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Access Site WV

Take Out

Elk Creek

Source: american_whitewater Updated 3 months ago

City: Clarksburg, WV
County: Harrison
Type: Whitewater Take Out
Location: 39.27574200, -80.32186200
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I-II Take-out Elk Creek (West Fork River trib.) - Stonewood Exit of I-79 to CR 20/19 bridge
20 ft/mi
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About This Access Site
This is a take-out access point on Elk Creek, a tributary of the West Fork River in the Clarksburg area of Harrison County, West Virginia. As a whitewater take-out site, it serves paddlers completing runs on Elk Creek and provides an exit point for boaters finishing their journey downstream. The location in Clarksburg offers reasonable access to this section of the creek system, which is popular with whitewater enthusiasts in the region.

Paddlers using this take-out should be familiar with the whitewater characteristics of Elk Creek before launching upstream. The site's primary function is facilitating safe exit from the water after completing a run. Anyone planning to use this access point should scout conditions beforehand and be aware of seasonal water level variations that affect navigability and hazard severity on West Virginia's smaller creek systems.