Tennessee whitewater - Savage Creek, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Grundy County Grundy county, Savage Gulf section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.     The wonderful Tennessee scenery and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. The starting location is a reasonable drive from McMinnville, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with plenty of spots for that. The river winds through the Cumberland Plateau Mountains and you get great scenery. 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. And of course,     there are campgrounds nearby. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state is often more difficult than elsewhere, so keep in mind that rivers here are not as easy as elsewhere. Getting your paddling muscles activated and a chance to spend some time outdoors will make you glad you came. There are no other stretches to paddle along Savage Creek than the Savage Gulf stretch. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one day trip. Briefly about the general area: For the duration of the long summer days highs here at Savage Creek reach the 80's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. Highs throughout the wintertime are ordinarily in the 40's while Savage Creek night low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 20's. Savage Creek is a relatively wet place typically with much precipitation; March is when you get the most rain here, and October is when it's the driest.   Savage Creek, Savage Gulf road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: Length: 5.7 miles Average Gradient: 130 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.43149 Longitude: -85.5387 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.4566 Longitude: -85.6152 Paddler input for Savage Creek, Tennessee: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Savage Creek, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Tennessee Local climate location: MC MINNVILLE 6 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river. Mcminnville Inn, Mcminnville 18 miles away McMinnville Inn offers superior guest rooms with many amenities available such as 25inch color cable tv with HBO, smoking and non-smoking rooms, king size beds, double queen rooms, suites, and jacuzzi... Scottish Inns McMinnville, Mcminnville 19 miles away Surrounded by senic wonders, Cumberland Caverns and Cardwell Mtn. Inn offers guest rooms with Kings, Queens and waterbeds avail. In room Hi-speed Internet, coffee makers, hairdryers, cable TV. Feature... Best Western Tree City Inn, Mcminnville 19 miles away Stay at this award winning hotel in McMinnville, Tennessee and experience Best Western's Best of the Best! Escape to the Best Western Tree City Inn located in McMinnville Tennessee, the nursery capit...   Cumberland Plateau Mountains Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater kayaking and rafting spots in the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. Cumberland Plateau Mountains Outdoors Info Complete outdoors info for the Cumberland Plateau Mountains. All Tennessee Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Tennessee. Books about whitewater paddling on Savage Creek, Tennessee List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Savage Creek, Tennessee. Find a whitewater outfitter in Tennessee Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near McMinnville, Tennessee Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of McMinnville, Tennessee, the metro area neareast to Savage Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near Savage Creek.   Whitewater Near Savage Creek: Woodcock Creek, Sequatchie County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 6 miles long (Woodcock Gulf to Daus) Little Brush Creek, Sequatchie County , 12 miles away, Class IV-V - 2.5 miles long (To Route 111 right past Dunlap) Big Brush Creek, Sequatchie County , 13 miles away, Class III-V+ - 8.5 miles long (Bridge on FS road off Highway 8/111 to Highway 127) Little Fiery Gizzard Creek, Grundy County , 16 miles away, Class III-IV - 0.85 miles long (Into Big Fiery Gizzard Creek) Little Sequatchie, Marion County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Indian Creek to Sequatchie River) Rocky River, Warren Van Buren County , 17 miles away, Class -blank- - 7 miles long (to Caney Fork) Big Fiery Gizzard Creek, Grundy/ Marion County , 17 miles away, Class III-V - 12 miles long (Tracy City section) South Suck Creek, Marion County , 18 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 4 miles long (Pipeline to Suck Confluence) North Chickamauga Creek, Hamilton County , 19 miles away, Class II-III - 4 miles long (Double Bridge to put-in for gorge run) Suck Creek, Marion/ Hamilton County , 20 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 2 miles long (Suck Confluence to Knuckle Head)   Ski Areas Near Savage Creek: Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 140 miles away, 600 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia , 156 miles away, 210 vertical feet Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 158 miles away, 225 vertical feet Cataloochee, North Carolina , 172 miles away, 740 vertical feet Paoli Peaks, Indiana , 187 miles away, 300 vertical feet   Hotels Near Savage Creek: Mcminnville Inn, Mcminnville , 18 miles away Scottish Inns McMinnville, Mcminnville , 19 miles away Best Western Tree City Inn, Mcminnville , 19 miles away Best Value Inn Mcminnville, Mcminnville , 20 miles away Americas Best Value Inn, Kimball , 21 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Savage Creek: Spencer Cove RV Park, Spencer, 17 miles away   National Parks Near Savage Creek: Russell Cave National Monument, Bridgeport - AL , 30 miles away Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne - AL , 57 miles away