West Virginia whitewater - Brush Creek, Mercer County
Mercer
county,
Confluence of Beaver Branch to confluence of Bluestone River section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV(V) 6.6 miles
The natural beauty of West Virginia and the cool fresh water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. This section of Brush Creek is 6.6 miles long and is a class III-IV(V) section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. Whether you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are lots of good rivers for that around here. Getting a good workout and a chance to spend some time outdoors have people coming from far and near. The campgrounds here at Brush Creek are pretty good. There are some good hotels near the river, but do book a room before you
come because it is a very popular destination. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Beckley, as you can see on the road map further down. There are no other stretches to paddle along Brush Creek than the Confluence of Beaver Branch to confluence of Bluestone River stretch.
This stretch is mid length, you can easily run it on an afternoon.
Briefly about the general area: Brush Creek gets a typical amount of yearly rainfall; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain; October meanwhile is the driest month. The warmest time of the year brings highs in the 70's to Brush Creek, and the night is quite cooler of course, regularly in the 60's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Brush Creek temperatures plunge to the 20's. A good place to stop by in the neighborhood of Brush Creek is Oxley Hollow.
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These outdoors activities are available near Brush Creek.
Camp Creek, Mercer
County
, 4 miles away, Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (Camp Creek State Forest to Bluestone River)
Bluestone River, Mercer
County
, 4 miles away, Class I-III - 10.5 miles long (Spanishburg to Eads Mill)
Bluestone, Mercer/Summers
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-III - 21.3 miles long (Eads Mill to Bluestone State Park)
Mountain Creek, Mercer
County
, 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 2.1 miles long (CR 4 bridge to Bluestone River)
Little Bluestone River & Tributaries, Summers
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-III+ - 2.2 miles long (Cr 27 bridge to Bluestone River)
Pipestem Creek, Summers
County
, 12 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 3 miles long (Tom Honaker Road to Bluestone Lake)
New River, Mercer/ Monroe/ Summers/Giles
County
, 14 miles away, Class I-II+(III) - 14.8 miles long (State line to Bull Falls Campground)
Glade Creek - New River Tributary, Raleigh
County
, 15 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beckley Water Supply Reservoir to confluence with Pinch Creek)
Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary, Raleigh
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV-V - 4.2 miles long (Pluto to confluence with Glade Creek)
Madams Creek, Summers
County
, 16 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 2 miles long (Madams Creek Road to New River)