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First, there’s the fact that this stretch of the Yadkin it’s always runnable — can’t beat reliability in a playmate. And not only can you always depend on Section 13...

Yup, you read that right: “upstream.” You got a problem with that? You won’t when you realize that this close-to-town option is a character builder. Or if not a character...

There are several runs of rapids on this stretch of the Cape Fear, the first coming amid several islands less than a mile after the put-in. This run of Class...

A popular run, especially for intro classes. The stretch is popular for several reasons. For one, when water levels in the region start to drop it’s one of the last...

Look downstream as you pass over the US 64 bridge, even in the driest of times, and you’ll have no trouble seeing why this is the place the Triangle’s experienced...

If you’re gonna drive 4 hours you better get your money’s worth. With the price of admission ($25 for a one-day pass) to the National Whitewater Center that’s a pretty...

We say Fort Fisher because it tends to be a little less crowded than beaches to the north, something you (not to mention fellow beach-goers) will appreciate as you learn...

One of the more fun sections of the Haw: this stretch epitomizes the islands and braids that characterize the Haw as its banks widen and it works its way to...

You encounter a good drop over the first mile — 40 feet — but Paul Ferguson says there are no big drops, just a consistently descending run of Class I...

Until a whitewater park gets developed at the base of Falls dam, the one-two punch of the 3.5-mile stretch of the Neuse between Old Milburnie Road and Poole Road will...

A good stretch of Class I and II rapids just over a half mile in is followed by a Class III near the US 15/501 bridge. More Class Is and...

According to Paul Ferguson (see More info, below), there’s 182 miles of paddling on the Tar River between Oxford in the Piedmont and Washington (N.C.) on the cusp of the...

A good sign of possibly mountainlike waters in the coastal plain: mountain laurel can be found along some of the banks along this incarnation of the Little River (Paul Ferguson...

A small river at this point with high banks on either side you get your first action less than a half mile in at a boulder dam where a two-foot...

Truth in advertising: This is not a stretch of river that will thrill a whitewater enthusiast. You don’t even need a whitewater boat. Heck, a sit-on-top would do. Rather, it’s...

This is as far east as you’ll find good whitewater in North Carolina, and good whitewater it is. For one, it’s dependable: flow is controlled from a hydroelectric plant in...

What makes Rocky Mount a white water destination (when there’s water) is the presence of Rocky Mount Mills, the second oldest cotton mill in the state, dating back to 1818....

This may be one of the only whitewater runs you do that also spends time in a swamp. Only on the cusp of the Coastal Plain. Just below where Contentnea...