James River, Virginia <<< Back to James River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: I-II Length: 29 miles    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.59795 Longitude: -79.393 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 37.3931 Longitude: -79.06031 Paddling Rivers Near James River, Virginia:    Pedlar River, Amherst County, 3 miles away       Class I-III - 3 miles long (Highway 130 to James River)    Harris Creek, Amherst County, 5 miles away       Class I-III - 7 miles long (Route 130 to James River)    Pedlar River, Amherst County, 7 miles away       Class I(II) - 6 miles long (Route 640 to Highway 130)    Buffalo River, Amherst County, 10 miles away       Class II - 19 miles long (Forks of Buffalo to Amherst)    Pedlar River, Amherst County, 10 miles away       Class II-III - 14 miles long (Below Lynchburg Reservoir to Route 640)    James River, Amherst/ Bedford County, 13 miles away       Class I-II - 29 miles long (Snowden to Six Mile)    Staton's Creek, Amherst County, 15 miles away       Class V - 0.6 miles long (Staton's Falls to Pedlar River)    Buffalo River, Amherst County, 15 miles away       Class I-III - 13 miles long (Amherst to Tye River)    Hay's Creek, Rockbridge County, 15 miles away       Class II-III(V+) - 1.25 miles long (Eastfields to Walker's Creek)    Piney River - South Fork, Amherst County, 16 miles away       Class V - 3.4 miles long (First bridge to National Forest boundary.)    James River, Rockbridge/ Amherst County, 17 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Glasgow to Snowden)    Irish Creek, Rockbridge County, 18 miles away       Class II-IV - 7.5 miles long (Irish Creek Mission to South River) Hotels near James River, Virginia: Holiday Inn LYNCHBURG, Lynchburg 7.1 miles away Hilton Garden Inn Los Angeles-El Monte CA, El Monte 7.2 miles away Econo Lodge Lynchburg, Lynchburg 7.3 miles away Knights Inn Madison Heights Lynchburg, Madison Heights 7.5 miles away Best Western Of Lynchburg, Lynchburg 7.5 miles away Kirkley Hotel, Lynchburg 7.6 miles away Holiday Inn Express LYNCHBURG, Lynchburg 7.6 miles away Quality Inn Lynchburg, Lynchburg 7.7 miles away Scottish Inns Madison, Madison Heights 7.7 miles away Microtel Inn & Suites By Wyndham Lynchburg, Lynchburg 7.7 miles away The Craddock Terry Hotel, Lynchburg 7.7 miles away La Quinta Inn & Suites Lynchburg At Liberty Univ, Lynchburg 7.8 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near James River, Virginia:    Blue Ridge Pkwy - Otter Creek, Big Island, 9 miles away    Wildwood Campground, Monroe, 10 miles away    Brown Mt Creek Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Buena Vista, 12 miles away    Punchbowl Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Buena Vista, 13 miles away    Shady Mountain Campground, Amherst County, 13 miles away    Johns Hollow Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Big Island, 13 miles away    Cow Camp Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Vesuvius, 14 miles away Trails near James River, Virginia:    Balcony Falls Trail, Rockbridge , 17 miles away    Hunting Creek Trail, Bedford , 18 miles away Public Lands Near James River, Virginia:    Booker T Washington National Monument, Hardy - VA, 40 miles away    Holliday Lake State Park, Virginia, 28 miles away    Smith Mountain Lake State Park, Virginia, 34 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.