Lost Paddle Rapids

Lost Paddle 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 Lost Paddle 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 Lost Paddle Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.19650, -80.94704. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Paddle Rapids

• Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park · park · Nicholas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Summersville Lake · lake · Nicholas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hawks Nest State Park · park · Fayette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Babcock State Park · sanctuary · Fayette · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sewell Mountain · viewpoint · Fayette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cottle Knob · viewpoint · Nicholas · ~40 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~42 km · Must-see
• New River Gorge National Preserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Plum Orchard Lake · lake · Fayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve · sanctuary · Fayette · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wallback Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gwinn Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hump Mountain · viewpoint · Summers · ~54 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Greenbrier · ~56 km · Must-see
• Plumley Mountain · viewpoint · Raleigh · ~59 km · Must-see
• Twin Sugars · viewpoint · Greenbrier · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Paddle Rapids

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Lost Paddle Rapids

• Double Z Rapids · river spot · Fayette · ~23 km
• Dudleys Dip Rapids · river spot · Fayette · ~23 km
• Wheeler Islands · river spot · Fayette · ~39 km
• Scotts Island · river spot · Kanawha · ~64 km
• Brooks Island · river spot · Raleigh · ~65 km
• Johnson Island · river spot · Greenbrier · ~72 km
• Coney Island · river spot · Summers · ~74 km
• Bushes Island · river spot · Summers · ~75 km
• Greenbrier River · river spot · Greenbrier · ~77 km
• Blaine Island · river spot · Kanawha · ~84 km

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