Blackwater River, West Virginia <<< Back to Blackwater River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: III-V Length: 7 miles Average Gradient: 112 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.1122 Longitude: -79.52201 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 39.07229 Longitude: -79.63321 Paddling Rivers Near Blackwater River, West Virginia:    Red Run, Tucker County, 4 miles away       Class V+ - 4 miles long (Ford at FS 13 road to confluence of Dry Fork)    Blackwater River, Tucker County, 4 miles away       Class III-V - 7 miles long (North Fork Confluence to Hendricks)    Cheat River - Black Fork, Tucker County, 4 miles away       Class II - 4 miles long (Confluence of Blackwater River and Dry Fork at Hendricks to confluence of Shavers Fork)    Otter Creek, Tucker County, 6 miles away       Class IV - 2.6 miles long (Big Springs Gap to Cheat River)    Cheat River - Dry Fork, Randolph/ Tucker County, 6 miles away       Class III-IV - 12 miles long (Jenningston to Hendricks)    Blackwater River - North Fork, Tucker County, 6 miles away       Class V+ - 3.9 miles long (Rt. 219 to confluence with Blackwater River)    Blackwater River, Tucker County, 7 miles away       Class IV-V+ - 2.4 miles long (Blackwater Falls to North Fork Confluence)    Horseshoe Run, Tucker County, 7 miles away       Class I-III - 9 miles long (Shafer to Bridge above St. George)    Cheat River - Glady Fork, Randolph Tucker County, 7 miles away       Class I-III - 8.9 miles long (CR 12 bridge Close to Sully to confluence of Dry Fork Close to Gladwin)    Beaver Creek, Tucker County, 8 miles away       Class I-II - 11 miles long (Headwaters along Route 93 to Blackwater River)    Otter Creek, Randolph / Tucker County, 10 miles away       Class IV-V(V+) - 9 miles long (to Big Spring Gap)    Blackwater River, Tucker County, 11 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 11 miles long (Wildlife Preserve to Davis) Hotels near Blackwater River, West Virginia: Iron Road Inn, Elkins 20.7 miles away Holiday Inn Express & Suites ELKINS, Elkins 20.9 miles away Hampton Inn Elkins, Elkins 21 miles away ELKINS INN AND SUITES, Elkins 21.3 miles away The Preston County Inn, Kingwood 21.6 miles away Hyatt Place Baltimore/Owings Mills, Owings Mills 21.8 miles away Super 8 Elkins, Elkins 23 miles away Homestead Inn, Reedsville 27.1 miles away Inn At Deep Creek, Oakland 28 miles away Wisp Resort, McHenry 28.4 miles away Quality Inn Deep Creek Lake, McHenry 29.3 miles away Lakeview Golf Resort And Spa, Morgantown 36.3 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Blackwater River, West Virginia:    Horseshoe, Hambleton, 5 miles away    Blackwater Falls State Park, Thomas, 6 miles away    Five River Campgrounds, Parsons, 7 miles away    Blackwater Lodge, Davis, 7 miles away    Blackwater Falls Campground, Davis, 7 miles away    Canaan Valley Resort State Park, Dryfork, 9 miles away    Bear Heaven Campground, Elkins, 11 miles away Public Lands Near Blackwater River, West Virginia:    Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia, 6 miles away    Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, 30 miles away    Tygart Lake State Park, West Virginia, 31 miles away    Audra State Park, West Virginia, 34 miles away    Valley Falls State Park, West Virginia, 39 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for Blackwater River, West Virginia   All West Virginia Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in West Virginia. Books about whitewater paddling on Blackwater River, West Virginia List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Blackwater River, West Virginia. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Morgantown, West Virginia Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Morgantown, West Virginia, the metro area neareast to Blackwater River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.