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Virginia
Local whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.|
If only every place had as much whitewater as Virginia.
Take a look at the list of nearby whitewater below, and find the perfect spot.
The list of nearby whitewater is quite long as you can see.
Spending some time picking the right whitewater stretch will make you paddling trip more enjoyable.
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Important Whitewater Safety Information
Whitewater paddling spots in Virginia:
Accotink Creek, Virginia, King Arthur Road to Telegraph Road, class I-II, 13 miles long.
Appomattox River, Virginia, Chesdin Dam To Petersburg, class II-III, 6.5 miles long.
Aquia Creek, Virginia, Rt. 610 to US 1, class II, 10.5 miles long.
Back Creek - Jackson Tributary, Virginia, Bath County Pumped Storage Facility to Jackson River, class I-III, 17.5 miles long.
Back Creek - Potomac Tributary, Virginia, Route 704 bridge to Route 50, class II-III, 6 miles long.
Back Creek - Potomac Tributary, Virginia, Route 50 to Dehaven, class I, 12 miles long.
Back Creek - South River Tributary, Virginia, Sherando Lake to South River, class II-III, 9 miles long.
Barbours Creek, Virginia, Route 611 to Craig Creek, class II-III, 7 miles long.
Beaverdam Creek, Virginia, Backbone Rock Park to Laurel Creek, class II-III, 4 miles long.
Big Cedar Creek, Virginia, Lebanon to Clinch River, class I-III, 9 miles long.
Big Moccasin Creek, Virginia, Snowflake to Antioch Church, class I-III(IV), 6 miles long.
Big Reed Island Creek, Virginia, Route 58 to US Route 221, class II-III, 12.5 miles long.
Big Reed Island Creek, Virginia, US Route 221 to New River, class I-III, 20 miles long.
Big Stony Creek, Virginia, Chimney Rock Fork to Route 653 Bridge, class III, 4 miles long.
Big Stony - Devil's Fork, Virginia, Straight Fork Confluence to Big Stony Takeout, class III+(IV), 1.5 miles long.
Big Stony - Mountain Fork, Virginia, Mountain Fork to Chimney Rock Fork, class V+, 4 miles long.
Big Wilson Creek, Virginia, Close to Mouth of Wilson, class III-V+, 3 miles long.
Bottom Creek, Virginia, Bottom Creek Road Bridge To Route 637, class V+, 3 miles long.
Briery Branch, Virginia, Briery Branch Dam to North River, class I-III, 10.5 miles long.
Broad Run, Virginia, Route 628 to Beverly Mills, class III-IV, 1 miles long.
Broad Run, Virginia, Beverly Mills to Buckland, class I-II, 5 miles long.
Broad Run, Virginia, Route 675 to Route 28 South of Manassas, class I-II, 14 miles long.
Buck Mountain Creek, Virginia, Route 610 to South Fork of Rivanna R, class II, 9 miles long.
Buffalo River, Virginia, Forks of Buffalo to Amherst, class II, 19 miles long.
Buffalo River, Virginia, Amherst to Tye River, class I-III, 13 miles long.
Buffalo Creek, Virginia, Effinger to Buffalo Forge, class I-III, 12.5 miles long.
Bullpasture River, Virginia, Route 250 to Route 678, class I-II, 10 miles long.
Bullpasture River, Virginia, Rt. 678 to Cowpasture River, class III+, 4 miles long.
Calfpasture River, Virginia, Rt 250 to Route 692, class I-III, 10 miles long.
Calfpasture River, Virginia, Route 692 to Route 687, class II, 8 miles long.
Calfpasture River, Virginia, Route 687 to Goshen, class I-II, 11.5 miles long.
Calfpasture River, Virginia, Goshen to Maury River, class I-II, 4 miles long.
Catawba Creek, Virginia, Fincastle to James River, class I-III, 12 miles long.
Catoctin Creek, Virginia, SR 663 to Potomac Confluence, class II, 4.5 miles long.
Cedar Creek, Virginia, Above Route 55, class II, 9 miles long.
Cedar Creek, Virginia, Route 55 to Route 11, class I-II, 20 miles long.
