Virginia whitewater - Hardware River - North Fork, Albemarle County
Albemarle
county,
Route 708 to Route 20 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-V 6 miles
If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Virginia you might find the rivers here a bit more manageable, so don't forget that rivers here are less demanding. The starting location is a short drive from Charlottesville, as you can see on the road map further down. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this area has a large number of paddling spots. There are some good stretches to paddle in this river system, the Route 708 to Route 20 stretch is one of them. This section of Hardware River - North Fork
in Albemarle County is 6 miles long and is a class II-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. This stretch is mid length, good for a one day paddling trip. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river,
and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. Great exercise and just being out on the river for a while are great reasons to come.
Briefly about the general area: There are plenty of folks from Charlottesville here at Hardware River - North Fork. Hardware River - North Fork gets a typical amount of rainfall; August is when you get the most rain here while January is regularly the driest month. At Hardware River - North Fork through the long summer days highs are in the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures fall
down into the 60's. For the period of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 40's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Hardware River - North Fork temperatures fall to the 20's.
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