Kentucky

Local whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

Kentucky is a great place to live for those who like whitewater. Below is a list of nearby paddling places for you to chose from. With so much whitewater nearby picking the perfect spot might be tricky. Look at all the suitable whitewater spots carefully and decide which one is best for you.

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Whitewater paddling spots in Kentucky:

Banklick Creek, Kentucky, Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence, class II-III, 5 miles long.

Bark Camp Creek, Kentucky, Old Fluffy, class III-IV, 0 miles long.

Benson Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 1005 to Benson Falls, class II(III), 3 miles long.

Benson Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 1005 to Kentucky River, class II, 5.1 miles long.

Boone Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 418 Bridge to Kentucky River, class II(III), 6.3 miles long.

Buck Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 461 to Cumberland River, class II, 34 miles long.

Calloway Creek, Kentucky, Confluence of Smith Fork to Kentucky River, class II-IV, 2.5 miles long.

Cedar Branch, Kentucky, Kentucky 342 to Kentucky River, class III-IV, 1.5 miles long.

Cumberland River, Kentucky, Cumberland Falls to Laurel River, class II-III, 11 miles long.

Cumberland River, Kentucky, Redbird Kentucky204 Bridge to Cumberland Falls, class I-II, 12 miles long.

Cumberland River - Big South Fork, Kentucky, Station Camp to Lake Cumberland, class II, 12 miles long.

Cumberland River - Little South Fork, Kentucky, Parmleysville to confluence with Big South Fork, class I-II, 45 miles long.

Cumberland River - Poor Fork, Kentucky, Cumberland to Harlan, class I-II, 23.5 miles long.

Elkhorn Creek, Kentucky, Forks of Elkhorn US460 Bridge to Kentucky1900, class II(III), 6 miles long.

Floyds Fork, Kentucky, 1526 Bridge to Highway 61/Salt River, class I, 9.6 miles long.

Four Mile Creek, Kentucky, Four Mile Road Bridge to Confluence with Kentucky River, class II-III+, 2 miles long.

Galloway Creek, Kentucky, Confluence of Smith Fork to Kentucky River, class II-IV, 2.5 miles long.

Gasper River, Kentucky, Bucksville Road to Barren River, class II-III, 35 miles long.

Gilbert Creek, Kentucky, Gilbert Creek road to Kentucky River, class II-III+, 2.75 miles long.

Glenn's Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 1685 bridge to Distillery Pool, class II-III, 3 miles long.

Grassy Creek, Kentucky, Gateway Motel to Russell Fork, class IV, 0.94 miles long.

Gunpowder Creek, Kentucky, Camp Ernst Road to Dale Williamson Road, class II+, 7.5 miles long.

Harrod's Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 53 to Ohio River, class I-II, 30 miles long.

Hickman Creek, Kentucky, Brumfield Lane to 1268 Bridge, class II(III), 4 miles long.

Hickman Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 1541 to Elm Fork Road, class I-II, 4 miles long.

Howard's Creek, Kentucky, Old Stone Church Road to Kentucky River, class II-III(IV), 5 miles long.

Jessamine Creek, Kentucky, Frankfort Ford Road To 1268, class II(III), 3.3 miles long.

Jouett Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 418 to Kentucky River, class IV, 1.8 miles long.

Kentucky River - Middle Fork, Kentucky, War Branch to Buckhorn, class I-II, 33.2 miles long.

Kentucky River - North Fork, Kentucky, Roxana to Viper, class I-II, 24 miles long.

Kentucky River - South Fork, Kentucky, Eriline to Beattyville, class I-II, 62 miles long.

Laurel River, Kentucky, Below Laurel River Lake, class II-III(IV), 2 miles long.

Little Kentucky River, Kentucky, Sulphur to Kentucky 421, class II, 8.1 miles long.

Little Sandy River, Kentucky, Sandy Hook to Grayson Lake, class I-II, 27 miles long.

Muddy Creek, Kentucky, Oakley Wells Road Bridge to Close to Doylesville, class II(III), 5 miles long.

Otter Creek, Kentucky, East Fork to Kentucky 388 bridge, class -blank-, 2 miles long.

Otter Creek, Kentucky, US 60 to Firetower Road, class II, 6.3 miles long.

Otter Creek, Kentucky, West Fork to Kentucky388 Bridge, class II(III), 6 miles long.

Plum Creek, Kentucky, Wilsonville to Salt River, class II(III), 8.9 miles long.

Red River, Kentucky, Kentucky 746 to Kentucky 715, class III, 10.3 miles long.

Roaring Paunch River, Kentucky, Barthell to Big South Fork, class IV-V+, 3 miles long.

Rock Creek, Kentucky, White Oak Junction to Big South Fork of Cumberland River, class II-III(IV), 6 miles long.

Rockcastle River, Kentucky, Kentucky 80 to Bee Rock Boat Ramp, class II+(IV), 16 miles long.

Rough River, Kentucky, Rough River Dam to Dundee, class I-II, 23.5 miles long.

Russell Fork, Kentucky, Gorge takeout to Elkhorn City, class II(III), 2 miles long.

Salt River, Kentucky, Stringer Lane river bottoms to Shepherdsville, class I, 11.5 miles long.

Shawnee Run, Kentucky, Kentucky 1343, class I-III(IV), 4 miles long.

Silver Creek, Kentucky, Curtis RoadBridge to Kentucky 876 Bridge, class II-III(IV), 3 miles long.

Silver Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 876 Bridge to end of Bogie Mill Road, class II, 3.5 miles long.

Tates Creek, Kentucky, Million Kentucky to 169 Bridge, class II+(III), 5 miles long.

Tygarts Creek, Kentucky, Olive Hill to Kentucky 182, class I-II, 12.2 miles long.

White Oak Creek, Kentucky, Kentucky 1845 to Kentucky River, class IV, 2 miles long.


Find Rivers Near the Following cities in Kentucky:

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Campbellsville, Kentucky

Central City, Kentucky

Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana

Clarksville, Tennessee-Kentucky

Corbin, Kentucky

Danville, Kentucky

Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Evansville, Indiana-Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky

Glasgow, Kentucky

Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia-Kentucky-Ohio

Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

London, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana

Madisonville, Kentucky

Mayfield, Kentucky

Maysville, Kentucky

Middlesborough, Kentucky

Mount Sterling, Kentucky

Murray, Kentucky

Owensboro, Kentucky

Paducah, Kentucky-Illinois

Richmond, Kentucky

Somerset, Kentucky

Union City, Tennessee-Kentucky


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