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Whitewater Paddling Rivers in Virginia

1. Accotink Creek
      King Arthur Road to Telegraph Road
      Class I-II, 13 miles
2. Appomattox River
      Chesdin Dam To Petersburg
      Class II-III, 6.5 miles
3. Aquia Creek
      Rt. 610 to US 1
      Class II, 10.5 miles
4. Back Creek - Jackson Tributary
      Bath County Pumped Storage Facility to Jackson River
      Class I-III, 17.5 miles
5. Back Creek - Potomac Tributary
      Route 704 bridge to Route 50
      Class II-III, 6 miles
6. Back Creek - Potomac Tributary
      Route 50 to Dehaven
      Class I, 12 miles
7. Back Creek - South River Tributary
      Sherando Lake to South River
      Class II-III, 9 miles
8. Barbours Creek
      Route 611 to Craig Creek
      Class II-III, 7 miles
9. Beaverdam Creek
      Backbone Rock Park to Laurel Creek
      Class II-III, 4 miles
10. Big Cedar Creek
      Lebanon to Clinch River
      Class I-III, 9 miles
11. Big Moccasin Creek
      Snowflake to Antioch Church
      Class I-III(IV), 6 miles
12. Big Reed Island Creek
      Route 58 to US Route 221
      Class II-III, 12.5 miles
13. Big Reed Island Creek
      US Route 221 to New River
      Class I-III, 20 miles
14. Big Stony Creek
      Chimney Rock Fork to Route 653 Bridge
      Class III, 4 miles
15. Big Stony - Devil's Fork
      Straight Fork Confluence to Big Stony Takeout
      Class III+(IV), 1.5 miles
16. Big Stony - Mountain Fork
      Mountain Fork to Chimney Rock Fork
      Class V+, 4 miles
17. Big Wilson Creek
      Close to Mouth of Wilson
      Class III-V+, 3 miles
18. Bottom Creek
      Bottom Creek Road Bridge To Route 637
      Class V+, 3 miles
19. Briery Branch
      Briery Branch Dam to North River
      Class I-III, 10.5 miles
20. Broad Run
      Route 628 to Beverly Mills
      Class III-IV, 1 miles
21. Broad Run
      Beverly Mills to Buckland
      Class I-II, 5 miles
22. Broad Run
      Route 675 to Route 28 South of Manassas
      Class I-II, 14 miles
23. Buck Mountain Creek
      Route 610 to South Fork of Rivanna R
      Class II, 9 miles
24. Buffalo River
      Forks of Buffalo to Amherst
      Class II, 19 miles
25. Buffalo River
      Amherst to Tye River
      Class I-III, 13 miles
26. Buffalo Creek
      Effinger to Buffalo Forge
      Class I-III, 12.5 miles
27. Bullpasture River
      Route 250 to Route 678
      Class I-II, 10 miles
28. Bullpasture River
      Rt. 678 to Cowpasture River
      Class III+, 4 miles
29. Calfpasture River
      Rt 250 to Route 692
      Class I-III, 10 miles
30. Calfpasture River
      Route 692 to Route 687
      Class II, 8 miles
31. Calfpasture River
      Route 687 to Goshen
      Class I-II, 11.5 miles
32. Calfpasture River
      Goshen to Maury River
      Class I-II, 4 miles
33. Catawba Creek
      Fincastle to James River
      Class I-III, 12 miles
34. Catoctin Creek
      SR 663 to Potomac Confluence
      Class II, 4.5 miles
35. Cedar Creek
      Above Route 55
      Class II, 9 miles
36. Cedar Creek
      Route 55 to Route 11
      Class I-II, 20 miles
37. Chestnut Creek
      Route 721 to Byllesby Dam on New River
      Class I-III, 11.5 miles
38. Clear Creek
      Clear Creek Gorge
      Class IV+, 0.75 miles
39. Clinch River
      Pucketts Hole to Nash Ford
      Class I-III, 8 miles
40. Clinch River
      St. Paul to Dungannon
      Class I, 18 miles
41. Clinch River
      Taylor's Mill to Cedar Bluff
      Class I-II, 13.5 miles
42. Colliers Creek
      Collierstown to Buffalo Creek
      Class II-III, 4 miles
43. Conway River
      Rt. 667 to Rapidan River and Route 29 Bridge
      Class II-III, 13 miles
44. Cove Creek
      Cove Creek Gorge to Stinking Creek confluence
      Class IV-V+, 2 miles
45. Covington River
      Rappahannock School to Rush River
      Class II-III, 4.5 miles
46. Cowpasture River
      Shaw Fork to Route 625 bridge
      Class I-III, 24.5 miles
47. Cowpasture River
      Griffith to James River
      Class I-II, 13.5 miles
48. Crab Orchard Branch
      Trailhead to Guest River
      Class IV(V), 0.5 miles
