West Virginia whitewater - Elk River - Back Fork, Webster County
Webster
county,
Confluence of Sugar Creek to Big Sycamore section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-IV 4.6 miles
This stretch of Elk River - Back Fork is 4.6 miles long and is rated by American Whitewater as a class II-IV section. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. This stretch is mid length, it's perfect for a one day trip. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this area has a large number of paddling places. There are so many stretches to paddle in this river system, the Confluence of Sugar Creek to Big Sycamore stretch
is just one of many. The scenic beauty of West Virginia and the water flowing gracefully down Elk River - Back Fork are reasons enough to come here and paddle. The campgrounds here at Elk River - Back Fork are pretty good. Getting a good workout and spending some quality time in
nature have people coming from far and near.
Briefly about the general area: Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Elk River - Back Fork, and throughout the night it cools down to the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's with temperatures at Elk River - Back Fork dipping down into the 10's through winter nights. It's always nice to go to Richard D Pyles Spring. Elk River - Back Fork sees pretty high levels of rainfall; during the month of July you get the most rain around here while February is regularly the driest month.
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Sugar Creek, Webster
County
, 2 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 1.8 miles long (Confluence of Little Sugar Creek to confluence of Back Fork of Elk)
Elk River, Webster
County
, 3 miles away, Class II-III(IV) - 11.6 miles long (Bergoo to Webster Springs)
Elk River - Back Fork, Webster
County
, 4 miles away, Class II+ - 5.8 miles long (Big Sycamore to Webster Springs)
Elk River - Back Fork, Webster
County
, 5 miles away, Class II-III+ - 8.6 miles long (Confluence of Big Run to Confluence of Sugar Creek)
Leatherwood Creek, Webster
County
, 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 3.3 miles long (Forks of creek to Bergoo)
Gauley River, Webster
County
, 7 miles away, Class I-II - 8.3 miles long (Confluence with Turkey Fork to Bolair)
Gauley River, Webster
County
, 7 miles away, Class II-III - 9.5 miles long (Confluence with South Fork to confluence with Turkey Fork)
Grassy Creek, Webster
County
, 7 miles away, Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (Orndoff Church to confluence with Right Fork of Holly River Close to Diana)
Elk River, Webster
County
, 8 miles away, Class II-III - 17.3 miles long (Webster Springs to CR7)
Holly River - Left Fork, Webster
County
, 9 miles away, Class II-III - 10.3 miles long (Hacker Valley to Mill Dam)