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Click on a tour's name for a brief description, links to more complete
descriptions, links to current weather reports, links and information on water
levels (if applicable, especially online sources), links to photos, the season(s) it is
most often paddled, and directions from Asheville to the put ins and take outs
(including the distance in minutes from downtown Asheville driving at the
speed limit under normal traffic conditions); click on a tour's distance to go to a route map).
Note that the trip lengths are maximums; trips can always be made
shorter using intermediate access points. Click on a tour's minimum
level to go directly to its online gauge (or proxy, if one exists, and only
if applicable). An asterisk
next to a level's link indicates that the link is to a proxy gauge and that
alternative online gauges are available and discussed on the tour's
page of this
website. Please read the Ratings Guide,
including the disclaimer, before going any
further.
Note: the levels listed below are estimates occasionally based
on time-honored rules of thumb, often based on a limited number of observations,
and sometimes based on pure speculation. Help improve the quality of
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| Location |
Trip Length |
Class |
Min. Level |
Distance |
Season |
| Bear Island, NC |
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| Bear Lake, NC |
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All |
| Big South Fork, TN/KY |
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| Black
River, Gilland Memorial to Pumphouse Landing, SC |
41 miles |
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| Black
River, Pumphouse Landing to US 701 Bridge, SC |
40 miles |
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| Black River, NC |
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| Broad River, NC/SC |
112.5 miles |
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| Broad
River, 99 Islands to Pacolet River, SC |
15 miles |
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| Calderwood Lake, NC |
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All |
| Cape
Fear River , NC |
103 miles |
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| Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC (Core Banks) |
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| Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC (Shackleford Banks) |
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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC
(Bull Island) |
6-12 miles,
day trip
overnighter |
N/A |
N/A |
5 hours |
All (Spring, Fall best) |
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC
(Cape's Point Loop) |
32 miles,
overnighter |
N/A |
N/A |
5.25 hours |
All (Spring, Fall best) |
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC
(Capers Island) |
11 miles,
day trip,
overnighter |
N/A |
N/A |
5 hours |
All (Spring, Fall best) |
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, SC
(Lighthouse Loop) |
20 miles,
day trip |
N/A |
N/A |
5.25 hours |
All (Spring, Fall best) |
| Catawba
River, Lansford Landing to SC 9 Landing, SC |
7.4 miles
|
|
Release from Lake Wylie Dam |
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| Chattooga
River, SC/GA |
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| Chicken
Creek, SC |
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| Congaree Swamp National Monument (Cedar
Creek), SC |
6 miles |
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| Cuckholds
Creek, SC |
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| Cumberland Island, SC |
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| Dan River, NC/VA |
46.5 miles |
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| Duck
River, TN |
106 miles |
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| Echaw
Creek, SC |
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| Edisto
River, South Fork (Aiken State Natural Area), SC |
1.7 miles
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| Edisto
River (Canoe and Kayak Trail), SC |
50.3 miles
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| Edisto
River (North Fork to Edisto Beach), SC |
153 miles |
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| Enoree
River, SC |
61 miles |
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| Everglades National Park, FL |
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Winter |
| Far Tortuga National Park, FL |
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Winter |
| Fontana Lake, NC |
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All |
| Gauley River, WV |
26 miles |
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| Green
River, KY |
111 miles |
|
220
cfs minimum |
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| Middle James River, VA |
90 miles |
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| Lake Jocassee, NC/SC |
Overnight |
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All |
| Little River, NC |
18.9 |
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| Little Tennessee River, NC |
23 miles |
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| Lumber River, NC |
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| Lynches
River, US 15 Boat Landing to Lynches River State Park, SC |
54 miles |
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| Merchants Millpond Swamp |
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| Mills River, South Fork |
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| New River, Main Stem, NC |
4++ miles |
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| New River, South Fork, NC |
22+ miles |
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| New River, VA |
27+ miles |
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| New River, WVA |
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| Nolichucky River, NC/TN |
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| Oconee
& Altamaha Rivers, GA |
180 miles |
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| Ogeechee River, GA |
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| Okefenokee
Swamp, GA |
Five days |
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| Old
Santee Canal, SC |
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| Peedee
River, Great, SC |
124+ miles |
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| Peedee
River, Little, SC |
124+ miles |
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| Rimini Swamp, SC |
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| Roanoke River Swamps |
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| Turkey
Stevens Creek, SC |
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| Tyger
River, SC |
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| Yadkin River, South Fork, NC |
42 miles |
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| Suwannee
River, FL |
84 miles |
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| Uwharrie River, NC |
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| Waccamaw
River, SC |
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| Wambaw
Canoe Trail, SC |
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