49. Crab Run
      Along Route 250 to McDowell
      Class II-III, 3 miles
50. Craig Creek
      Old Route 311 bridge to New Castle
      Class I-II, 7 miles
51. Cub Run
      Route 29 bridge to Compton Road
      Class I-III, 2 miles
52. Dan River
      Claudville to Jessup Mill
      Class I-III, 8 miles
53. Dan River
      Pinnacles Power Plant to Claudville
      Class II-III, 11.5 miles
54. Difficult Run
      Old Georgetown Pike to Potomac River
      Class III-IV(V+), 0.9 miles
55. Dry River
      Rt 33 to Route 613
      Class II-III, 10 miles
56. Dry River
      Lily to North River
      Class I-III, 6 miles
57. Dunlap Creek
      Route 603 8.0 miles to Crows
      Class II-IV, 26.5 miles
58. Dunlap Creek
      Crows to Jackson River
      Class I-IV, 18.5 miles
59. Elk Creek
      Route 650 to New River
      Class I-III, 4.5 miles
60. Four Mile Run
      Ohio Street to Arlington Ridge Road
      Class III, 4.5 miles
61. Gooney Run
      Browntown to Karo Landing
      Class III-IV+, 4.1 miles
62. Goose Creek
      Fairfax Dam to Goose Creek Country Club
      Class I-II(III), 2.5 miles
63. Grassy Creek
      Breaks to Russell Fork
      Class IV+, 2 miles
64. Green Cove Creek
      AT - Virginia Creeper Trail
      Class III-IV+(V), 1.5 miles
65. Guest River
      Rt. 72 to Clinch River
      Class IV-V, 8 miles
66. Happy Creek
      Route 671 to Happy Cr. Road
      Class III+, 4.3 miles
67. Hardware River
      Temperance Wayside to James River
      Class I-II, 12 miles
68. Hardware River - North Fork
      Route 708 to Route 20
      Class II-V, 6 miles
69. Hardware River - South Fork
      Route 631 to Hardware River
      Class II-IV, 7.5 miles
70. Harris Creek
      Route 130 to James River
      Class I-III, 7 miles
71. Hay's Creek
      Eastfields to Walker's Creek
      Class II-III(V+), 1.25 miles
72. Holston River - South Fork
      Damascus to Alvarado
      Class I-III, 8 miles
73. Hughes River and Hazel River
      SR 603 to Route 522 Bridge
      Class II, 9.5 miles
74. Hunt's Branch
      Highway 80
      Class V+, 0.7 miles
75. Irish Creek
      Irish Creek Mission to South River
      Class II-IV, 7.5 miles
76. Jackson River
      Gathright Dam to James River
      Class I-II, 42.5 miles
77. Jackson River
      Vinegar Run to Route 603
      Class I-III, 28.5 miles
78. James River
      Route 43 to Route 630
      Class I-II, 16.5 miles
79. James River
      Glasgow to Snowden
      Class II-III, 5 miles
80. James River
      Snowden to Six Mile
      Class I-II, 29 miles
81. James River
      Pony Pasture Park to Reedy Creek
      Class I-II, 5 miles
82. James River
      Reedy Creek to Mayo Island
      Class III-IV, 2.5 miles
83. Jennings Branch
      Jennings Gap to Middle River
      Class I-III, 8 miles
84. Jennings Creek
      Route 614 to James River
      Class II-III, 4.5 miles
85. Johns Creek
      Route 632 bridge to Route 311 bridge
      Class I-II, 21 miles
86. Johns Creek
      Route 311 bridge to New Castle
      Class III-IV(V), 5.5 miles
87. Laurel Creek
      Damascus to South Fork of Holston River
      Class I-III, 2.5 miles
88. Laurel Fork
      Route 642 to Virginia/West Virginia State line
      Class II-III+, 9.5 miles
89. Laurel Run
      Game road to Maury River
      Class IV-V, 1.5 miles
90. Little River - Clinch R. Tributary
      Wardell to Clinch River
      Class I-II, 17.5 miles
91. Little River - North R. Tributary
      Hearthstone Dam to Bridge at Camp May Flather
      Class III, 3 miles
92. Little Reed Island Creek
      Sylvatus to New River Close to Allisonia
      Class I-III, 17.5 miles
93. Little River - New R. Tributary
      Riner to Copper Valley
      Class I-IV, 13 miles
94. Little River - North Anna Tributary
      Verdun to Doswell
      Class I-III, 5.5 miles
95. Little Stony Creek
      Cascades to USFS Parking Area
      Class IV-V(V+), 1.6 miles
96. Little Stony Creek
      Little Stony Falls to Hanging Rock
      Class V+, 3 miles
97. Little Stony River - Ramey Fork
      Ramey Fork to Hanging Rock
      Class V+, 3.5 miles
