West Virginia whitewater - Meadow Creek, Fayette Summers County
Fayette Summers
county,
Meadow Bridge to Meadow Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS III-IV 5.7 miles
If you're coming from Oak Hill it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, there's a road map further down the page with more info on that. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking in this state are often easier than in other states, so don't forget that many of the sections here are safe for beginners. The beautiful scenery of Fayette Summers County and the water flowing gracefully down Meadow Creek make the trip here worthwhile. The Meadow Bridge to Meadow Creek section of Meadow Creek in West Virginia is 5.7 miles long and is a
class III-IV section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one day trip. A bit of exercise and spending some quality time in nature will have you
coming back for more. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking there are lots of good places for that around here.
Briefly about the general area: Meadow Creek gets a good deal of water; most of the rain falls during July; February is when it's the driest. For the period of the summer months highs here at Meadow Creek reach the 80's. Summer night lows fall down to the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 30's with temperatures at Meadow Creek dipping down into the 10's all through winter nights.
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These outdoors activities are available near Meadow Creek.
Lick Creek, Summers
County
, 3 miles away, Class II-V - 5.8 miles long (Green Sulphur Springs to confluence of New River)
Laurel Creek - New River Tributary, Summers
County
, 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Route 41 bridge at Kathryn to New River/Sandstone)
Fall Branch, Raleigh
County
, 5 miles away, Class II-IV - 1.5 miles long (ATV trail to River Road on New River above Sandstone falls)
New River, Summers/ Fayette/ Raleigh
County
, 7 miles away, Class I-III(IV) - 11 miles long (Bluestone Dam to Sandstone)
New River, Summers/ Fayette
County
, 7 miles away, Class I-III - 15 miles long (Sandstone to McCreery)
Madams Creek, Summers
County
, 9 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 2 miles long (Madams Creek Road to New River)
Glade Creek - New River Tributary, Raleigh
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV - 5.5 miles long (Confluence with Pinch Creek to confluence with New River)
Glade Creek - Manns Creek Tributary, Fayette
County
, 10 miles away, Class V+ - 1.9 miles long (Babcock State Park to confluence with Manns Creek)
Big Creek, Summers
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-IV - 2.5 miles long (CR 10 bridge to Greenbrier River)
Manns Creek, Fayette
County
, 10 miles away, Class V+ - 1.7 miles long (Babcock State Park to confluence with Glade Creek)