, Sandy Ford Access Road to Sandy Ford section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS II-III(V)     1.5 miles   The beautiful scenery of South Carolina and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water beats anything. This section of Whetstone Creek is 1.5 miles long and is a class II-III(V) section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so don't forget that quite a few of the sections here are pretty easy. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way in this general area you'll find lots of paddling spots.     The Sandy Ford Access Road to Sandy Ford section is the only paddling section along Whetstone Creek. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. 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 a good workout and a chance to spend some time outdoors have people coming from far and near. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Seneca, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. This is a pretty short section so no need to bring snacks. The Blue Ridge Mountains scenery is wonderful. Briefly about the general area: Take a hike on the Chattooga Trail. Whetstone Creek sees pretty high levels of rainfall; most of the rain falls during March; the driest of the months is July. At   Whetstone Creek through the summer months highs are in the 80's while night lows are typically in the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are usually in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Whetstone Creek are in the 20's. Whetstone Creek, Sandy Ford Access Road to Sandy Ford road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: II-III(V) Length: 1.5 miles Average Gradient: 100 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 34.85599 Longitude: -83.23091 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 34.85929 Longitude: -83.24681 Paddler input for Whetstone Creek, South Carolina: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Whetstone Creek, Blue Ridge Mountains, South Carolina Local climate location: COWEETA EXP STATION 10 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river. Days Inn Clayton, Clayton 11 miles away The Days Inn Clayton, Georgia offers complimentary continental breakfast, pool and cable television Continental Breakfast Cable TV with HBO/ESPN/CNN Outdoor Pool, seasonal May - September Restaurant L... Quality Inn & Suites Mt. Chalet, Clayton 11 miles away Located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, next to historical downtown Clayton White Water. Rafting, hiking trails, Jet Ski Rental and over 20 waterfalls within 10 miles. We offer deluxe c... Americas Best Value Inn/Clayton, Clayton 11 miles away The Americas Best Value Inn, in Clayton, Georgia is located in the gateway to Rabun County, in North Georgia*s mountains vacation destination. Near Atlanta, GA and Greenville, SC. Our beautiful two st...   Blue Ridge Mountains Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Blue Ridge Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Blue Ridge Mountains. All South Carolina Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in South Carolina. Books about whitewater paddling on Whetstone Creek, South Carolina List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Whetstone Creek, South Carolina. Find a whitewater outfitter in South Carolina Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Seneca, South Carolina Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Seneca, South Carolina, the metro area neareast to Whetstone Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near Whetstone Creek.   Whitewater Near Whetstone Creek: Chattooga River, Rabun GA / Oconee SC County , 1 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 13 miles long (Earls Ford to Route 76 Bridge) Chattooga River, Rabun GA / Oconee SC County , 1 miles away, Class II-III+(IV) - 13 miles long (Earls Ford to Route 76 Bridge) Warwoman Creek, Rabun County , 1 miles away, Class II-III - 7.2 miles long (Earl's Ford Road to Chattooga River) Chattooga River, Rabun GA / Oconee SC County , 4 miles away, Class II - 7 miles long (Highway 28 Putin to Earl's Ford) Chattooga River, Rabun GA / Oconee SC County , 4 miles away, Class II - 7 miles long (Highway 28 Putin to Earl's Ford) Chauga River, Oconee County , 4 miles away, Class II-III(V) - 5.4 miles long (Route 193 to Route 290/Cassidy Bridge) Chattooga River - West Fork, Rabun County , 5 miles away, Class I-II - 5 miles long (Overflow Creek Road Bridge to Highway 28 Boater's Access) Chauga River, Oconee County , 5 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 3 miles long (Verner Mill Road to Blackwell Bridge) Holcombe Creek, Rabun County , 6 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 1.9 miles long (FS Road 86B bridge to Three Forks of West Fork Chattooga) Overflow Creek, Rabun County , 7 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 5 miles long (USFS Road 86B to Overflow Creek Road Bridge)   Ski Areas Near Whetstone Creek: Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 10 miles away, 225 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia , 11 miles away, 210 vertical feet Cataloochee, North Carolina , 41 miles away, 740 vertical feet Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 53 miles away, 600 vertical feet Wolf Ridge, North Carolina , 80 miles away, 700 vertical feet   Hotels Near Whetstone Creek: Days Inn Clayton, Clayton , 11 miles away Quality Inn & Suites Mt. Chalet, Clayton , 11 miles away Americas Best Value Inn/Clayton, Clayton , 11 miles away Hampton Inn Highlands NC, Highlands , 11 miles away Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands , 11 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Whetstone Creek: Cassidy Bridge Campground, Oconee County, 5 miles away Christian's warwoman Campground, Clayton, 7 miles away Camp Chatuga, Mountain Rest, 7 miles away   Trails Near Whetstone Creek: Chattooga Trail, Rabun County , 2 miles away Bartram Trail, Rabun County , 6 miles away Burrells Ford Trail, Rabun County , 7 miles away Three Forks Trail, Rabun County , 7 miles away Ellicott Rock Trail, Macon County , 11 miles away   National Parks Near Whetstone Creek: Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 52 miles away Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 63 miles away   Lakes Near Whetstone Creek