Elk River, West Virginia
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QUICK STATS AW Class:
II-III(IV)
Length:
11.6
miles
Average Gradient: 30 fpm
Putin Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.48722 Longitude: -80.30028 Takeout Location Coordinates: Latitude: 38.47999 Longitude: -80.41501
Paddling Rivers Near Elk River, West Virginia:
Elk River - Back Fork, Webster County , 2 miles away Class II+ - 5.8 miles long (Big Sycamore to Webster Springs)
Gauley River, Webster County , 3 miles away Class I-II - 8.3 miles long (Confluence with Turkey Fork to Bolair)
Elk River, Webster County , 4 miles away Class II-III(IV) - 11.6 miles long (Bergoo to Webster Springs)
Elk River, Webster County , 4 miles away Class II-III - 17.3 miles long (Webster Springs to CR7)
Elk River - Back Fork, Webster County , 4 miles away Class II-IV - 4.6 miles long (Confluence of Sugar Creek to Big Sycamore)
Sugar Creek, Webster County , 6 miles away Class II-III(IV) - 1.8 miles long (Confluence of Little Sugar Creek to confluence of Back Fork of Elk)
Gauley River, Webster County , 6 miles away Class I-II - 7 miles long (Bolair to Donaldson)
Grassy Creek, Webster County , 7 miles away Class III-IV - 4.5 miles long (Orndoff Church to confluence with Right Fork of Holly River Close to Diana)
Leatherwood Creek, Webster County , 7 miles away Class III-IV - 3.3 miles long (Forks of creek to Bergoo)
Holly River - Right Fork, Webster/Braxton County , 7 miles away Class I-II - 14.8 miles long (Confluence of Grassy Creek to confluence of Left Fork)
Holly River - Right Fork, Webster County , 7 miles away Class III-IV - 3.5 miles long (Jumbo to confluence of Grassy Creek)
Williams River, Pocahontas/Webster County , 8 miles away Class II-III - 10 miles long (Three Forks of Williams to Gauley River)
Hotels near Elk River, West Virginia:
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
Campgrounds near Elk River, West Virginia:
Holly River State Park, Hacker Valley , 10 miles away
Cranberry Campground, Webster County , 10 miles away
Williams River RUA Site D2, Bergoo , 11 miles away
Tea Creek Campground, Pocahontas County , 12 miles away
Bishop Knob, Upperglade , 12 miles away
Cranberry River Dispersed, Upperglade , 12 miles away
Williams River RUA Site D4, Buckeye , 13 miles away
Public Lands Near Elk River, West Virginia:
Bluestone National Scenic River, Glen Jean - WV , 64 miles away
Gauley River National Recreation Area, Glen Jean - WV , 64 miles away
New River Gorge National River, Glen Jean - WV , 64 miles away
Holly River State Park, West Virginia , 11 miles away
Watoga State Park, West Virginia , 25 miles away
Cass Railroad State Park, West Virginia , 30 miles away
Audra State Park, West Virginia , 36 miles away
Seneca State Forest, West Virginia , 36 miles away
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