New, South Fork
Route 1347 to Mouth of Wilson
July 6, 2020
Trip Report
| Reporter | Shad Wheatley |
Kids age 10 to 17 and I kayaked from New River State Park, Wagoner Rd. Access, 1215 Wagoner Access Rd
Jefferson, NC 28640
United States to Kings Creek Public Boat Landing (about 20 miles on the South Fork of the New River) . Flow was 600 cfs with water moving at about 2 mph. It took us just under 6 hours at a mild to moderate paddle rate with no significant breaks. Beautiful scenery, minimal rapids, tons of tubers and fishers. Minimal wildlife because of all the people, but it was July 4th weekend. Pulling out at the 221 bridge would have cut the trip in half and made it quite a bit more enjoyable.