Access Site
NC
Take Out
City: NC
County: Clay
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 35.10800200, -83.83879900
Air Temp: --
Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Nearby Gauge Conditions
Valley River at Tomotla, NC
8.3 mi away
Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, NC
12.5 mi away
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
I-III+
Take-out
Fires Creek - A) Mule Flats to the Arch Bridge
Current Conditions
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• 600.00-5000.00 cfs
Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, NC
Whitewater Runs on Fires Creek
2 runsDifficulty 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
II-III+
Put-in at this location
B) Two miles above the Horse Park to Leatherwood Falls
2.2 mi
113 ft/mi
I-III+
Take-out at this location
A) Mule Flats to the Arch Bridge
5.2 mi
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater
About This Access Site
Fires Creek Take Out is a whitewater take-out access point located in Clay County, North Carolina. This site serves as an exit point for kayakers and canoeists running whitewater sections of Fires Creek. The take-out provides access to the creek in a rural mountain setting typical of western North Carolina's whitewater paddling areas. Being a dedicated take-out location, this site is designed primarily for egress after paddling upstream sections rather than as a primary launch point.