Pure Screaming Hell Rapids

Pure Screaming Hell Rapids: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Pure Screaming Hell Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Pure Screaming Hell Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.20141, -81.08333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pure Screaming Hell Rapids

• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~12 km · Must-see
• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Babcock State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~39 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wallback Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~45 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Cottle Knob · viewpoint · Nicholas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Chapel · church · Kanawha · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~59 km · Must-see
• Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine · museum · Raleigh · ~59 km · Must-see
• Beckley Mill Site · fort · Raleigh · ~60 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~61 km · Must-see

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Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Pure Screaming Hell Rapids

• Double Z Rapids · river spot · Fayette · ~22 km
• Dudleys Dip Rapids · river spot · Fayette · ~22 km
• Wheeler Islands · river spot · Fayette · ~25 km
• Scotts Island · river spot · Kanawha · ~49 km
• Brooks Island · river spot · Raleigh · ~68 km
• Blaine Island · river spot · Kanawha · ~69 km
• Wilson Island · river spot · Kanawha · ~73 km
• Coney Island · river spot · Summers · ~77 km
• Bushes Island · river spot · Summers · ~79 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Greenbrier · ~81 km

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