Green, North Carolina, US
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3. Fishtop Access to Big Rock Access (Lower Green)
| Usual Difficulty |
II (for normal flows) |
| Length |
6 Miles |
River Description
This is a very good river for all types of paddlers especially beginners. Most rapids are easy to
navigate and will have slow spots or pools at the end to gather lost equipment in the event of a
swim. This river also plays host to many types of tubers, there are two tubing places along this
section of river.
Directions to Put-In:
From Asheville / Hendersonville Area: Take I-26 going towards Saluda. Stay on I-26
and go down the mountain into the Green River Gourge and get off at exit 59. When you come to the
stop sign, make a left hand turn and go under the I-26 bridge,
then drive past the
on-ramp to go back towards Hendersonville, and make the very next left onto Green River Cove
Rd. This is a windy road that will switch back on itself for 3 miles and drop you about 900 feet
into the gourge. After going the 3 miles down into the gourge, Fishtop Access will be the first
very large gravel area on your left, can't miss it. Park and then follow the obvious trail down to
the rivers pool area. This is the place most people put in at, and this is where The Narrows
paddlers take out at.
Directions to Take-Out:
From Fishtop Access: Exit the parking lot by making a left onto Green River Cove Rd.
Travel 6 miles to another large gravel parking lot on your left, this is Big Rock Take-Out. This is
the main place most people will take out at, and the last accessable place to the river before it
runs into Lake Adger further down the mountain. There are several other road side places that you
can takeout at including the next most popular one at the second bridge crossing over the river,
about 4.5 miles from Fishtop Access.
Optional Put-In / Take-Out's: There are many other roadside areas that you can park
at for different put-in and take-out combinations. Watch out for No Tresspassing and Private
Property Signs and use what looks to be public pull off's to park at if you decide to put-in or
take-out somewhere other than the designated access points of Fishtop and Big Rock parking
areas.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2011-07-27 15:53:54
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User Comments
class twos plus a few class 2 + at decent flow.
left is unrunable, the middle has a narrow channel but gets you to the biggest waves, the far right
is safe and less exciting.
rental) of rain the night before. It was big for this section, it was my second time on this river
but my first in a whitewater kayak! Although my adrenaline was pummping I felt very comfortable and
had a lot of fun...excellent training grounds or waters! Edit
6 of us paddled today and had too much fun. First white water for all of us and it was a great
beginner river. 2.5 hours of small rapids with just enough time in between to laugh about
approaches and rocks that attacked us. Parking lots for putin and takeout were nice. We went early
and missed all of the tubers that do the middle section. Rope swing half way down was also cool.
Jacobs Ladder- a long s-turn like rapid but not much of a challenge<br>
Big Corky- Very straight forward. Approach it from the right and stay right all the way down. Only
thing to avoid is the big rock in the middle at the very bottom of the rapid. Eddy out river left
at the bottom (after the rock). There is a beach at the bottom left that has "no
trespassing" signs- the owner of this property is very grumpy.<br>
A good surf spot we just call Surfers Rapid- basically just a riverwide ledge with a nice hole at
the bottom.<br>
Little Corky- This is the last rapid, right below Surfer's and just above the takeout. Run the
right side of the island. Stay in the middle of the channel. Ends in a short, broken ledge.