Tennessee whitewater - Obey River - East Fork, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Fentress/ Pickett County
Fentress/ Pickett
county,
TN 85 Bridge to Dale Hollow Lake section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-II 37 miles
If you're coming from Cookevi lle it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, as you can see on the road map further down. The nature scenery of Tennessee and the playfulness of the water attract people from near and far. The average Tennessee whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be harder to run than those in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. This stretch of Obey River - East Fork in Tennessee is 37 miles long and is a class I-II section of whitewater
according to American Whitewater. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. The Cumberland Plateau Mountains scenery is wonderful. A bit of exercise
and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this is an area with plenty of places for that. A stretch of this length does require some preparations, so it looks like you will be camping out. This is not the only paddling stretch in this river system, there are others too. If you're a camper you can camp at one of the great campgrounds nearby.
Briefly about the general area: The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 80's to Obey River
- East Fork; all through summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. Through the winter highs are mostly in the 40's, and night lows in the 20's for Obey River - East Fork. All the water falling down from the sky makes Obey River - East Fork a wet location; the month of March is
the wettest with most of the rain while October is ordinarily the driest month. If you're here, you might as well check out Bugger Hole Hollow.
11 miles away
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