Laurel Creek (Tygart trib)

As of 6/7/03, Laurel Creek was clear of wood and was a clean run from put-in to take out. Having only previously run it once, at a much lower level, we made at least a half-dozen bank-scouts at horizon lines and countless last chance, at the lip, one boat eddy scouts. The run took us about 4 hours, but we were in no rush. Good stuff. Lots of fun. IMO, the rock garden rapids were the most difficult (omitting Olympic Slalom of course). The slides are straight forward, assuming you take the time to get out and look at the ones that you cant see from the road on the shuttle drive up. One other note...there are lots of little pin spots on this creek, so dont take any rapid for granted. Sometimes it takes a few seconds of looking at the same place to see the tell-tale indicators.

Have fun out there!