Chestnut Creek, Virginia, Route 721 to Byllesby Dam on New River, class I-III, 11.5 miles long.
Clear Creek, Virginia, Clear Creek Gorge, class IV+, 0.75 miles long.
Clinch River, Virginia, Pucketts Hole to Nash Ford, class I-III, 8 miles long.
Clinch River, Virginia, St. Paul to Dungannon, class I, 18 miles long.
Clinch River, Virginia, Taylor's Mill to Cedar Bluff, class I-II, 13.5 miles long.
Colliers Creek, Virginia, Collierstown to Buffalo Creek, class II-III, 4 miles long.
Conway River, Virginia, Rt. 667 to Rapidan River and Route 29 Bridge, class II-III, 13 miles long.
Cove Creek, Virginia, Cove Creek Gorge to Stinking Creek confluence, class IV-V+, 2 miles long.
Covington River, Virginia, Rappahannock School to Rush River, class II-III, 4.5 miles long.
Cowpasture River, Virginia, Shaw Fork to Route 625 bridge, class I-III, 24.5 miles long.
Cowpasture River, Virginia, Griffith to James River, class I-II, 13.5 miles long.
Crab Orchard Branch, Virginia, Trailhead to Guest River, class IV(V), 0.5 miles long.
Crab Run, Virginia, Along Route 250 to McDowell, class II-III, 3 miles long.
Craig Creek, Virginia, Old Route 311 bridge to New Castle, class I-II, 7 miles long.
Cub Run, Virginia, Route 29 bridge to Compton Road, class I-III, 2 miles long.
Dan River, Virginia, Claudville to Jessup Mill, class I-III, 8 miles long.
Dan River, Virginia, Pinnacles Power Plant to Claudville, class II-III, 11.5 miles long.
Difficult Run, Virginia, Old Georgetown Pike to Potomac River, class III-IV(V+), 0.9 miles long.
Dry River, Virginia, Rt 33 to Route 613, class II-III, 10 miles long.
Dry River, Virginia, Lily to North River, class I-III, 6 miles long.
Dunlap Creek, Virginia, Route 603 8.0 miles to Crows, class II-IV, 26.5 miles long.
Dunlap Creek, Virginia, Crows to Jackson River, class I-IV, 18.5 miles long.
Elk Creek, Virginia, Route 650 to New River, class I-III, 4.5 miles long.
Four Mile Run, Virginia, Ohio Street to Arlington Ridge Road, class III, 4.5 miles long.
Gooney Run, Virginia, Browntown to Karo Landing, class III-IV+, 4.1 miles long.
Goose Creek, Virginia, Fairfax Dam to Goose Creek Country Club, class I-II(III), 2.5 miles long.
Grassy Creek, Virginia, Breaks to Russell Fork, class IV+, 2 miles long.
Green Cove Creek, Virginia, AT - Virginia Creeper Trail, class III-IV+(V), 1.5 miles long.
Guest River, Virginia, Rt. 72 to Clinch River, class IV-V, 8 miles long.
Happy Creek, Virginia, Route 671 to Happy Cr. Road, class III+, 4.3 miles long.
Hardware River, Virginia, Temperance Wayside to James River, class I-II, 12 miles long.
Hardware River - North Fork, Virginia, Route 708 to Route 20, class II-V, 6 miles long.
Hardware River - South Fork, Virginia, Route 631 to Hardware River, class II-IV, 7.5 miles long.
Harris Creek, Virginia, Route 130 to James River, class I-III, 7 miles long.
Hay's Creek, Virginia, Eastfields to Walker's Creek, class II-III(V+), 1.25 miles long.
Holston River - South Fork, Virginia, Damascus to Alvarado, class I-III, 8 miles long.
Hughes River and Hazel River, Virginia, SR 603 to Route 522 Bridge, class II, 9.5 miles long.
Hunt's Branch, Virginia, Highway 80, class V+, 0.7 miles long.
Irish Creek, Virginia, Irish Creek Mission to South River, class II-IV, 7.5 miles long.
