Whitewater Rafting
Making sense of whitewater rapid classifications
With its many rivers coursing through many different kinds of terrain, West Virginia is a paradise for paddlers and rafters, especially where whitewater paddling is concerned. So familiarizing yourself with the International Scale of River Difficulty and understanding...
Raft trips only a bus-ride away for Kanawha Valley residents
A whitewater rafting trip on the New River is only a bus-ride away for residents of the Kanawha...
Outfitter provides discounted raft trips to celebrate W.Va. rafting
River Expeditions will celebrate the 50th anniversary of whitewater rafting in West Virginia June...
Month of May ideal for high whitewater on New River
Perhaps no month is as ideal as May for whitewater rafting on the New River in West Virginia, if...
Sign up for the West Virginia Explorer newsletter to win a raft trip
Sign up for the West Virginia Explorer newsletter by February 28, 2018, and be entered to win a whitewater rafting adventure trip for two in West Virginia with River Expeditions. The drawing is one of many annual drawings offered to recipients of the West Virginia...
West Virginia river outfitters report gains in 2017
West Virginia river outfitters in 2017 recovered from two years of low numbers and posted statewide gains of 5,000 river visits, according to a spokesman for Adventures on the Gorge, one of the state’s chief outfitters. The W.Va. Department of Natural Resources, which...
“Hidden” whitewater run opens to West Virginia paddlers
Rafters and kayakers have been provided another 5.3 miles of whitewater to run in southern West Virginia where an agreement has been reached to partly restore flow to a stretch of the New River downstream of its world-renowned whitewater section. Proponents of the...
Temperatures on Gauley River in West Virginia strangely warm
Whitewater-rafting guides who have been plying the Gauley River in West Virginia are reporting that water temperatures are higher than normal for autumn. Officials at one of the state’s adventure resorts say there’s a good explanation. “Though they’re not out there...