98. Little Walker Creek
      Alum Springs to Big Walker Creek
      Class I-III, 7.5 miles
99. Lynch River
      Shady Grove to North Fork of Rivanna River
      Class II-III, 6.5 miles
100. Marl Creek - South R.Trib
      Steele's Tavern to Virginia-56
      Class III-IV+, 1 miles
101. Marl Creek
      roadside Route 706
      Class IV-V, 0.2 miles
102. Maury River
      Goshen Pass to Rockbridge Baths
      Class III+(IV), 6 miles
103. Maury River
      Rockbridge Baths to James River
      Class II(III), 32 miles
104. Middle River
      Westview to Verona
      Class I-II, 25 miles
105. Mill Creek
      Route 42 Wayside to Goshen
      Class II-III, 7.5 miles
106. Mill Creek - Shenandoah Tributary
      Route 42 to North Fork Shenandoah River
      Class I-III, 7 miles
107. Moormans River
      Charlottesville Reservoir to Free Union
      Class I-III, 13.5 miles
108. New River
      Claytor Lake to State line
      Class I-III, 52.2 miles
109. New River
      Fries to Allisonia
      Class I-III, 32 miles
110. New River
      Stuart Dam to Fries
      Class I-II, 41 miles
111. Newfound River
      Rocketts Mill to US 1
      Class II(III), 4 miles
112. North River
      Below Staunton Dam to Spring Creek
      Class II-IV, 26 miles
113. North Anna River
      Butler Ford Bridge to Route 1
      Class II-III, 9.5 miles
114. North Creek
      Campground to Jennings Creek
      Class II-IV, 2.5 miles
115. North Mayo
      Virginia Route 629 to Mayo River
      Class I-III, 4.3 miles
116. Ogle Creek
      Route 661 to Dunlap Creek
      Class II-III, 5.7 miles
117. Passage Creek
      Elizabeth Furnance to Waterlick
      Class II-III, 6 miles
118. Passage Creek
      Kings Crossing Road to Elizabeth Furnace
      Class I-II, 21 miles
119. Paul's Creek
      Waterslides
      Class V+, 0.5 miles
120. Pedlar River
      Below Lynchburg Reservoir to Route 640
      Class II-III, 14 miles
121. Pedlar River
      Route 640 to Highway 130
      Class I(II), 6 miles
122. Pedlar River
      Highway 130 to James River
      Class I-III, 3 miles
123. Pimmit Run
      Old Dominion Drive to above Glebe Road
      Class II-III, 3 miles
124. Pimmit Run
      Glebe Road to Potomac
      Class IV(V), 0 miles
125. Piney River
      Alhambra to Woodson
      Class III-IV, 3.5 miles
126. Piney River - South Fork
      First bridge to National Forest boundary.
      Class V, 3.4 miles
127. Pohick Creek
      Route 636 to Route 1
      Class II-III+, 5.5 miles
128. Potomac River - South Branch
      Confluence of Straight Creek to state line
      Class I-II, 1 miles
129. Potts Creek
      Route 311 to Route 18
      Class I-IV, 32.5 miles
130. Pound River
      Route 739 to Route 611
      Class I-II(III), 2 miles
131. Pound River
      Route 624 to Pound Fishing Access
      Class I-II, 8.5 miles
132. Powell River
      Appalachia to Big Stone Gap
      Class II-IV, 3 miles
133. Powell River
      Big Stone Gap to Dryden
      Class I-II, 12 miles
134. Powell River
      Route 603 bridge to Pennington Gap
      Class II-IV, 6.5 miles
135. Powell River - South Fork
      South Fork Gorge
      Class V+, 4 miles
136. Prater Creek
      Prater to Haysi
      Class II-III, 7.5 miles
137. Quantico Creek
      Trail 7 to Dumfries
      Class II-III, 4 miles
138. Quantico Creek - South Branch
      Route 619 to Dumfries
      Class I-III, 8.5 miles
139. Rapidan River
      Route 610 to Motts Run
      Class II, 15 miles
140. Rapidan River
      Shenandoah National Park to Route 29
      Class II-IV, 15 miles
141. Rappahannock River
      Route 647 to Route 211
      Class I-II, 13.5 miles
142. Rappahannock River
      Remington to Kellys Ford
      Class II+, 4.5 miles
143. Rappahannock River
      Kellys Ford to Motts Run
      Class I-II, 24 miles
144. Rappahannock River
      Motts Run to Fredericksburg
      Class I-III, 4.5 miles
145. Reed Creek
      I-81 to New River
      Class I-IV, 8 miles
146. Rich Creek
      Virginia/West Virginia state line to Rich Creek
      Class I-III, 2.1 miles
147. Rivanna River
      Charlottesville to Shadwell