Jackson River, Virginia, Gathright Dam to James River, class I-II, 42.5 miles long.
Jackson River, Virginia, Vinegar Run to Route 603, class I-III, 28.5 miles long.
James River, Virginia, Route 43 to Route 630, class I-II, 16.5 miles long.
James River, Virginia, Glasgow to Snowdon, class II-III, 5 miles long.
James River, Virginia, Snowdon to Six Mile, class I-II, 29 miles long.
James River, Virginia, Pony Pasture Park to Reedy Creek, class I-II, 5 miles long.
James River, Virginia, Reedy Creek to Mayo Island, class III-IV, 2.5 miles long.
Jennings Branch, Virginia, Jennings Gap to Middle River, class I-III, 8 miles long.
Jennings Creek, Virginia, Route 614 to James River, class II-III, 4.5 miles long.
Johns Creek, Virginia, Route 632 bridge to Route 311 bridge, class I-II, 21 miles long.
Johns Creek, Virginia, Route 311 bridge to New Castle, class III-IV(V), 5.5 miles long.
Laurel Creek, Virginia, Damascus to South Fork of Holston River, class I-III, 2.5 miles long.
Laurel Fork, Virginia, Route 642 to Virginia/West Virginia State line, class II-III+, 9.5 miles long.
Laurel Run, Virginia, Game road to Maury River, class IV-V, 1.5 miles long.
Little River - Clinch R. Tributary, Virginia, Wardell to Clinch River, class I-II, 17.5 miles long.
Little River - North R. Tributary, Virginia, Hearthstone Dam to Bridge at Camp May Flather, class III, 3 miles long.
Little Reed Island Creek, Virginia, Sylvatus to New River Close to Allisonia, class I-III, 17.5 miles long.
Little River - New R. Tributary, Virginia, Riner to Copper Valley, class I-IV, 13 miles long.
Little River - North Anna Tributary, Virginia, Verdun to Doswell, class I-III, 5.5 miles long.
Little Stony Creek, Virginia, Cascades to USFS Parking Area, class IV-V(V+), 1.6 miles long.
Little Stony Creek, Virginia, Little Stony Falls to Hanging Rock, class V+, 3 miles long.
Little Stony River - Ramey Fork, Virginia, Ramey Fork to Hanging Rock, class V+, 3.5 miles long.
Little Walker Creek, Virginia, Alum Springs to Big Walker Creek, class I-III, 7.5 miles long.
Lynch River, Virginia, Shady Grove to North Fork of Rivanna River, class II-III, 6.5 miles long.
Marl Creek - South R.Trib, Virginia, Steele's Tavern to Virginia-56, class III-IV+, 1 miles long.
Marl Creek, Virginia, roadside Route 706, class IV-V, 0.2 miles long.
Maury River, Virginia, Goshen Pass to Rockbridge Baths, class III+(IV), 6 miles long.
Maury River, Virginia, Rockbridge Baths to James River, class II(III), 32 miles long.
Middle River, Virginia, Westview to Verona, class I-II, 25 miles long.
Mill Creek, Virginia, Route 42 Wayside to Goshen, class II-III, 7.5 miles long.
Mill Creek - Shenandoah Tributary, Virginia, Route 42 to North Fork Shenandoah River, class I-III, 7 miles long.
Moormans River, Virginia, Charlottesville Reservoir to Free Union, class I-III, 13.5 miles long.
New River, Virginia, Claytor Lake to State line, class I-III, 52.2 miles long.
New River, Virginia, Fries to Allisonia, class I-III, 32 miles long.
New River, Virginia, Stuart Dam to Fries, class I-II, 41 miles long.
Newfound River, Virginia, Rocketts Mill to US 1, class II(III), 4 miles long.
North River, Virginia, Below Staunton Dam to Spring Creek, class II-IV, 26 miles long.
North Anna River, Virginia, Butler Ford Bridge to Route 1, class II-III, 9.5 miles long.
North Creek, Virginia, Campground to Jennings Creek, class II-IV, 2.5 miles long.
North Mayo, Virginia, Virginia Route 629 to Mayo River, class I-III, 4.3 miles long.
