West Virginia whitewater - Glade Creek - Manns Creek Tributary, Fayette County
Fayette
county,
Babcock State Park to confluence with Manns Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS V+ 1.9 miles
This stretch of Glade Creek - Manns Creek Tributary in West Virginia is 1.9 miles long and is a class V+ section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. The put-in location is a short drive from Oak Hill, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The scenic beauty of Fayette County and the playfulness of the water make the trip here worthwhile. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. Getting your paddling muscles activated and a chance to spend some time outdoors are great reasons to come. No shortage
of good hotels, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of rivers for that. There are plenty of other sections in this river system
that can be paddled as well. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in West Virginia tend to be more forgiving than the national average, so better not forget that quite a few of the sections here are pretty easy. This section is quite short so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times.
Briefly about the general area: All through the warm days of summer highs here at Glade Creek - Manns Creek Tributary get into the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the
40's; winter nights come with lows in the 20's to Glade Creek - Manns Creek Tributary. Glade Creek - Manns Creek Tributary is a wet place that gets lots of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily July, that's the one that rains the most, and February on the other hand is the driest.
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