Cape Fear

boated this section yesterday. water level was about 3.25.This is a great section for first time and beginner paddlers. nothing above class II despite what this page says. first 4 miles are flat water and a few class 1s. great to let a new paddler get comfortable before anything happens. many new houses have cropped up in the past few years and Red Neck Campground has more trailers
have paddled it as low as 1.75 and as high as 6.5. between 2 and 4 feet is the best. below 2 and it is very boney. above 5 features start to wash out. above 6 and it is just fast moving water and some waves. the scary part of high water is the number of trees and junk in the water.