Virginia whitewater - Pound River, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Wise/ Dickenson County

Wise/ Dickenson county, Route 624 to Pound Fishing Access section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS I-II     8.5 miles
  The beautiful scenery of Virginia and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, and if you make reservations in advance you're all set. Getting some good exercise and a chance to spend some time outdoors will have you coming back for more. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way around here you'll find a large number of good rivers. The average Virginia whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be easier
    to run than those in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are not as hard as elsewhere. There are a few other sections in this river system that can be paddled as well. The Cumberland Plateau Mountains scenery is wonderful. There's camping
available near Pound River. This stretch is mid length, you can easily run it on an afternoon. This section of Pound River in Virginia is 8.5 miles long and it is classified as a class I-II section by American Whitewater.

Briefly about the general area:
Have a good hiking adventure along the Pine Mountain Trail. Through the warm months at Pound River temperatures are generally in the 80's. Through the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 50's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Pound
 
River are in the 10's.
Pound River gets a common amount of yearly rain; March is the month that gets the most rain, and October is the month with the least moisture.

Pound River, Route 624 to Pound Fishing Access road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: I-II
Length: 8.5 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.16419
Longitude: -82.5247

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.1938
Longitude: -82.4414

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Current weather conditions at Pound River, Cumberland Plateau Mountains, Virginia
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Local climate location: TOMAHAWK 20 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Best Western Of Wise, Wise
14 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites PIKEVILLE, Pikeville
16 miles away
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Super 8 Norton VA, Norton
16 miles away
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OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Pound River.
 Whitewater Near Pound River:
Pound River, Dickenson County , 11 miles away, Class I-II(III) - 2 miles long (Route 739 to Route 611)
Russell Fork, Pike County , 12 miles away, Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Gorge takeout to Elkhorn City)
Russell Fork, Dickenson County , 12 miles away, Class II-III+ - 3 miles long (Virginia 611 to Garden Hole Road)
Russell Fork, Dickenson County , 13 miles away, Class IV-V+ - 3.8 miles long (Garden Hole Road to Kentucky takeout)
Grassy Creek, Dickenson County , 14 miles away, Class IV+ - 2 miles long (Breaks to Russell Fork)
Prater Creek, Dickenson County , 17 miles away, Class II-III - 7.5 miles long (Prater to Haysi)
Guest River, Wise/ Scott County , 17 miles away, Class IV-V - 8 miles long (Rt. 72 to Clinch River)
Little Stony River - Ramey Fork, Wise/Scott County , 17 miles away, Class V+ - 3.5 miles long (Ramey Fork to Hanging Rock)
Little Stony Creek, Scott County , 18 miles away, Class V+ - 3 miles long (Little Stony Falls to Hanging Rock)
Clinch River, Scott/Russell County , 19 miles away, Class I - 18 miles long (St. Paul to Dungannon)
 Ski Areas Near Pound River:
Wolf Ridge, North Carolina , 67 miles away, 700 vertical feet
Ski Beech, North Carolina , 69 miles away, 830 vertical feet
Sugar Mountain, North Carolina , 72 miles away, 1200 vertical feet
Hawksnest, North Carolina , 73 miles away, 619 vertical feet
Appalachian Mountain, North Carolina , 79 miles away, 365 vertical feet
Winterplace, West Virginia , 97 miles away, 603 vertical feet
Cataloochee, North Carolina , 98 miles away, 740 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Pound River:
Best Western Of Wise, Wise , 14 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites PIKEVILLE, Pikeville , 16 miles away
Super 8 Norton VA, Norton , 16 miles away
Days Inn Norton VA, Norton , 16 miles away
Brookshire Inn Pikeville, Pikeville , 17 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Pound River:
Laurel Fork Campground, Wise County, 12 miles away
Cane Patch Campground, Wise County, 14 miles away
Flatwoods Campground, Wise County, 15 miles away
 Trails Near Pound River:
Pine Mountain Trail, Letcher County , 5 miles away

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