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Put-in NC

Big Creek Trailhead Put In

Big Creek (Pigeon R. trib.) - 2. NPS Campground to Confluence with Big Pigeon (NC)

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Gauge Conditions
Oconaluftee River at Birdtown, NC Upstream Primary
Runnable: 1,200.0 – 2,700.0 CFS
Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Big Creek Trailhead Put In
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

Park at the trailhead / picnic area at the end of the road. Most paddlers put in right by the parking lot, in the vicinity of the footbridge that spans the river. 

Location

Other Rapids on This Run (1)

Take Out Rapid N/A
Take Out
1.7 mi
Type
Put-in
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.0 mi
Directions
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2. NPS Campground to Confluence with Big Pigeon
Big Creek (Pigeon R. trib.)
III-IV 1.9 mi
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater