Tennessee whitewater - Suck Creek, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Marion/ Hamilton County Marion/ Hamilton county, Suck Confluence to Knuckle Head section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS IV-V+     2 miles   The beautiful scenery of Tennessee and the cool fresh water are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. This section of Suck Creek in Tennessee is 2 miles long and is a class IV-V+ section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Chattanooga, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. You can pitch a tent or park your RV at a nearby campground. This is a somewhat short section so better bring some good walking shoes. There aren’t any hotels     right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling spots. 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. The wild scenery of the Cumberland Plateau Mountains is great. The Suck Confluence to Knuckle Head stretch is the only paddling stretch along Suck Creek. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just hanging out with mother nature will have you coming back for more. Briefly about the general area: At Suck Creek through the warm days of   summer highs are in the 80's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 60's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Suck Creek are in the 20's. Suck Creek is a wet site that gets much rain; most of the rain falls throughout March, and June is when it's the driest. Suck Creek, Suck Confluence to Knuckle Head road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked. QUICK STATS AW Class: IV-V+ Length: 2 miles Average Gradient: 375 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.21722 Longitude: -85.4189 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 35.11833 Longitude: -85.39112 Paddler input for Suck Creek, Tennessee: Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Input Submission Guidelines Current weather conditions at Suck Creek, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Tennessee Local climate location: MONTEAGLE 6 miles away RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river. Chattanooga-Days Inn Tiftonia/Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga 9 miles away * Days Inn Lookout Mountain West offers a magnificent view of Lookout Mountain. We are conveniently located near to all Lookout Mountain attractions like: Ruby Falls, Rock City and the Incline Railroa... Econo Lodge Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga 9 miles away Interior corridor hotel located near Lookout Mountain. Hotel features high-speed Internet access.... Comfort Inn And Suites Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga 9 miles away Located at the foot of Lookout Mountain only minutes from downtown Chattanooga. Walking distance to restaurants. Hotel features indoor pool, fitness room and meeting room....   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 Suck Creek, Tennessee List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Suck 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 Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tennessee-Georgia, the metro area neareast to Suck Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.       These outdoors activities are available near Suck Creek.   Whitewater Near Suck Creek: North Suck Creek, Marion/Sequatchie County , 1 miles away, Class III-IV+(V) - 2.4 miles long (pipeline to Suck Confluence) South Suck Creek, Marion County , 2 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 4 miles long (Pipeline to Suck Confluence) Middle Creek, Hamilton County , 4 miles away, Class -blank- - 1.4 miles long (Rainbow Lake to Tennessee River) Mullens Creek, Marion County , 4 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 4 miles long (Prentice Cooper State Park to Mullens Cove) North Chickamauga Creek, Hamilton County , 4 miles away, Class II-III - 4 miles long (Double Bridge to put-in for gorge run) Coal Bank, Sequatchie County , 5 miles away, Class -blank- - 1 miles long (ridge) Falling Water Creek, Hamilton County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 2.5 miles long (Waldens Ridge to Soddy Daisy) North Chickamauga Creek, Hamilton County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Walden Ridge to Soddy-Daisy) Cain Creek, Sequatchie/ Hamilton County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 6 miles long (Barker Camp Road to Bowater Parking lot) Woodcock Creek, Sequatchie County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 6 miles long (Woodcock Gulf to Daus)   Ski Areas Near Suck Creek: Ober Gatlinburg, Tennessee , 131 miles away, 600 vertical feet Sky Valley, Georgia , 142 miles away, 210 vertical feet Scaly Mountain, North Carolina , 145 miles away, 225 vertical feet Cataloochee, North Carolina , 161 miles away, 740 vertical feet   Hotels Near Suck Creek: Chattanooga-Days Inn Tiftonia/Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga , 9 miles away Econo Lodge Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga , 9 miles away Comfort Inn And Suites Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga , 9 miles away Quality Inn Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga , 9 miles away Ramada Limited Interstate Highway 24/Lookout Mountain West, Chattanooga , 9 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Suck Creek: Racoon Mountain Campground, Chattanooga, 8 miles away Raccoon Mountain Campground, Chattanooga, 8 miles away Lookout Valley RV Park, Chattanooga, 10 miles away   Trails Near Suck Creek: Lookout Creek Trail, Hamilton County , 9 miles away Skyuka Trail, Hamilton County , 10 miles away Hardy Trail, Hamilton County , 10 miles away Bluff Trail, Hamblen County , 11 miles away Skyuka Trail, Dade County , 11 miles away   National Parks Near Suck Creek: Russell Cave National Monument, Bridgeport - AL , 25 miles away Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne - AL , 46 miles away   Golf Courses Near Suck Creek: Signal Mountain Golf & Country Club, Signal Mountain , 5 miles away   Lakes Near Suck Creek