West Virginia whitewater - Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary, Raleigh County
Raleigh
county,
Pluto to confluence with Glade Creek section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS IV-V 4.2 miles
The sections for whitewater rafting and kayaking here in West Virginia are often more forgiving than in other states, so you'd better keep in mind that many runs in this state are very easy. The beautiful scenery of West Virginia and the water flowing gracefully down Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary are in themselves reasons enough to come here to paddle. There are no other stretches to paddle along Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary than the Pluto to confluence with Glade Creek stretch. This stretch has has enough mileage, suitable for an afternoon
trip. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way in this general area you'll find lots of paddling rivers. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. The starting point is not too far from Beckley, there's a road map further down the page with more info
on that. This section of Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary in West Virginia is 4.2 miles long and is a class IV-V section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. There are plenty of hotels here if you want to spend a night, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Getting a good workout and spending some quality time in nature have a lot of people coming here.
Briefly about the general area: Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary is a wet location that gets a great deal of precipitation; July is when
you get the most rain here; February is when it's the driest. A short tour to Bessie Meadows Spring is always worthwhile. During the summer highs here at Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary get into the 80's; the nighttime is rather cooler of course, ordinarily in the 50's. The winter comes with highs in the 30's, and overnight lows in the 10's for Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary.
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These outdoors activities are available near Pinch Creek - Glade Creek Tributary.
Glade Creek - New River Tributary, Raleigh
County
, 2 miles away, Class IV - 5 miles long (Beckley Water Supply Reservoir to confluence with Pinch Creek)
Glade Creek - New River Tributary, Raleigh
County
, 3 miles away, Class IV - 5.5 miles long (Confluence with Pinch Creek to confluence with New River)
New River, Summers/ Fayette
County
, 5 miles away, Class I-III - 15 miles long (Sandstone to McCreery)
Fall Branch, Raleigh
County
, 6 miles away, Class II-IV - 1.5 miles long (ATV trail to River Road on New River above Sandstone falls)
Piney Creek, Raleigh
County
, 8 miles away, Class III-V - 12 miles long (Beckley to McCreery)
Madams Creek, Summers
County
, 8 miles away, Class III+(IV) - 2 miles long (Madams Creek Road to New River)
Little Bluestone River & Tributaries, Summers
County
, 8 miles away, Class II-III+ - 2.2 miles long (Cr 27 bridge to Bluestone River)
New River, Summers/ Fayette/ Raleigh
County
, 9 miles away, Class I-III(IV) - 11 miles long (Bluestone Dam to Sandstone)
Mountain Creek, Mercer
County
, 9 miles away, Class III-IV - 2.1 miles long (CR 4 bridge to Bluestone River)
New River, Fayette/Raleigh
County
, 10 miles away, Class II-III - 15 miles long (McCreery to Thurmond)