      Class II, 4 miles
148. Rivanna River - North Fork
      Advance Mills to Route 29
      Class II, 12 miles
149. Roach River
      St. George to North Fork Rivanna River
      Class II-III, 6 miles
150. Roanoke River - North Fork
      Route 603 to Roanoke River
      Class I-III, 14 miles
151. Roanoke River - South Fork
      Shawsville to Roanoke River
      Class I-II, 8 miles
152. Roaring Run
      County line to Recreation Area
      Class V+, 1.2 miles
153. Robinson River
      Syria to Locust Dale
      Class II+, 19 miles
154. Rockfish River - South Fork
      Wintergreen to Beech Grove
      Class V, 3.2 miles
155. Rose River
      Two miles to Robinson River
      Class III, 2 miles
156. Rucker Run
      Route 653 to Tye River
      Class II-III, 4.3 miles
157. Rush River
      Washington to Rock Mills
      Class II-III, 6 miles
158. Russell Fork
      Virginia 611 to Garden Hole Road
      Class II-III+, 3 miles
159. Russell Fork
      Garden Hole Road to Kentucky takeout
      Class IV-V+, 3.8 miles
160. Scott's Run
      Swinks Mill Road to Fairfax County Park trailhead
      Class IV-V, -blank- miles
161. Shaws Fork
      Headwaters to Liberty
      Class II-III, 4.5 miles
162. Shenandoah River
      Route 50 to Route 7
      Class I(II), 14 miles
163. Shenandoah River - North Fork
      Route 921 to Route 730
      Class I-III, 27.5 miles
164. Shenandoah River - South Fork
      Route 675 to Bentonville
      Class I-II, 27.5 miles
165. Shenandoah River - South Fork
      Elkton to Luray
      Class I-II, 30.5 miles
166. Shoe Creek
      North Fork to Piney
      Class III-V, 2 miles
167. Simpson Creek
      Truckstop to Route 60
      Class II-III, 6.5 miles
168. Slate River
      Diana Mills to James River
      Class I-II, 9.5 miles
169. Smith River
      Charity to Backwater of Philpott Lake
      Class II-III, 9.5 miles
170. South River
      Waynesboro to Lynnwood
      Class I-II, 25 miles
171. South Mayo River
      Virginia Route 695 to Mayo River
      Class I-III, 5.5 miles
172. South River - Rapidan Tributary
      Rt. 638 to Route 619
      Class II-III, 9 miles
173. Staton's Creek
      Staton's Falls to Pedlar River
      Class V, 0.6 miles
174. Stock Creek
      Natural Tunnel State Park
      Class II-III, 1.8 miles
175. Stock Creek
      Upper Gorge
      Class III-IV+(V), 1.5 miles
176. Stoney Creek
      Peggy's Pinch to Route 751
      Class IV, 0.8 miles
177. Stony Creek - New Tributary
      Route 635 to Route 684
      Class III-V, 7 miles
178. Stony Creek - North fork Shenandoah Tributary
      Liberty Furnace to North Fork Shenandoah
      Class I-III, 15.5 miles
179. Tennessee Laurel Creek
      Roadside Laurel
      Class III+(IV), 2.5 miles
180. Thornton River
      Sperryville to Rock Mills
      Class II-III, 7 miles
181. Tumbling Creek
      Rt. 613 to Route 611
      Class II-III+, 1 miles
182. Tumbling Creek
      Upper Gorge
      Class V, 5 miles
183. Tye River
      Nash to Tye River
      Class III-IV, 15 miles
184. Tye River
      US 29 to Route 654
      Class -blank-, 6 miles
185. Tye River
      Route 654 to James River
      Class -blank-, 8 miles
186. Tye River - North Fork
      Above Nash to Confluence with Tye River
      Class V, 3 miles
187. Tye River - South Fork
      Route 56 to Nash
      Class V, 3.7 miles
188. Tye River - Upper North Fork
      Adrenaline Alley
      Class V, 0.5 miles
189. Tye River - Upper South Fork
      Montebello to first Route 56 bridge
      Class V+, 2 miles
190. Walker Creek
      Route 713 to Route 636
      Class I-II, 29.5 miles
191. White Oak Run
      White Oak Fire Road to Lower White Oak Canyon Parking Lot
      Class V+, 3 miles
192. Whitetop Laurel Creek
      Route 728 to Route 58
      Class II-IV, 12 miles
193. Wilson Creek
      Douthat Park Dam to Jackson River
      Class II-III, 7.5 miles
194. BTI Whitewater
      Loudoun County
195. Rivercity Rafting
      Henrico County
196. Surf & Adventure Company
      Norfolk City County
197. Surf & Adventure Company
      Virginia Beach City County

