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 Laurel Grove Church to Mossy stretch of Paint Creek in West Virginia is 4.6 miles long and has been rated as a class II-IV section by American Whitewater. If you're coming from Beckley it's not a long drive at all to the put-in location, if you're not familiar with the area there's a road map further down the page. The beautiful scenery of Fayette County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. This is a pretty decent length section, it's perfect for a one day trip. 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. The sections for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in West Virginia are often more forgiving than in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that a large number of
rivers in this state are quite easy. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way around here you'll find a large number of good places. Great exercise and spending some quality time in nature will have you coming back for more. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby.
Briefly about the general area: Summertime highs at Paint Creek typically tend to be in the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 60's. All through the winter the highs are ordinarily
in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Paint Creek are in the 20's. Paint Creek regularly gets a good deal of precipitation; the month of July is the wettest with most of the rain, and January is when it's the driest.
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