Access Site
WV
Meadow Creek
City: Meadow Creek, WV
County: Summers County
Type: Boat Ramp
Location: 37.80942357, -80.92447467
Air Temp: --
Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Live Webcam
Nearby Gauge Conditions
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I-III
New - 11. Sandstone to McCreery
9 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 800.00-17550.00 cfs
New River at Thurmond, WV
Whitewater Runs on New River
20 runs (12 nearby)Difficulty Classes
I Easy
II Novice
III Intermediate
IV Advanced
V Expert/Extreme
VI Unrunnable
Position relative to this access site:
Put-in at this location
This location is on the run
Take-out at this location
Downstream from here Upstream from here
Downstream from here Upstream from here
I-III
This location is on this run
11. Sandstone to McCreery
15.0 mi
9 ft/mi
I-III
This location is on this run
13. Thurmond to Cunard
7.2 mi
II-III
Downstream from here (11.8 mi to put-in)
12. McCreery to Thurmond
13.0 mi
8 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (14.7 mi to put-in)
14. Cunard to Fayette Station
6.9 mi
20 ft/mi
III-IV
Downstream from here (25.7 mi to put-in)
15. New River Dries: Hawks Nest Dam to Gauley Bridge
6.0 mi
18 ft/mi
I-III(IV)
Upstream from here (3.8 mi from take-out)
10. Bluestone Dam to Sandstone
11.0 mi
10 ft/mi
I-III
Upstream from here (18.5 mi from take-out)
09. Glen Lyn, VA to Bull Falls Camping Area, WV
21.0 mi
5 ft/mi
I-II+(III)
Upstream from here (30.7 mi from take-out)
08. Pearisburg,VA to Glen Lyn, VA
9.6 mi
I-II
Upstream from here (34.4 mi from take-out)
07. Ripplemead to Pearisburg
8.4 mi
8 ft/mi
I-II
Upstream from here (37.5 mi from take-out)
06. Eggleston to Ripplemead
8.4 mi
4 ft/mi
I-II(III)
Upstream from here (41.9 mi from take-out)
05. McCoy Falls to Eggleston
3.5 mi
I-II
Upstream from here (44.6 mi from take-out)
04. Claytor Dam to above McCoy Falls
26.0 mi
These whitewater runs are on the same river but located more than 50 miles from this access site.
II
62 mi away
03.0 Foster Falls to Barren Springs
6.4 mi
II
61 mi away
03.1 Barren Springs to Allisonia
5.4 mi
I-II
64 mi away
02.3 Austinville to Foster Falls
4.5 mi
II-III
64 mi away
02.4 Foster Falls
0.6 mi
I-II
66 mi away
02.2 Ivanhoe to Austinville
4.7 mi
II-III
68 mi away
02.1 Byllesby Dam to Ivanhoe
4.2 mi
I-III
71 mi away
02.0 Fries Dam to Byllesby Dam
7.2 mi
11 ft/mi
I-II(III)
76 mi away
01. Stuart Dam (Route 58) to Fries (Route 94)
43.9 mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
**Location & Access:** Meadow Creek is a public boat launch located one mile north of the Sandstone Visitor Center in Summers County, West Virginia. The ramp is situated at Meadow Creek Campground; take Exit 139 off I-64 and head north past the visitor center on Meadow Creek Road. Note that access requires crossing railroad tracks—use caution and avoid this route with large RVs or trailers.
**Facilities & Recreation:** This is a primitive, tent-only campground with 17 sites available on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservations). The ramp provides direct access to the New River, one of the continent's oldest rivers, which flows northward through dramatic canyons within New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. The area is ideal for kayakers and canoeists exploring whitewater sections of the New River. For more information, contact the facility at (304) 465-0508. The site is not ADA accessible.
**Facilities & Recreation:** This is a primitive, tent-only campground with 17 sites available on a first-come, first-served basis (no reservations). The ramp provides direct access to the New River, one of the continent's oldest rivers, which flows northward through dramatic canyons within New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. The area is ideal for kayakers and canoeists exploring whitewater sections of the New River. For more information, contact the facility at (304) 465-0508. The site is not ADA accessible.
Federal Facility Information
(304) 465-0508
Free Access
This tent-only primitive campground located along the New River is only one mile from the Sandstone Visitor Center. It offers 17 tent sites in an open field. The railroad crossing can be dangerous for larger RVs and trailers. RV camping is prohibited. The low grade railroad crossing is not suitable for extended wheelbase RVs such as motorhomes, fifth wheels and travel trailers etc. Campers...
This tent-only primitive campground located along the New River is only one mile from the Sandstone Visitor Center. It offers 17 tent sites in an open field. The railroad crossing can be dangerous for larger RVs and trailers. RV camping is prohibited. The low grade railroad crossing is not suitable for extended wheelbase RVs such as motorhomes, fifth wheels and travel trailers etc. Campers should expect to hear some noise such as train horns.
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Nearby Recreation Areas
New River Gorge National Park & Preserve
Located within
Bluestone Lake
Located within