West Virginia whitewater - Stony River, Grant County

Grant county, Vepco Dam to Route 50 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

 

CLASS III+     7.6 miles
  The Vepco Dam to Route 50 section of Stony River is 7.6 miles long and is a class III+ section of whitewater according to American Whitewater. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside West Virginia you might find the rivers here a bit more manageable, so better not forget that rivers here are less demanding. A good workout and just hanging out with mother nature are great attractions for lots of people. This is a pretty decent length section, good for a one day paddling trip. The campgrounds here at Stony River are pretty good. This is one
    of a small number of paddling sections in this river system, there are a few others too. 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. Some people prefer whitewater rafting and some kayaking, either way
this area has a large number of paddling places.

Briefly about the general area:
High temperatures at Stony River through the warm days of summer are in the 70's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. For the period of the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 30's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Stony River drop into the 10's.
All the water falling down from the sky makes Stony River a wet place; of all the months in a year July is the one with the most rain; February meanwhile is the driest month.
 

Stony River, Vepco Dam to Route 50 road map
Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.

QUICK STATS
AW Class: III+
Length: 7.6 miles
  
Putin Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.208
Longitude: -79.2651

Takeout Location Coordinates:
Latitude: 39.26959
Longitude: -79.2622

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Current weather conditions at Stony River, West Virginia
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Local climate location: OAKLAND 1 miles away


RAFTING TRIP OUTFITTERS

There are no whitewater outfitters currently listed for this river.

Canaan Valley Resort and Conf Ctr, Davis
15 miles away
Canaan Valley Resort and Conference Center is four-season resort offering ski, snowboarding, tubing, cross-country skiing and ice-skating in the winter and golf, geocaching, Eurogbunge, climbing wall,...

Wisp Resort, Mchenry
18 miles away
For information on lodging/ski packages/golf packages, please call the Wisp directly at 800-462-9477. The Wisp Mountain Resort Hotel and Conference Center in beautiful Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, has...

Comfort Inn At Deep Creek Lake, Mchenry
19 miles away



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Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Cumberland, Maryland-West Virginia, the metro area neareast to Stony River. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
 

   

OUTDOORS
These outdoors activities are available near Stony River.
 Whitewater Near Stony River:
Difficult Creek, Mineral County , 4 miles away, Class V+ - 4.4 miles long (Upstream to Potomac North Branch Close to Gormania)
Potomac River - North Branch, Grant Mineral WV Garrett MD County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 15 miles long (Gormania West Virginia to Kitzmiller Maryland)
Potomac River - North Branch, Grant Mineral WV Garrett MD County , 5 miles away, Class III-IV - 15 miles long (Gormania to Kitzmiller)
Stony River, Grant County , 6 miles away, Class III-IV - 6.7 miles long (Route 50 to North Branch of Potomac River)
Abram Creek, Mineral/Grant County , 7 miles away, Class II-IV - 8.7 miles long (US 50 to confluence of North Branch of Potomac River)
Potomac River - North Branch, Grant WV Garrett MD County , 9 miles away, Class I-III - 8 miles long (Henry West Virginia to Gormania West Virginia)
Potomac River - North Branch, Grant WV Garrett MD County , 9 miles away, Class I-III - 8 miles long (Henry to Gormania)
Lunice Creek - North Fork, Grant County , 11 miles away, Class I-III - 6 miles long (Confluence of Shell Run to confluence of North Fork and South Fork)
Patterson Creek - North Fork, Grant County , 11 miles away, Class I-III - 8.2 miles long (Scherr to Dam)
Potomac River - North Branch, Mineral WV Garrett MD County , 12 miles away, Class II-III - 3 miles long (Kitzmiller to Jennings Randolph Lake)
 Ski Areas Near Stony River:
Timberline, West Virginia , 14 miles away, 1000 vertical feet
Canaan Valley, West Virginia , 17 miles away, 850 vertical feet
Wisp, Maryland , 18 miles away, 610 vertical feet
Bryce Resort, Virginia , 41 miles away, 500 vertical feet
Seven Springs, Pennsylvania , 42 miles away, 750 vertical feet
Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania , 44 miles away, 610 vertical feet
The Springs at Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania , 50 miles away, 940 vertical feet
Massanutten, Virginia , 57 miles away, 1100 vertical feet
Snowshoe, West Virginia , 67 miles away, 1500 vertical feet
Boyce Park, Pennsylvania , 74 miles away, 180 vertical feet
 Hotels Near Stony River:
Mountaineer Motel, Mount Storm , 5 miles away
Table Rock Inn, Oakland , 11 miles away
Town Motel, Oakland , 13 miles away
Oak Mar Restaurant, Oakland , 13 miles away
Boardroom Motel, Oakland , 13 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Stony River:
Red Creek Campground, Tucker County, 12 miles away
Blackwater Lodge, Davis, 16 miles away
Double G Campground, Mc Henry, 18 miles away
 Trails Near Stony River:
Blackbird Knob Trail, Tucker County , 12 miles away
Breathed Mountain Trail, Tucker County , 14 miles away
North Fork Mountain Trail, Grant County , 14 miles away
Stonecoal Trail, Tucker County , 15 miles away
Dunkenbarger Trail, Tucker County , 15 miles away
 National Parks Near Stony River:
Shenandoah National Park, Luray - VA , 64 miles away
 Lakes Near Stony River

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