West Virginia whitewater - Back Creek, Berkeley County
Berkeley
county,
West Virginia 9 to McCoy's Ferry section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II(III) 8 miles
i do not agree with the II(III) rating of the creek. it is similar in difficulty to nearby sleepy creek and i have no problems paddling this section going upstream (in low water) as well as down. there is also a much more convenient take out at Rt. 3/2 that costs you a mile or so of water but significantly shortens the shuttle. i have not yet used the new gauge upstream of this section for calibration, but if opequon creek at martinsburg is at 3' and sideling hill creek gauge is at 1.4' - the creek should be up.
tilhance creek is very beautiful
and has just about every kind of wildlife as well as nice cliffs. use the Rt. 3/2 take out. you will need close to 60 CFS on Hogue Creek to boat tihance. Says ed evangelidi
The wonderful Berkeley County scenery and the water flowing gracefully down Back Creek make the
trip here worthwhile. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Hagerstown-Martinsburg, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. This river system has a few good paddling sections and the West Virginia 9 to McCoy's Ferry section is one of them. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. A good workout and just hanging out with mother nature will have you coming back for more. For all you camping people there
are campgrounds nearby. This section of Back Creek in West Virginia is 8 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II(III) section. This stretch has has enough mileage, it's good length for a morning trip. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking this
is an area with plenty of rivers for that.
Briefly about the general area: The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Town Spring, and a glorious place to stop at is Skinners Gap. An average amount of rain falls at Back Creek; during May this area sees the most rain
while February is frequently the driest month. Throughout the warm months at Back Creek temperatures are ordinarily in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 60's. During the winter highs are in the 30's; after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Back Creek plunge into the 10's.
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