Tar River, North Carolina <<< Back to Tar River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: I-III Length: 6.3 miles Average Gradient: 10 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 36.194 Longitude: -78.58301 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 36.17399 Longitude: -78.49601 Paddling Rivers Near Tar River, North Carolina:    Tar River, Granville/Franklin/Vance County, 3 miles away       Class I-III - 6.3 miles long (North Carolina Route 96 to Route 1203)    Little Fishing Creek, Granville County, 5 miles away       Class I-II - 7 miles long (North Carolina Route 96 Bridge to Route 1622)    Neuse River, Wake County, 14 miles away       Class I-III+ - 0.25 miles long (Falls Dam)    Neuse River, Wake County, 14 miles away       Class I-II - 7.7 miles long (Route 2000 Bridge to US 401)    Flat River, Person/Durham County, 24 miles away       Class I-III - 4 miles long (Route 161 to Lake Michie)    Flat River, Person/Durham County, 28 miles away       Class I-III - 10 miles long (US Route 501 to Route 1614)    Little River, Durham County, 28 miles away       Class I-IV - 1.5 miles long (Johnson U. to US Route 501) Hotels near Tar River, North Carolina: Kings Inn Motel Oxford, Oxford 6.6 miles away Comfort Inn & Suites Oxford, Oxford 6.7 miles away Sleep Inn Henderson, Henderson 9.9 miles away Hampton Inn Henderson I-85, Henderson 10.5 miles away Baymont Inn & Suites Henderson Oxford, Henderson 10.5 miles away Red Roof PLUS+ Henderson, Henderson 10.8 miles away Sleep Inn Wake Forest, Wake Forest 11.2 miles away Hampton Inn Raleigh-Town Of Wake Forest, Wake Forest 11.4 miles away Candlewood Suites WAKE FOREST RALEIGH AREA, Wake Forest 11.6 miles away Lamplight Inn, Henderson 12.6 miles away Best Western Butner Creedmoor Inn, Creedmoor 12.9 miles away Econo Lodge Creedmoor-Butner, Creedmoor 13 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Tar River, North Carolina:    Falls Lake State Recreation Area - Holly Point, Raleigh, 13 miles away    Falls Lake State Recreation Area - B W Wells Group, Raleigh, 13 miles away    Falls Lake State Recreation Area - Shinleaf, Raleigh, 13 miles away    Nutbush Bridge Campground, Vance County, 16 miles away    Kerr Lake State Recreation Area - Nutbush Creek, Middleburg, 16 miles away    Falls Lake State Recreation Area - Rolling View, Raleigh, 16 miles away    Kerr Lake State Recreation Area - Satterwhite Point, Middleburg, 18 miles away Marinas Near Tar River, North Carolina:    Satterwhite Point Marina, Henderson, 16 miles away    Rollingview Marina, Durham, 16 miles away    Steele Creek Marina, Townsville, 19 miles away    Steele Creek Marina & Campground, Henderson, 19 miles away Public Lands Near Tar River, North Carolina:    Falls Lake State Park, North Carolina, 11 miles away    Kerr Lake State Park, North Carolina, 18 miles away    William B. Umstead State Park, North Carolina, 20 miles away    Hibernia Public Use Area, North Carolina, 21 miles away    Henderson Point Public Use Area, North Carolina, 24 miles away Lakes Near Tar River, North Carolina:    Falls Lake, Wake , 14 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for Tar River, North Carolina   All North Carolina Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in North Carolina. Books about whitewater paddling on Tar River, North Carolina List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Tar River, North Carolina. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Henderson, North Carolina Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Henderson, North Carolina, the metro area neareast to Tar River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.