Camp Creek, West Virginia, US

Camp Creek State Forest to Bluestone River

Usual Difficulty	II-III (for normal flows)
Length	4.5 Miles
Avg. Gradient	35 fpm
Max Gradient	80 fpm

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Difficulty	Updated	Level
BLUESTONE RIVER NEAR PIPESTEM, WV
usgs-03179000	6.00 - 10.00 ft	II-III	01h23m	4.63 ft (rc= -0.3 )

River Description

From the put-in near the confluence of Mash Fork in Camp Creek State Forest to a church parking area just off the Camp Creek exit of the West Virginia Turnpike(I -77 exit 20 is a 2.5 mile paddle. However most boaters put-in near the church parking area for an exciting two mile entrance to the Bluestone River. This section has a lot of bedrock exposed and contains 3 major slide ledges. The first two are straight forward with the third being more complex. The last series of rapids just before entering the Bluestone river are the only technical rapids and this section is known as Pinball. The Maximum gradient(80'mile) is found in this section.