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Tennessee whitewater, Big Fiery Gizzard Creek
Grundy Marion
county,
Tracy City section section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
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CLASS III-V 12 miles
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The beautiful scenery of Tennessee and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water have people coming here. If you've been whitewater rafting and kayaking outside Tennessee you might find the rivers here a bit more challenging, so if you're visiting here do keep in mind that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. You might be into whitewater rafting or kayaking or both, doesn't matter, around here you'll find a large number of good |
rivers. Not too many hotels nearby, you'll have to drive a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations you might end up sleeping in your car. Getting a good workout and just being out on the river for a while will
| have you coming back for more. You can enjoy this section more if you take your time, so pack your camping stuff. The Tracy City section stretch of Big Fiery Gizzard Creek in Grundy/ Marion County is 12 miles long and is according to American Whitewater a class III-V section of whitewater. There are campgrounds quite near the river where you can camp. The put-in location is a short drive from Tullahoma, there's a road map further down the | |
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page with more info on that. There are some good stretches to paddle in this river system, the Tracy City section stretch is one of them.
Briefly about the general area: Not far from Big Fiery Gizzard Creek you
find Raven Point, and Little Cove is also a great location to discover. On a good day at Big Fiery Gizzard Creek you can take a hike along the Winding Stairs. Russell Cave National Monument is a good spot near Big Fiery
Gizzard Creek; if the weather is great, you can go for a hike along the River Mont Cave Historical Trail. Lots of folks from Tracy City come to Big Fiery Gizzard Creek.
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Big Fiery Gizzard Creek, Tracy City section road map Printable road map with the put-in and take-out locations clearly marked.
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These outdoors activities are available near Big Fiery Gizzard Creek. |
| Whitewater Near Big Fiery Gizzard Creek:
Little Sequatchie, Marion County, 9 miles away Class II-III - 7 miles long (Indian Creek to Sequatchie River) |
Warren Creek, Dade County, 16 miles away Class -blank- - 6.2 miles long (Highway 301 to Nickajack Lake) |
Savage Creek, Grundy County, 19 miles away Class -blank- - 5.7 miles long (Savage Gulf) |
Lively Creek, De Kalb County, 19 miles away Class III+ - 6.4 miles long (State Route 73 to Long Island Creek) |
Mullens Creek, Marion County, 20 miles away Class IV-V(V+) - 4 miles long (Prentice Cooper State Park to Mullens Cove) |
Woodcock Creek, Sequatchie County, 20 miles away Class IV-V+ - 6 miles long (Woodcock Gulf to Daus) |
Cole City Creek, Dade County, 22 miles away Class III+(IV) - 7.2 miles long (Casey Road to Tennessee River) |
Suck Creek, Marion/ Hamilton County, 22 miles away Class IV-V+ - 2 miles long (Suck Confluence to Knuckle Head) |
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| Hotels Near Big Fiery Gizzard Creek:
Economy Inn And Suites, Henderson
, 4 miles away |
Edgeworth Inn And Campus Suite, Monteagle
, 8 miles away |
Super 8 - Monteagle TN, Monteagle
, 8 miles away |
The Smoke House Lodge And Cabi, Monteagle
, 9 miles away |
Holiday Inn Express & Suites KIMBALL, Kimball
, 10 miles away |
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| Public Lands Near Big Fiery Gizzard Creek:
Russell Cave National Monument, Bridgeport - AL
, 15 miles away |
Little River Canyon National Preserve, Fort Payne - AL
, 43 miles away |
South Cumberland State Park, Tennessee
, 17 miles away |
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Georgia
, 27 miles away |
Old Stone Fort State Park, Tennessee
, 30 miles away |
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