Back Creek - South River Tributary
We would like to get info on prices and times for the whitewater rafting. We will be in the area the...

Big Reed Island Creek
Our home is located between Hwy 58 and 221 and rests on Big Reed.  My son and I took the canoe ride ...

Big Reed Island Creek
From the road that parallels a few miles of the lower section of Big Reed Island Creek, I think it's...

Big Stony - Mountain Fork
I have been doing climate research on the High Knob massif, the great landform upon which many of th...

Bottom Creek
The creek is solid V+ and will take much more time than implied. It could quite easily cause someone...

Calfpasture River
I Was Arrested For Trespassing While Canoeing On The Calfpasture As I Found Out The River Is Private...

Cedar Creek
My wife & I canoed this in March of 1986. What I remember, we would go into these curves & it was t...

Cedar Creek
Floating from middle road to route 11 takes about 6 hours....

Cove Creek
We are professional fishermen. There are no fish in cove creek so I would'nt bother....

Crab Run
1 PHOTO
Crab run is simply magnificent. The water is so pure and cold....

Craig Creek
I've never kayaked this stretch of Craig's Creek, but it is not the ONLY stretch by far!  We spent 1...

Goose Creek
Tried to put in at the Fairfax Dam but the City of Fairfax has closed the road and posted no trespas...

Hughes River and Hazel River
If you are paddling the hazel this is a heads up when taking out at the low water bridge on monument...

Jackson River
One note to remember; if boating from the Grathright Dam to the James River section is the Covington...

James River
Not great size untill Balcony falls, Run the falls from just river right of center to river left to ...

Johns Creek
AW advises to stay off this creek till the land owner issue is resolved. thanks!...

Little Stony Creek
1 PHOTO
THANK YOU FOR THE PIC. I HAVE JUST STARTED FISHING LITTLE STONEY, BUT I HAVE NOT YET FISHED THE FALL...

Middle River
1 PHOTO
Heading back to river this week August 27, 2007. Here is one of the fishing pics from the last trip ...

North Anna River
This is not an afternoon trip, if water is low it's easily an entire day trip, if it is low plan on ...

Passage Creek
How is the water level on this stretch currently??...

Pohick Creek
Ran it last night-25 Oct 05. CFS was 220. I put on at Hooves road vice the walk down from the sub di...

Powell River - South Fork
I've been recording climate data in this area for 2 decades.The South Fork of the Powell River Gorge...

Rappahannock River
There is also another pit in point at a spot called Elies Ford road, and that is a 14 mile trip grea...

Rivanna River
I'm about to go on a feild trip with some nice guides.I have never canoed before.Wish me luck! Excit...

Rivanna River - North Fork
This section of river is only runnable during high water and you will be walking during a typical Ju...

Roanoke River - South Fork
What parking place do you park at to get in?  Parking place to get out for this trip? Could tubes wo...

Robinson River
Info available on canoe or kayak rental near Madison County?  Write me at gkbeach@aol.com, please, a...

Russell Fork
(...) Been a guide on this river several years and this river is one of the east coasts best. This i...

Shenandoah River - South Fork
Great Canoeing river, not much excitement for a whitewater enthusiast. But bring the kids and the do...

Slate River
Please be aware that the whole section of the Slate River is privately owned.  There are no public i...

Smith River
The Smith River also offers a good run from the Philpott Dam on to North Bassett area, while generat...

Tye River
Class I-II, nice scenery. Might have difficulty getting to marked put in point. take out point is ju...

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