Thornton River, Virginia <<< Back to Thornton River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II-III Length: 7 miles Average Gradient: 24 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.64655 Longitude: -78.20614 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.65357 Longitude: -78.13503 Paddling Rivers Near Thornton River, Virginia:    Covington River, Rapphannock County, 1 miles away       Class II-III - 4.5 miles long (Rappahannock School to Rush River)    Thornton River, Rappahannock County, 2 miles away       Class II-III - 7 miles long (Sperryville to Rock Mills)    Rush River, Rapahannock County, 4 miles away       Class II-III - 6 miles long (Washington to Rock Mills)    Hughes River and Hazel River, Rappahannock/Culpepper County, 7 miles away       Class II - 9.5 miles long (SR 603 to Route 522 Bridge)    Happy Creek, Warren County, 11 miles away       Class III+ - 4.3 miles long (Route 671 to Happy Cr. Road)    Gooney Run, Warren County, 11 miles away       Class III-IV+ - 4.1 miles long (Browntown to Karo Landing)    Rappahannock River, Fauquier/ Culpeper County, 11 miles away       Class I-II - 13.5 miles long (Route 647 to Route 211)    Robinson River, Madison County, 14 miles away       Class II+ - 19 miles long (Syria to Locust Dale)    Rose River, Madison County, 15 miles away       Class III - 2 miles long (Two miles to Robinson River)    White Oak Run, Madison County, 17 miles away       Class V+ - 3 miles long (White Oak Fire Road to Lower White Oak Canyon Parking Lot)    Rapidan River, Greene/Madison County, 18 miles away       Class II-IV - 15 miles long (Shenandoah National Park to Route 29)    Passage Creek, Warren County, 19 miles away       Class II-III - 6 miles long (Elizabeth Furnance to Waterlick) Hotels near Thornton River, Virginia: Super 8 Front Royal, Front Royal 14.2 miles away Quality Inn Skyline Drive, Front Royal 14.4 miles away Red Roof Inn Culpeper, Culpeper 14.7 miles away Microtel Inn & Suites By Wyndham Culpeper, Culpeper 14.8 miles away Holiday Inn Express & Suites CULPEPER, Culpeper 14.8 miles away Best Western Culpeper Inn, Culpeper 14.8 miles away Quality Inn Culpeper, Culpeper 14.8 miles away Red Carpet Inn And Suites, Culpeper 15.7 miles away Hampton Inn Front Royal, Front Royal 16.7 miles away Days Inn Luray Shenandoah, Luray 17.6 miles away Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites FRONT ROYAL BLUE RIDGE SHADOWS, Front Royal 18.2 miles away Cardinal Inn By Silver Star, Luray 18.8 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Thornton River, Virginia:    Gravel Springs Hut - Appalachian Trail, Bentonville, 8 miles away    Pass Mt Hut - Appalachian Trail, Sperryville, 10 miles away    Byrds Nest 3 Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Etlan, 11 miles away    Shenandoah National Park - Matthews Arm, Bentonville, 11 miles away    Tom Floyd Wayside Shelter - Appalachian Trail, Chester Gap, 11 miles away    Cedar Mountain Campground, Culpeper, 13 miles away    Gooney Creek Campgrounds, Front Royal, 13 miles away Public Lands Near Thornton River, Virginia:    Shenandoah National Park, Luray - VA, 19 miles away    Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Harpers Ferry - WV, 46 miles away    Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, McLean - VA, 46 miles away    Shenandoah River Andy Guest State Park, Virginia, 14 miles away    Sky Meadows State Park, Virginia, 23 miles away    Lake Anna State Park, Virginia, 37 miles away Lakes Near Thornton River, Virginia:    Lake Pelham, Culpeper , 14 miles away    Lake Arrowhead, Page , 15 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for Thornton River, Virginia   All Virginia Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in Virginia. Books about whitewater paddling on Thornton River, Virginia List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Thornton River, Virginia. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia, the metro area neareast to Thornton River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.