Virginia whitewater - Appomattox River, Chesterfield/Dinwiddie County
Chesterfield/Dinwiddie
county,
Chesdin Dam To Petersburg section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-III 6.5 miles
The beautiful scenery of Chesterfield/Dinwiddie County and the cool fresh water have people coming here. The average whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master in this state than those in other states, so you'd better keep in mind that a lot of the rivers here are suitable for beginners. There's camping available near Appomattox River. A bit of exercise and just being out on the river for a while have a lot of people coming here. The Chesdin Dam To Petersburg stretch of Appomattox River in Chesterfield/Dinwiddie County is
6.5 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II-III section. No shortage of good hotels, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. If you're coming from Richmond it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location,
there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. This stretch is mid length, suitable for an afternoon trip. This is the only paddling stretch along Appomattox River. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, there are not so many other good rivers for that around here.
Briefly about the general area: Appomattox River is a wet place that gets a good deal of precipitation; most of the rain falls all through July while April is regularly the driest month. Throughout the warm months highs here
at Appomattox River reach the 80's with overnight lows in the 60's. Daytime highs throughout the winter are in the 40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Appomattox River.
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