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Arkansas whitewater, Lake Norrell Spillway
Saline
county,
Lake Norrell Spillway section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS III-IV 0.2 miles
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The put-in location is a short drive from Little Rock-North Little Rock, as you can see on the road map further down. The beautiful scenery of Saline County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water beats anything. The Lake Norrell Spillway stretch of Lake Norrell Spillway in Saline County is 0.2 miles long and has been rated as a class III-IV section by American Whitewater. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just being out |
on the river for a while will make you glad you came. The Lake Norrell Spillway section is one of a few paddling sections in this river system. There aren’t any hotels right nearby but if you're willing to drive a short
| distance then no problem but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. This is a very short section so you'd better be prepared to walk your kayak back to put-in a few times. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. The beauty of the Ouachita Mountains is a great plus for this river. Whitewater rafting and kayaking spots in Arkansas tend to be more forgiving than the national average, so if you're | |
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visiting here do keep in mind that rivers in this state are not as hard as elsewhere. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way there are lots of good places for that around
here.
Briefly about the general area: You're sure to come across some friendly folks from Benton here. Pinnacle Mountain State Park is a fine location to stretch your legs a bit. Lake Norrell Spillway is a quite
wet place usually with a large amount of rainfall. The month with most of the rain is May, and January is when it's the driest. For the duration of the days of summer highs here at Lake Norrell Spillway get into the 90's with overnight lows in the 60's.
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Lake Norrell Spillway, Lake Norrell Spillway road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.
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Map
 Detailed Map
Stats
 Stats for this river stretch
Weather
 Local weather forecast
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These outdoors activities are available near Lake Norrell Spillway. |
| Marinas Near Lake Norrell Spillway:
Little Rock Yacht Club, Little Rock
, 15 miles away |
River Valley Marina, Little Rock
, 16 miles away |
R & J Marina, Hot Springs Village
, 18 miles away |
Balboa Dam Stoarge, Hot Springs Village
, 19 miles away |
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| Hotels Near Lake Norrell Spillway:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Little Rock Benton, Benton
, 9 miles away |
Americas Best Inn Benton, Benton
, 9 miles away |
Best Western Benton Inn, Benton
, 9 miles away |
Econo Lodge Benton, Benton
, 9 miles away |
Days Inn Benton, Benton
, 9 miles away |
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| Public Lands Near Lake Norrell Spillway:
Hot Springs National Park, Hot Springs - AR
, 30 miles away |
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Arkansas
, 14 miles away |
Lake Catherine State Park, Arkansas
, 25 miles away |
Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas
, 30 miles away |
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