West Virginia whitewater - Paint Creek, Fayette County
Fayette
county,
Laurel Grove Church to Mossy section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS II-IV 4.6 miles
The wonderful Fayette County scenery and the playfulness of the water will make you feel great. This section of Paint Creek in Fayette County is 4.6 miles long and has been rated as a class II-IV section by American Whitewater. The average West Virginia whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master than those in other states, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that quite a few of the sections here are pretty easy. There's camping available near Paint Creek. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of
people coming here. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way in this general area you'll find lots of paddling rivers. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short distance then no problem and if you
make reservations in advance you're all set. This stretch has has enough mileage, it's perfect for a one day trip. There are some good sections to paddle in this river system, the Laurel Grove Church to Mossy section is one of them.
Briefly about the general area: Throughout the summer at Paint Creek highs are generally in the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's ordinarily in the 60's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 40's; overnight lows through the wintertime for Paint Creek tend to be in the 20's. Paint Creek is a quite wet place typically with lots of rainfall; July is when you get the most rain here, and January on the other hand is the driest.
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