Virginia whitewater - Rivanna River, Albermarle County
Albermarle
county,
Charlottesville to Shadwell section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II 4 miles
Last Saturday July 11th,2009 My son and his buddy, both 11 year old decided to canoe the rivanna river . We put the canoe at Shadwell near the bridge and came out at the cross road in Fluvanna county between 53 and 15. The trip took us 7 hours, 4 hours from Shadwell to Crafton and 3 hours from Crafton to Fluvanna court house. I though this could be a good information for the new comer in this area . I couldn't find any information about the time that this trip will take, well I hope this data will help other fellow persons.
PS: It was wonderful
experience for everybody Says Bruno Lapierre
This stretch of Rivanna River in Virginia is 4 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class II section. The starting point is not too far from Charlottesville, there's a road map further down the page
with more info on that. The scenic beauty of Virginia and the cool fresh water attract people from near and far. This stretch is mid length, it's good length for a morning trip. There are many good hotels to choose from, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Getting some good exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have people coming from far and near. The campgrounds here at Rivanna River are pretty good. The average Virginia whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master than those in
other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are less demanding. There are a few other stretches in this river system that can be paddled as well.
Briefly about the general area: All the water falling down from the sky makes Rivanna River
a wet place; during July this area sees the most rain while January is ordinarily the driest month. Summer at Rivanna River arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. All through the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 60's. During the winter highs are in the 40's while Rivanna River nighttime low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 20's.
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