Texas whitewater - Brazos River - Salt Fork, Kent Stonewall County

Kent Stonewall county, Jayton to Old Glory section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II-III     65 miles
  The nature scenery of Texas and the playfulness of the water are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. This stretch of Brazos River - Salt Fork in Texas is 65 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class II-III section of whitewater. A section like this is is of course not run in a single day, perfect for a real wilderness adventure. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are not so many other good places for that around here. This is one of a small
    number of paddling sections in this river system, there are a few others too. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just being out on the river for a while are great reasons to come. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside this state you might find the rivers
here a bit more forgiving, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are less demanding. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car.

Briefly about the general area:
Around Brazos River - Salt Fork you don’t get a lot of precipitation; during September this area sees the most rain, and the driest month is January. Through the warm days of summer here at Brazos River - Salt Fork, high temperatures regularly get into the 90's.
 
For the period of the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 50's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Brazos River - Salt Fork.

Brazos River - Salt Fork, Jayton to Old Glory road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II-III
Length: 65 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.165
Longitude: -100.63528

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 33.24694
Longitude: -100.08001

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Current weather conditions at Brazos River - Salt Fork, Texas
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Local climate location: JAYTON 3 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Brazos River - Salt Fork.
 Whitewater Near Brazos River - Salt Fork:
Brazos River - Double Mountain Fork, Kent Stonewall County , 10 miles away, Class II-III - 64 miles long (Clairemont to Old Glory)
 Hotels Near Brazos River - Salt Fork:
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites SWEETWATER, Sweetwater , 44 miles away
Best Western Sweetwater Inn & Suites, Sweetwater , 44 miles away
Super 8, Sweetwater , 44 miles away
Holiday Inn Sweetwater Tx, Sweetwater , 44 miles away
La Quinta Inn Sweetwater, Sweetwater , 44 miles away

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