Tennessee whitewater - Savage Creek, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Grundy County Grundy county, Savage Gulf section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.     If you're coming from McMinnville it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. 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. The Cumberland Plateau Mountains scenery is wonderful. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state are often tougher than in other states, so better not forget that many of the sections here are not safe for beginners. On this section you do get some     distance, it's perfect for a one day trip. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are lots of good rivers for that around here. There are no other stretches to paddle along Savage Creek than the Savage Gulf stretch. The beautiful scenery of Tennessee and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Great exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors will have you coming back for more. Briefly about the general area: The warmest time of the year at Savage Creek comes with high temperatures in the 80's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 40's with temperatures at Savage Creek dipping down into the 20's during winter nights.   Savage Creek frequently gets a good deal of rainfall; through the month of March you get the most rain around here, and October meanwhile is the driest month. 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. 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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 Monteagle-Days Inn, Monteagle , 21 miles away Best Western Smokehouse Lodge, Monteagle , 22 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Savage Creek: Spencer Cove RV Park, Spencer, 17 miles away Winding Creek Mountain Resort, Spencer, 19 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