Ogle Creek, Virginia, Route 661 to Dunlap Creek, class II-III, 5.7 miles long.
Passage Creek, Virginia, Elizabeth Furnance to Waterlick, class II-III, 6 miles long.
Passage Creek, Virginia, Kings Crossing Road to Elizabeth Furnace, class I-II, 21 miles long.
Paul's Creek, Virginia, Waterslides, class V+, 0.5 miles long.
Pedlar River, Virginia, Below Lynchburg Reservoir to Route 640, class II-III, 14 miles long.
Pedlar River, Virginia, Route 640 to Highway 130, class I(II), 6 miles long.
Pedlar River, Virginia, Highway 130 to James River, class I-III, 3 miles long.
Pimmit Run, Virginia, Old Dominion Drive to above Glebe Road, class II-III, 3 miles long.
Pimmit Run, Virginia, Glebe Road to Potomac, class IV(V), 0 miles long.
Piney River, Virginia, Alhambra to Woodson, class III-IV, 3.5 miles long.
Piney River - South Fork, Virginia, First bridge to National Forest boundary., class V, 3.4 miles long.
Pohick Creek, Virginia, Route 636 to Route 1, class II-III+, 5.5 miles long.
Potomac River - South Branch, Virginia, Confluence of Straight Creek to state line, class I-II, 1 miles long.
Potts Creek, Virginia, Route 311 to Route 18, class I-IV, 32.5 miles long.
Pound River, Virginia, Route 739 to Route 611, class I-II(III), 2 miles long.
Pound River, Virginia, Route 624 to Pound Fishing Access, class I-II, 8.5 miles long.
Powell River, Virginia, Appalachia to Big Stone Gap, class II-IV, 3 miles long.
Powell River, Virginia, Big Stone Gap to Dryden, class I-II, 12 miles long.
Powell River, Virginia, Route 603 bridge to Pennington Gap, class II-IV, 6.5 miles long.
Powell River - South Fork, Virginia, South Fork Gorge, class V+, 4 miles long.
Prater Creek, Virginia, Prater to Haysi, class II-III, 7.5 miles long.
Quantico Creek, Virginia, Trail 7 to Dumfries, class II-III, 4 miles long.
Quantico Creek - South Branch, Virginia, Route 619 to Dumfries, class I-III, 8.5 miles long.
Rapidan River, Virginia, Route 610 to Motts Run, class II, 15 miles long.
Rapidan River, Virginia, Shenandoah National Park to Route 29, class II-IV, 15 miles long.
Rappahannock River, Virginia, Route 647 to Route 211, class I-II, 13.5 miles long.
Rappahannock River, Virginia, Remington to Kellys Ford, class II+, 4.5 miles long.
Rappahannock River, Virginia, Kellys Ford to Motts Run, class I-II, 24 miles long.
Rappahannock River, Virginia, Motts Run to Fredericksburg, class I-III, 4.5 miles long.
Reed Creek, Virginia, I-81 to New River, class I-IV, 8 miles long.
Rich Creek, Virginia, Virginia/West Virginia state line to Rich Creek, class I-III, 2.1 miles long.
Rivanna River, Virginia, Charlottesville to Shadwell, class II, 4 miles long.
Rivanna River - North Fork, Virginia, Advance Mills to Route 29, class II, 12 miles long.
Roach River, Virginia, St. George to North Fork Rivanna River, class II-III, 6 miles long.
Roanoke River - North Fork, Virginia, Route 603 to Roanoke River, class I-III, 14 miles long.
Roanoke River - South Fork, Virginia, Shawsville to Roanoke River, class I-II, 8 miles long.
Roaring Run, Virginia, County line to Recreation Area, class V+, 1.2 miles long.
Robinson River, Virginia, Syria to Locust Dale, class II+, 19 miles long.
Rockfish River - South Fork, Virginia, Wintergreen to Beech Grove, class V, 3.2 miles long.
Rose River, Virginia, Two miles to Robinson River, class III, 2 miles long.
Rucker Run, Virginia, Route 653 to Tye River, class II-III, 4.3 miles long.
