Texas whitewater - Meridian Creek, Bosque County

Bosque county, Bosque Cty Road 347 to SH 6 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS II     8 miles
  The beautiful scenery of Bosque County and the cool fresh water have people coming here. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way there are lots of good spots for that around here. The Bosque Cty Road 347 to SH 6 stretch of Meridian Creek in Bosque County is 8 miles long and it is classified as a class II section by American Whitewater. Lodging is available near the river, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. Great exercise and just being out on the river for a while
    will make you glad you came. This is a pretty decent length section, you can easily run it on an afternoon. There are no other sections to paddle along Meridian Creek than the Bosque Cty Road 347 to SH 6 section. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might
find the rivers here more forgiving, so better not forget that many of the sections here are safe for beginners.

Briefly about the general area:
For the period of the warmest time of the year here at Meridian Creek, high temperatures generally reach the 90's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 70's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 50's, and night lows in the 20's for Meridian Creek. Meridian Creek is a good site of typical rainfall; through the month of May you get the most rain around here; December is when it's the driest.
If the weather is delightful here at Meridian Creek, you can go for a hike along the Meridian State Park Trail.
 

Meridian Creek, Bosque Cty Road 347 to SH 6 road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: II
Length: 8 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 31.79944
Longitude: -97.69667

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 31.81055
Longitude: -97.61223

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Current weather conditions at Meridian Creek, Texas
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Local climate location: GLEN ROSE 23 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

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22 miles away
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22 miles away
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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Meridian Creek.
 Whitewater Near Meridian Creek:
Steele Creek, Bosque County , 14 miles away, Class II+ - 10 miles long (Morgan to FM 56)
Childress Creek, Bosque McLennan County , 19 miles away, Class II-III - 17 miles long (Cayote to FM 2490)
Tonkawa Creek, McLennan County , 22 miles away, Class III - 0.1 miles long (Tonkawa Falls)
North Bosque River, Hamilton Bosque County , 22 miles away, Class I-II - 14 miles long (Hico to Iredell)
Middle Bosque River, McLennan County , 24 miles away, Class II-III - 7 miles long (Crawford to FM 3047)
Hog Creek, McLennan County , 24 miles away, Class II - 13 miles long (Patton Church to Speegleville Road)
Nolan River, Hill County , 27 miles away, Class II - 6 miles long (SH 174 to Adair Spring Park)
Paluxy River, Summervell County , 27 miles away, Class II-III - 10 miles long (Somervell CR 1008 to Glen Rose Park)
 Hotels Near Meridian Creek:
Best Western Velkommen, Clifton , 5 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Gatesville, Gatesville , 22 miles away
Best Western Chateau Ville Motor Inn, Gatesville , 22 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn, Glen Rose , 26 miles away
Best Western Dinosaur Valley Inn And Suites, Glen Rose , 27 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Meridian Creek:
Meridian State Park, Meridian, 7 miles away
The Safari RV Resort and Campground, Clifton, 10 miles away
 Trails Near Meridian Creek:
Meridian State Park Trail, Bosque County , 6 miles away
Bosque Trail, Bosque County , 6 miles away

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