Tennessee whitewater - Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong, Great Smoky Mountains, Sevier County

Sevier county, Ramsey's Cascade trailhead to Porters Creek confluence section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS IV+     1.5 miles
  The starting location is a short drive from Sevierville, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The nature scenery of Sevier County and the cool fresh water beats anything. No need to look hard for hotels, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this area has a large number of paddling rivers. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. This section is quite short so it's not like you're gonna spend hours
    on the river in one stretch. The Ramsey's Cascade trailhead to Porters Creek confluence section of Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong in Sevier County is 1.5 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class IV+ section. There are plenty of other sections
in this river system that can be paddled as well. Whitewater paddling here in the Great Smoky Mountains is a great experience. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more demanding, so you'd better keep in mind that rivers here are less forgiving. A good workout and just being out on the river for a while have people coming from far and near.

Briefly about the general area:
Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong is a wet location that gets lots of rain; the month of March is the wettest with most
 
of the rain; October on the other hand is the driest. You need to take a look at Cat Stairs since you're here at Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong.
For the period of the warm days of summer highs here at Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong reach the 80's while overnight lows are ordinarily in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong.

Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong, Ramsey's Cascade trailhead to Porters Creek confluence road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: IV+
Length: 1.5 miles
Average Gradient: 240 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.70389
Longitude: -83.36461

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 35.7131
Longitude: -83.3826

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Current weather conditions at Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Local climate location: SEVIERVILLE 10 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

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3 miles away
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4 miles away
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7 miles away
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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Sevierville, Tennessee, the metro area neareast to Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong.
 Whitewater Near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong:
Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong, Sevier County , 2 miles away, Class V - 1.4 miles long (Ramsey Prong/ Eagle Rocks Prong confluence to Bridge at Trailhead)
Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong, Sevier County , 2 miles away, Class III-IV - 2.7 miles long (Picnic Grounds at Greenbrier Ranger Station to Highway 73)
Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong, Sevier County , 5 miles away, Class II-III - 9.2 miles long (Highway 73 to Richardson Cove)
Little Pigeon River - West Prong - Roaring Fork, Sevier County , 7 miles away, Class I-IV - 1 miles long (Roaring Fork Motor Trail)
Upper Road Prong, Sevier County , 8 miles away, Class V+ - 1.09 miles long (Green Light Falls to Third Bridge)
Road Prong, Sevier County , 8 miles away, Class V - 0.72 miles long (Third bridge to right above West Prong confluence)
Oconaluftee River, Swain County , 8 miles away, Class III - 4 miles long (Quiet Walkway to Smokemont)
Walker Camp Prong, Sevier County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 1.5 miles long (Bridge below Alum Cave Creek confluence to Chimney's Trailhead)
Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong, Sevier County , 8 miles away, Class V - 1.75 miles long (Chimneys Trailhead to Chimneys Picnic Area)
Little Pigeon River - West Prong, Sevier County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.5 miles long (Chimneys Picnic Area to Campbell Overlook)
 Ski Areas Near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong:
Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 13 miles away, 600 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 21 miles away, 740 vertical feet
Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 39 miles away, 225 vertical feet
Sky Valley, Georgia , 41 miles away, 210 vertical feet
Wolf Laurel, North Carolina , 61 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Ski Beech, North Carolina , 107 miles away, 830 vertical feet
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina , 108 miles away, 1200 vertical feet
Hawksnest, North Carolina , 110 miles away, 619 vertical feet
Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina , 121 miles away, 365 vertical feet
Winterplace, West Virginia , 188 miles away, 603 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong:
Bent Creek Golf Village, Gatlinburg , 3 miles away
Hickory Mist Luxury Cabins, Gatlinburg , 4 miles away
Gatlinburg Super 8 Motel, Gatlinburg , 7 miles away
My Cabin Vacation, Gatlinburg , 7 miles away
MountainLoft, Gatlinburg , 8 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong:
Greenbrier Island Campground, Gatlinburg, 3 miles away
Outdoor Resorts Of Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, 4 miles away
Crazyhorse Campground, Gatlinburg, 5 miles away
 Trails Near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong:
Messer Trail, Cocke County , 10 miles away
Sugarland Mountain Trail, Sevier County , 12 miles away
Cove Mountain Trail, Sevier County , 13 miles away
Lower Whiterock Trail, Cocke County , 13 miles away
Laurel Falls Trail, Sevier County , 15 miles away
 National Parks Near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong:
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg - TN , 9 miles away
Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville - NC , 57 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Little Pigeon River - Middle Prong:
Bent Creek Golf Course, Gatlinburg , 3 miles away

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