James River, Virginia <<< Back to James River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II-III Length: 5 miles Average Gradient: 11 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.62546 Longitude: -79.4452 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.60689 Longitude: -79.40027 Paddling Rivers Near James River, Virginia:    James River, Rockbridge/ Amherst County, 2 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Glasgow to Snowden)    James River, Amherst/ Bedford County, 2 miles away       Class I-II - 29 miles long (Snowden to Six Mile)    Hay's Creek, Rockbridge County, 8 miles away       Class II-III(V+) - 1.25 miles long (Eastfields to Walker's Creek)    Marl Creek, Rockbridge County, 10 miles away       Class IV-V - 0.2 miles long (roadside Route 706)    Pedlar River, Amherst County, 10 miles away       Class II-III - 14 miles long (Below Lynchburg Reservoir to Route 640)    Pedlar River, Amherst County, 12 miles away       Class I(II) - 6 miles long (Route 640 to Highway 130)    North Creek, Botetourt County, 12 miles away       Class II-IV - 2.5 miles long (Campground to Jennings Creek)    Pedlar River, Amherst County, 12 miles away       Class I-III - 3 miles long (Highway 130 to James River)    Jennings Creek, Botetourt County, 14 miles away       Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (Route 614 to James River)    Buffalo River, Amherst County, 14 miles away       Class II - 19 miles long (Forks of Buffalo to Amherst)    Buffalo Creek, Rockbridge County, 14 miles away       Class I-III - 12.5 miles long (Effinger to Buffalo Forge)    Colliers Creek, Rockbridge County, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 4 miles long (Collierstown to Buffalo Creek) Hotels near James River, Virginia: The Natural Bridge Historic Hotel, Natural Bridge 8.4 miles away Econo Lodge Lexington, Lexington 8.6 miles away The Georges Inn, Lexington 9.3 miles away Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Lexington, VA, Lexington 9.9 miles away Best Western Lexington Inn, Lexington 10 miles away Comfort Inn Virginia Horse Center, Lexington 10.1 miles away Wingate By Wyndham Lexington, Lexington 10.2 miles away Sleep Inn & Suites, Lexington 10.2 miles away Super 8 Lexington VA, Lexington 10.3 miles away Best Western Plus Inn At Hunt Ridge, Lexington 10.3 miles away Days Inn Lexington, Lexington 10.4 miles away Quality Inn & Suites Lexington, Lexington 12.7 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near James River, Virginia:    Matts Creek Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Glasgow, 1 miles away    Johns Hollow Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Big Island, 2 miles away    Wildwood Campground, Monroe, 5 miles away    Yogi Bear's Jellystone At Natural Bridge, Natural Bridge Station, 6 miles away    Blue Ridge Pkwy - Otter Creek, Big Island, 6 miles away    Punchbowl Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Buena Vista, 7 miles away    Hopper Creek Group, Natural Bridge Station, 7 miles away Trails near James River, Virginia:    Balcony Falls Trail, Rockbridge , 2 miles away    Hunting Creek Trail, Bedford , 6 miles away Public Lands Near James River, Virginia:    Booker T Washington National Monument, Hardy - VA, 33 miles away    Douthat State Park, Virginia, 30 miles away    Smith Mountain Lake State Park, Virginia, 31 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for James River, Virginia   All Virginia Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Virginia. Books about whitewater paddling on James River, Virginia List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on James River, Virginia. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Lynchburg, Virginia Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Lynchburg, Virginia, the metro area neareast to James River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.