North Carolina whitewater, Haw River Chatham county, Bynum to Highway 64 section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.   CLASS I-III     4 miles   If you're coming from Durham it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, as you can see on the road map further down. The Bynum to Highway 64 section of Haw River is 4 miles long and it is classified as a class I-III section by American Whitewater. If you've been out of state whitewater rafting and kayaking you might find the rivers here more forgiving, so if you're not from around here don't forget that quite a few of the sections     in this state are pretty easy. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but do book a room before you come because it is a very popular destination. The natural beauty of North Carolina and the water flowing gracefully down Haw River are reasons enough to come here and paddle. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. Great exercise and just hanging out with mother nature have a lot of people coming here. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, this is an area with plenty of spots for that. This is a pretty decent length section, you can easily run it on an afternoon. This river system is full of   great paddling stretches, the Bynum to Highway 64 stretch is just one of them. Briefly about the general area: At Haw River you always meet someone from Pittsboro; a perfect place like Jordan Lake State Park is too great to leave out. Haw River is a pretty wet place frequently with a great deal of precipitation. Of all the months in a year May is the one with the most rain, and September is when it's the driest. High temperatures at Haw River during the summertime months are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 60's. High temperatures all through the wintertime are normally in the 40's, and nighttime lows through the wintertime for Haw River tend to be in the 20's. Haw River, Bynum to Highway 64 road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.     Map Detailed Map Stats Stats for this river stretch Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Haw River.   Whitewater Near Haw River: Haw River, Chatham County, 2 miles away       Class I-III - 4 miles long (Bynum to Highway 64) Haw River, Chatham County, 2 miles away       Class II-III - 1 miles long (Highway 64 to Jordan Reservoir) Haw River, Chatham County, 8 miles away       Class I-II(III) - 7.5 miles long (Route 1545 to US Route 15-501) Bear Creek, country County, 10 miles away       Class I-II - 1 miles long (May's Chapel Road to confluence with Rocky River) Deep River, Chatham County, 11 miles away       Class I-II - 7 miles long (US Route 15/501 Bridge to US Route 1 Bridge) Cape Fear, Chatham/Harnett/Cumberland County, 14 miles away       Class I-III - 24 miles long (Avents Ferry to Erwin) New Hope Creek, Orange County, 15 miles away       Class II-III - 5 miles long (Turkey Farm Road to Erwin Road) Buckhorn Creek, Chatham County, 15 miles away       Class I(II) - 3 miles long (Highway 42 to Buckhorn Dam Road) Rocky River, Chatham County, 17 miles away       Class I-III - 7 miles long (Route 2170 to North Carolina Route 902) Eno River, Orange/Durham County, 18 miles away       Class I-III - 8.5 miles long (Route 1567 below Duke Dam to US Route 501)   Marinas Near Haw River: Crosswinds Marina, Apex , 9 miles away   Hotels Near Haw River: Rizzo Center, Chapel Hill , 7 miles away Hyatt Place Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill , 8 miles away Hampton Inn - Suites Chapel Hill-Carrboro-Downtown NC, Carrboro , 10 miles away The Carolina Inn-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill , 10 miles away Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill , 10 miles away   Campgrounds Near Haw River: Jordan Lake State Recreation Area - Vista Point, Pittsboro, 6 miles away Jordan Lake State Recreation Area - Parkers Creek, Pittsboro, 6 miles away Jordan Lake State Recreation Area - New Hope Overlook, Pittsboro, 7 miles away   Public Lands Near Haw River: Jordan Lake State Park, North Carolina , 10 miles away Eno River State Park, North Carolina , 21 miles away Raven Rock State Park, North Carolina , 21 miles away   Golf Courses Near Haw River: The Preserve at Jordon Lake Golf Club, Chapel Hill , 5 miles away Govenors Club, Chapel Hill , 9 miles away Deep River Golf Course, Sanford , 9 miles away   Lakes Near Haw River B Everett Jordan Lake, Chatham , 7 miles away University Lake, Orange , 8 miles away