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BoardCamp Creek

Walden's Ridge Tennessee 

 

 

 

 

 

Hwy 111 to Back Valley Road (Soddy Tennessee)

Water Quality (1 bad 3 good)

Scenery (1 bad 3 good)         

 

 

Maps:

 

Watershed Map (to find location and size of creek) Click Here

Special thanks to Steve Zerfos for making the map.

 

Topo Map: Click Here

A special thanks to Randy Hale of NorthRiverGeographic for the map

 

 

 

 

Board Camp Creek

 

“The Short Cut to Soddy”

 

Class IV.2

                                                                

                                                             Photos courtesy of Andre and Jan LaPlume

 

 

              

 

 

 

            

 

 

           

 

 

 

           

 

 

           

 

Level Check: Use the Soddy gauge, if Soddy is running than Board Camp is running

 

 

Maps:

 

Watershed Map (to find location and size of creek) Click Here

Special thanks to Steve Zerfos for making the map.

 

Topo Map: Click Here

A special thanks to Randy Hale of NorthRiverGeographic for the map

 

 

MAP:

 

A Special thanks to Randy Hale of North River Geographic for donating

his resources, effort and time to make this map. To blow it up and for finer

detail please click on the picture. You will need a PDF reader to enlarge

the map.*big file warning :)

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Board Camp Creek “back in the day” use to be a remote paddle and for the hardy paddler who didn’t mind an epic day of paddling, hiking, and map reading from Jones Gap Road. Once Highway 111 cut it’s swath through the area it opened up access to the creek and cut a lot of the upper paddling out. This now the short cut put-in for paddling Soddy, other opinions may vary. (Just tackle Soddy and get it over with)

By paddling Board Camp you get more action when heading towards Soddy, Board Camp Creek has several Class III rapids and a couple of Class IV’s that stand out on their own, and at higher (good water) some Class V's come into play .

 One note although Board Camp cuts time off a long day if you paddle Soddy all the way from the top, and Board Camp also helps on access issues, because Soddy has access issues due to landowners, rock harvesting and development encroachment .You need to beware of trees. The Southern Pine Beetle was the first to nail the run. Second has been the 4 year drought that stressed the remaining trees, and third for the wind storm that got more. Board Camp is not a choke fest, but if you are thinking it’s a straight shot off the mountain, think again…beware of your surroundings while in this deep gorge.

As of 2005 , a great flood came through and scoured the river bed a more or less took out all the good rapids and left trashy manky rapids. Still its a short cut to Soddy Creek if that's what you are looking for. But overall just tackle Soddy and get it over with.

The only true trash is some old abandoned cars and we found two old stills from days past. Some history in there for sure.

 

 

                          

 

                 

***Warning label***

Whitewater paddling is VERY Dangerous, and you should get instruction before ever attempting even to paddle flatwater. One of contributors to this web site has personally helped bury 3 kayaking friends, this isn't a joke. Whitewater paddling can ruin your life through accidents and can effect your family and friends throughout a lifetime.

The information on this page is incomplete, inaccurate, and very unreliable.   Use with caution.  Whitewater paddling is a dangerous sport and the information here is not a substitute for actual knowledge and skill.  The authors are not liable for your actions. Go ahead and kill yourself if you want to, but don't blame others for you actions and decisions that you will make on and off the river.

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Our hemlocks are dying on the ridge due to the woolly adelgid infestation. You can find out more at the Save Our Hemlocks website: http://www.saveourhemlocks.org/

 

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The Picture below is depressing to say the least...

 

 

 

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Picture courtesy of KnoxNews.com

 

 

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