West Virginia whitewater - Cheat River - Shavers Fork, Pocahontas / Randolph County
Pocahontas / Randolph
county,
Spruce to US Route 250 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS I-II 17.4 miles
This section of Cheat River - Shavers Fork in West Virginia is 17.4 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class I-II section. The nature scenery of West Virginia and the playfulness of the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way there are lots of good spots for that around here. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming
here. This section is long enough for an overnight trip if you take your time, so go ahead and pack your camp stove. Whitewater rafting and kayaking in West Virginia is often easier than elsewhere, so if you're not from around here don't forget that rivers here are not as hard
as elsewhere. This river system is full of great paddling sections, the Spruce to US Route 250 section is just one of them.
Briefly about the general area: The high level of rainfall makes Cheat River - Shavers Fork a reasonably wet site; July is the wettest month with most rain, and February is when it's the driest. Greathouse Hollow is in the neighborhood of Cheat River - Shavers Fork and is a wonderful site. Summertime at Cheat River - Shavers Fork comes with high temperatures in the 70's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures
descend down into the 50's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 30's with temperatures at Cheat River - Shavers Fork dipping down into the 10's during winter nights.
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Greenbrier River, Pocahontas
County
, 5 miles away, Class I-II - 7.7 miles long (Durbin to Hosterman)
Greenbrier River, Pocahontas
County
, 6 miles away, Class I-II - 8.3 miles long (Hosterman to Cass)
Greenbrier River - West Fork, Pocahontas
County
, 7 miles away, Class I-II - 7.9 miles long (Burner to confluence of East Fork at Durbin)
Deer Creek, Pocahontas
County
, 7 miles away, Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Confluence with North Fork of Deer Creek to confluence with Greenbrier River)
Cheat River - Shavers Fork, Pochantas / Randolph
County
, 8 miles away, Class I-III - 11 miles long (US Route 250 to MCamp Groundee Run)
Tygart Valley River, Randolph
County
, 8 miles away, Class II+ - 6 miles long (Valley Head to US 219)
Tygart Valley River, Randolph
County
, 9 miles away, Class I-II - 9.7 miles long (confluence of Elkwater Fork to Huttonsville)
Greenbrier River, Pocahontas
County
, 10 miles away, Class I-II - 10 miles long (Cass to Clover Lick)
Greenbrier River - East Fork, Pocahontas
County
, 10 miles away, Class I-II - 8.9 miles long (Island Campground to confluence with West Fork at Durbin)
Greenbrier River - West Fork, Pocahontas
County
, 11 miles away, Class I-II - 8.9 miles long (Wildell to Burner)