Access Site
NC
Take Out
City: NC
County: Haywood
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 35.77219300, -83.10105700
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Location
Interactive access map
Loads when you reach this section.
Nearby Gauge Conditions
Cataloochee Creek near Cataloochee, NC
7.4 mi away
Pigeon River near Hepco, NC
11.3 mi away
Real-time data from USGS Water Services
Whitewater Run
III-IV
Take-out
Big Creek (Pigeon R. trib.) - 2. NPS Campground to Confluence with Big Pigeon
158 ft/mi
Current Conditions
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• 1200.00-2700.00 cfs
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC
About This Access Site
This is a take-out access point on Big Creek, a tributary of the Pigeon River located in Haywood County, North Carolina. As a whitewater take-out site, this location is designed for paddlers finishing a run on Big Creek to exit the water. The site serves as the endpoint for whitewater kayakers and canoeists who have paddled downstream sections of this mountain stream. Being situated in the western North Carolina mountains, Big Creek offers the typical whitewater characteristics of Appalachian tributaries with gradient and flowing water conditions.