Potomac, Maryland, US
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1. Sandy Hook to Point of Rocks
| Usual Difficulty |
I-II (for normal flows) |
| Length |
13.5 Miles |
Gauge Information
River Description
This is a mild whitewater section of the Potomac that can be combined with either the
Needles section of the Potomac or the
Millville/Bull Falls/Staircase
sections of the Shenandoah for a longer run.
The putin is at Sandy Hook, MD, located underneath the Rt. 340 bridge. This popular access point
requires crossing some very active double railroad tracks so pay attention.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2003-12-11 22:19:37
No rapids entered. If you know names, and locations of the rapids please contact and advise the StreamTeam member for this run. 
User Comments
douche bag is charging $10 bucks for a pass and $25 if you're out of state. I can understand
wanting to track who is using the area but how about a basic $2 charge and pass for the year.
Doesn't he make enough money ripping off all the yuppies from DC for White Water Rafting and booze
tubing trips. What a tool! Edit
memorial day weekend and for some crazy reason decided we would float from just below the dam to
where we camp down in Brunswick. Never having done this before, we were looking for an adventure.
We got what we were looking for....What a blast! We put in at the usual spot off of sandy hook rd.
just across from Harpers Ferry @ about 12:30PM. We had 11 people in all, 2 in a raft w/provisions
and 9 more in tubes. There were definitely some spills along the way, 2 got thrown out of their
tubes, but we stayed in groups,worked the buddy system and had quite the ride. Once we got below
the 340 bridge, there were only a few spots with a little whitewater. It took about 4.5 hrs to make
it to the camp. We got out within 100 yards of our tents. My question is....where was everyone
else? There were only a few in kayakers(?) just under the 340 bridge. Short of that all we saw were
a few outboards running the river. Too much water for the outfitters? Edit
Rocks