Virginia whitewater - Passage Creek, Blue Ridge Mountains, Warren County

Warren county, Kings Crossing Road to Elizabeth Furnace section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS I-II     21 miles
  The starting location is a short drive from Winchester, as you can see on the road map further down. The beautiful scenery of Warren County and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Virginia is often easier than elsewhere, so you'd better keep in mind that many of the sections here are safe for beginners. This is one of a small number of paddling sections in this river system, there are a few others too. The Kings Crossing Road to Elizabeth Furnace section of Passage Creek in Virginia is 21 miles
    long and is a class I-II section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. When you're paddling down a Blue Ridge Mountains river like this one you always get great scenery along the way too. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this is an area with plenty of places
for that. If you have the time you can make this a two day trip, so pack your camp stove. The campgrounds here at Passage Creek are pretty good. A bit of exercise and just being out on the river for a while will make you glad you came. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car.

Briefly about the general area:
This river is a wonderful place to visit. Yep, outdoors exciting stuff truly is abundant here in the Blue Ridge Mountains. While you're here at Passage Creek
 
you can take a hike along the Massanutten Mountain Trail; Chalybeate Spring is always fun to check out.
Have a tremendous hiking adventure along the Veach Gap Trail, and nearby you stumble on Boyer Gap which is a tremendous location to have a look at. Passage Creek is a good place of common rain; through July this area sees the most rain; the driest month is February. Summertime highs at Passage Creek frequently tend to be in the 80's, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are usually in the 40's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Passage Creek.

Passage Creek, Kings Crossing Road to Elizabeth Furnace road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: I-II
Length: 21 miles
Average Gradient: 12 fpm
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.76789
Longitude: -78.49711

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 38.92909
Longitude: -78.3295

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Current weather conditions at Passage Creek, Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
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Local climate location: WARDENSVILLE R M FARM 12 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Budget Host Inn Woodstock, Woodstock
8 miles away
Whether shopping for antiques, sampling wines produced from the Shenandoah Vineyards, exploring the history of the Civil War, winding through the passageways of the Shenandoah and Luray Caverns, or ab...

Comfort Inn Woodstock, Woodstock
8 miles away
Located in the historic Shenandoah Valley, the Comfort Inn offers free deluxe continental breakfast with Belgian Waffles. We also have a free wireless internet access, an outdoor pool, guest laundry, ...

Holiday Inn Express WOODSTOCK-SHENANDOAH VALLEY, Woodstock
8 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Woodstock brings comfort and convenience to the Shenandoah Valley. Guest service is our #1 priority! The recently-renovated Holiday Inn Express hotel in Woodstock, Virginia, off...



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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia, the metro area neareast to Passage Creek. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Passage Creek.
 Whitewater Near Passage Creek:
Shenandoah River - South Fork, Page/ Warren County , 4 miles away, Class I-II - 27.5 miles long (Route 675 to Bentonville)
Passage Creek, Warren County , 9 miles away, Class II-III - 6 miles long (Elizabeth Furnance to Waterlick)
Cedar Creek, Shenandoah/ Frederick County , 11 miles away, Class I-II - 20 miles long (Route 55 to Route 11)
Cedar Creek, Shenandoah / Frederick County , 11 miles away, Class II - 9 miles long (Above Route 55)
Gooney Run, Warren County , 13 miles away, Class III-IV+ - 4.1 miles long (Browntown to Karo Landing)
Stony Creek - North fork Shenandoah Tributary, Shenandoah County , 14 miles away, Class I-III - 15.5 miles long (Liberty Furnace to North Fork Shenandoah)
Happy Creek, Warren County , 16 miles away, Class III+ - 4.3 miles long (Route 671 to Happy Cr. Road)
Waites Run, Hardy County , 16 miles away, Class II-IV - 6.8 miles long (Wilson Cove to West Virginia 55)
Trout Run, Hardy County , 18 miles away, Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Halfmoon Trail to West Virginia 55/259 bridge)
Lost River, Hardy County , 19 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 6 miles long (West Virginia 55/259 to West Virginia 259)
 Ski Areas Near Passage Creek:
Bryce Resort, Virginia , 24 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Massanutten, Virginia , 34 miles away, 1110 vertical feet
Wintergreen, Virginia , 62 miles away, 1003 vertical feet
Timberline, West Virginia , 69 miles away, 1000 vertical feet
Canaan Valley, West Virginia , 71 miles away, 850 vertical feet
Wisp, Maryland , 76 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Blue Knob, Pennsylvania , 79 miles away, 1072 vertical feet
Ski Liberty, Pennsylvania , 87 miles away, 620 vertical feet
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania , 87 miles away, 610 vertical feet
The Springs at Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania , 88 miles away, 940 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Passage Creek:
Budget Host Inn Woodstock, Woodstock , 8 miles away
Comfort Inn Woodstock, Woodstock , 8 miles away
Holiday Inn Express WOODSTOCK-SHENANDOAH VALLEY, Woodstock , 8 miles away
Days Inn Luray Shenandoah, Luray , 9 miles away
Ramada Strasburg, Strasburg , 10 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Passage Creek:
The Country Place Campground, Luray, 5 miles away
Low-Water Bridge Campground, Bentonville, 6 miles away
Country waye RV Resort, Luray, 8 miles away
 Trails Near Passage Creek:
Veach Gap Trail, Shenandoah County , 4 miles away
Massanutten Mountain Trail, Shenandoah County , 4 miles away
Keyser Path, Page County , 4 miles away
Powell Mountain Trail, Shenandoah County , 5 miles away
Bear Wallow Trail, Shenandoah County , 7 miles away
 National Parks Near Passage Creek:
Shenandoah National Park, Luray - VA , 10 miles away
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, McLean - VA , 51 miles away

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