Laurel Creek

Ran this back in the winter a couple of times and it’s a fun class 2 to 3 run. The first section on laurel creek is pretty fast paced, But then when the south fork comes in, it slows down a bit until you get to the steel bridge then there’s a nice play spot below there.

Put in below the Old Mill in Damascus and have a blast! There are several series of ledges that are a lot of fun even in lower levels. Less than a half-mile below Vail's Mill bridge you'll begin to notice the water slow up and there'll be a LARGE horizon line up ahead. This is a good time to scout the old dam. At higher flows you can run either the far left or far right lines. Down below the dam are some fun rapids. Just be sure to watch out for the tree that is now convientently located on the right side (the best line) of the rapid. HAVE FUN!

We took some pictures a while back of a run on Laurel. I'll try to get those on here soon!

Pretty typical rapid on this stretch of Laurel. This creek is a lot of fun. Lots of series of ledges and stuff to have fun on.
Here's Liz at the same spot on Laurel. Guess we thought this rapid was photogenic.