Tennessee whitewater - Clear Fork - North Prong, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Fentress County

Fentress county, Old Sunbright to Banner Springs section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 
  This stretch of Clear Fork - North Prong in Fentress County is -blank- miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class III-IV section. If you're coming from Crossville it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature are sure to keep you coming back for more. The beautiful scenery of Tennessee and the water flowing gracefully down
    Clear Fork - North Prong have people coming here. The wild scenery of the Cumberland Plateau Mountains is great. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, in this general area you'll find lots of paddling places. There are campgrounds quite near
the river where you can camp. There are so many sections to paddle in this river system, the Old Sunbright to Banner Springs section is just one of many. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more demanding, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that quite a few of the sections here are not easy.

Briefly about the general area:
All the water falling down from the sky makes Clear Fork - North Prong a wet spot; December is the month that gets the most rain; October is when it's the driest.
 
Through the summer highs here at Clear Fork - North Prong get into the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's usually in the 60's. All through the wintertime highs are mostly in the 40's while Clear Fork - North Prong nighttime low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 20's.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III-IV
Length: miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 36.30559
Longitude: -84.906

Takeout Location Coordinates:
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Longitude: 0

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Current weather conditions at Clear Fork - North Prong, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Tennessee
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Local climate location: CROSSVILLE EXP STN 20 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Crossville, Tennessee, the metro area neareast to Clear Fork - North Prong. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Clear Fork - North Prong.
 Whitewater Near Clear Fork - North Prong:
Clear Fork - North Prong, Morgan Fentress County , 5 miles away, Class I-II - 7 miles long (Banner Springs to Gatewood Bridge)
Clear Fork, Morgan/ Scott/ Fentress County , 8 miles away, Class I-II - 12 miles long (Gatewood Bridge to Brewster Bridge)
Clear Creek, -blank- County , 9 miles away, Class I-II - 21 miles long (US 127 to Barnett Bridge)
Hurricane Creek, Fentress County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 4 miles long (Camp Ground Road to East Fork Obey)
White Creek, Morgan County , 11 miles away, Class I-II - 7 miles long (Twin Bridges to Barnett Bridge)
Little Hurricane Creek, Overton/Fentress County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Muddy Pond Road to Hurricane Creek)
Obed River, Cumberland/ Morgan County , 13 miles away, Class II-IV - 4 miles long (Adams Bridge to Potter's Ford)
Obey River - East Fork, Fentress County , 13 miles away, Class III-V+ - 10 miles long (Hanging Limb to Highway 85)
Clear Creek, Morgan County , 14 miles away, Class I-III - 4.5 miles long (Barnett Bridge to Jett Bridge)
Obey River - East Fork, Overton/ Fentress County , 14 miles away, Class III-V - 13.8 miles long (Cliff Springs to TN 85 Bridge)
 Ski Areas Near Clear Fork - North Prong:
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 99 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Sky Valley, Georgia , 130 miles away, 210 vertical feet
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 132 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 132 miles away, 740 vertical feet
Perfect North, Indiana , 158 miles away, 400 vertical feet
Wolf Laurel, North Carolina , 167 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Paoli Peaks, Indiana , 167 miles away, 300 vertical feet
Spicy Run Mountain, Ohio , 194 miles away, 600 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Clear Fork - North Prong:
Fairfield Glade Resort, Fairfield Glade , 17 miles away
Ramada Inn, Crossville , 19 miles away
La Quinta Inn Crossville, Crossville , 19 miles away
Best Western Leisure Inn, Crossville , 19 miles away
Crossville Days Inn, Crossville , 20 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Clear Fork - North Prong:
Wesleyan Campground, Jamestown, 4 miles away
Big South Fork National River, Jamestown, 6 miles away
Maple Hill RV Campground, Jamestown, 10 miles away
 Trails Near Clear Fork - North Prong:
Ridge Trail, Pickett County , 15 miles away
Lake View Trail, Pickett County , 15 miles away
Lake Bluff Trail, Pickett County , 15 miles away
Island Trail, Pickett County , 16 miles away
Ladder Trail, Pickett County , 16 miles away
 National Parks Near Clear Fork - North Prong:
Obed Wild & Scenic River, Wartburg - TN , 24 miles away
Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, Oneida - TN , 29 miles away
 Lakes Near Clear Fork - North Prong

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