Rush River, Virginia, Washington to Rock Mills, class II-III, 6 miles long.
Russell Fork, Virginia, Virginia 611 to Garden Hole Road, class II-III+, 3 miles long.
Russell Fork, Virginia, Garden Hole Road to Kentucky takeout, class IV-V+, 3.8 miles long.
Scott's Run, Virginia, Swinks Mill Road to Fairfax County Park trailhead, class IV-V, -blank- miles long.
Shaws Fork, Virginia, Headwaters to Liberty, class II-III, 4.5 miles long.
Shenandoah River, Virginia, Route 50 to Route 7, class I(II), 14 miles long.
Shenandoah River - North Fork, Virginia, Route 921 to Route 730, class I-III, 27.5 miles long.
Shenandoah River - South Fork, Virginia, Route 675 to Bentonville, class I-II, 27.5 miles long.
Shenandoah River - South Fork, Virginia, Elkton to Luray, class I-II, 30.5 miles long.
Shoe Creek, Virginia, North Fork to Piney, class III-V, 2 miles long.
Simpson Creek, Virginia, Truckstop to Route 60, class II-III, 6.5 miles long.
Slate River, Virginia, Diana Mills to James River, class I-II, 9.5 miles long.
Smith River, Virginia, Charity to Backwater of Philpott Lake, class II-III, 9.5 miles long.
South River, Virginia, Waynesboro to Lynnwood, class I-II, 25 miles long.
South Mayo River, Virginia, Virginia Route 695 to Mayo River, class I-III, 5.5 miles long.
South River - Rapidan Tributary, Virginia, Rt. 638 to Route 619, class II-III, 9 miles long.
Staton's Creek, Virginia, Staton's Falls to Pedlar River, class V, 0.6 miles long.
Stock Creek, Virginia, Natural Tunnel State Park, class II-III, 1.8 miles long.
Stock Creek, Virginia, Upper Gorge, class III-IV+(V), 1.5 miles long.
Stoney Creek, Virginia, Peggy's Pinch to Route 751, class IV, 0.8 miles long.
Stony Creek - New Tributary, Virginia, Route 635 to Route 684, class III-V, 7 miles long.
Stony Creek - North fork Shenandoah Tributary, Virginia, Liberty Furnace to North Fork Shenandoah, class I-III, 15.5 miles long.
Tennessee Laurel Creek, Virginia, Roadside Laurel, class III+(IV), 2.5 miles long.
Thornton River, Virginia, Sperryville to Rock Mills, class II-III, 7 miles long.
Tumbling Creek, Virginia, Rt. 613 to Route 611, class II-III+, 1 miles long.
Tumbling Creek, Virginia, Upper Gorge, class V, 5 miles long.
Tye River, Virginia, Nash to Tye River, class III-IV, 15 miles long.
Tye River, Virginia, US 29 to Route 654, class -blank-, 6 miles long.
Tye River, Virginia, Route 654 to James River, class -blank-, 8 miles long.
Tye River - North Fork, Virginia, Above Nash to Confluence with Tye River, class V, 3 miles long.
Tye River - South Fork, Virginia, Route 56 to Nash, class V, 3.7 miles long.
Tye River - Upper North Fork, Virginia, Adrenaline Alley, class V, 0.5 miles long.
Tye River - Upper South Fork, Virginia, Montebello to first Route 56 bridge, class V+, 2 miles long.
Walker Creek, Virginia, Route 713 to Route 636, class I-II, 29.5 miles long.
White Oak Run, Virginia, White Oak Fire Road to Lower White Oak Canyon Parking Lot, class V+, 3 miles long.
Whitetop Laurel Creek, Virginia, Route 728 to Route 58, class II-IV, 12 miles long.
Wilson Creek, Virginia, Douthat Park Dam to Jackson River, class II-III, 7.5 miles long.
Find Rivers Near the Following cities in Virginia:
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
Bluefield, West Virginia-Virginia
Bristol, Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Danville, Virginia
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Kingsport-Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia
Martinsville, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia-North Carolina
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia
Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia
Important Outdoors Safety Information
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