Elk River, West Virginia <<< Back to Elk River main page QUICK STATS AW Class: II-III+(IV) Length: 11.8 miles Average Gradient: 40 fpm    Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.15111 Longitude: -80.53667 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.48722 Longitude: -80.30028 Paddling Rivers Near Elk River, West Virginia:    Williams River, Pocahontas/Webster County, 3 miles away       Class II-III - 10 miles long (Three Forks of Williams to Gauley River)    Cherry River - North Fork, Nicholas/Greenbrier County, 5 miles away       Class III-IV - 13 miles long (Third West Virginia 39 and 55 Bridge to Richwood)    Cranberry River, Nicholas County, 6 miles away       Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Big Rock Camping Area to Gauley River)    Gauley River, Webster County, 7 miles away       Class I-II - 7 miles long (Bolair to Donaldson)    Gauley River, Webster County, 7 miles away       Class I-II - 8.3 miles long (Confluence with Turkey Fork to Bolair)    Cherry River - South Fork, Nicholas/Greenbrier County, 7 miles away       Class II-III+ - 6 miles long (Beech Lick Run to Richwood)    Gauley River, Webster County, 7 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 10.5 miles long (Donaldson to Camden-on-Gauley)    Elk River, Webster County, 9 miles away       Class II-III - 17.3 miles long (Webster Springs to CR7)    Little Laurel Creek, Greenbrier/Nicholas County, 10 miles away       Class II-IV - 5.1 miles long (CR39/11 to confluence with Cherry River)    Williams River, Pocahontas County, 10 miles away       Class I-III - 5.1 miles long (Day Run Camping area to Tea Creek)    Laurel Creek - Elk River Tributary, Webster County, 10 miles away       Class III-IV - 7.6 miles long (Confluence with McAvoy Run to Erbacon)    Cherry River, Nicholas County, 11 miles away       Class II-III - 9 miles long (Watergate Inn to Gauley River) Hotels near Elk River, West Virginia: Serenity Now, Snowshoe 15.3 miles away Days Inn & Suites Sutton Flatwoods, Sutton 26.7 miles away Super 8 Lewisburg, Lewisburg 27.4 miles away Quality Inn Lewisburg, Lewisburg 27.4 miles away Fairfield Inn & Suites Lewisburg, Lewisburg 27.4 miles away Holiday Inn Express & Suites LEWISBURG, Lewisburg 27.5 miles away Hampton Inn Lewisburg, Lewisburg 27.5 miles away Hampton Inn Summersville, Summersville 28.2 miles away Sleep Inn Summersville, Summersville 28.5 miles away Quality Inn Summersville, Summersville 28.6 miles away Super 8 Summersville, Summersville 28.7 miles away La Quinta Inn & Suites Summersville, Summersville 28.7 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different. Campgrounds near Elk River, West Virginia:    Cranberry Campground, Webster County, 2 miles away    Cranberry River Dispersed, Upperglade, 4 miles away    Summit Lake Campground, Greenbrier County, 4 miles away    Bishop Knob, Upperglade, 5 miles away    North Bend, Richwood, 5 miles away    Big Rock Campground, Nicholas County, 7 miles away    Camp Caesar, Cowen, 10 miles away Public Lands Near Elk River, West Virginia:    Bluestone National Scenic River, Glen Jean - WV, 56 miles away    Gauley River National Recreation Area, Glen Jean - WV, 56 miles away    New River Gorge National River, Glen Jean - WV, 56 miles away    Holly River State Park, West Virginia, 20 miles away    Watoga State Park, West Virginia, 22 miles away    Greenbrier State Forest, West Virginia, 32 miles away    Cass Railroad State Park, West Virginia, 35 miles away    Moncove Lake State Park, West Virginia, 38 miles away Current weather conditions and forecast for Elk River, West Virginia   All West Virginia Whitewater Complete list of all the whitewater paddling spots in West Virginia. Books about whitewater paddling on Elk River, West Virginia List of books from Amazon.com that cover whitewater paddling on Elk River, West Virginia. Whitewater Basics If you're new to whitewater paddling please take a look at this basic whitewater info. Outdoors Recreation Near Oak Hill, West Virginia Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Oak Hill, West Virginia, the metro area neareast to Elk River. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.