Shoe Creek
Roseland, Virginia
Whitewater
Shoe Creek is the perfect place for thrill seekers who love to experience the outdoors. Shoe Creek Trail is a high adventure off-roading. Vehicles hoping to explore this trail should be high clearance, four-wheel drive as well as some experience driving off-road.
Show Creek itself is accessible using normal vehicles, and is the perfect location for kayaking and rafting. With two miles of class III-V rapids and many surrounding creeks with access to rapids this is the perfect location for people seeking new challenges in rafting.
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Shoe Creek Trail
This is a moderate one way trail in George Washington National Forest.
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Whitewater info for Virginia
https://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/13567.html
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Roseland, Virginia
- Head northwest on State Rte 655 toward State Rte 738 (0.7 mi)
- Turn left onto VA-151 S (2.6 mi)
- Continue straight to stay on VA-151 S (0.5 mi)
- Turn right onto State Rte 778 (2.8 mi)
- Turn right onto VA-666 (2.4 mi)
- Turn right to stay on VA-666 (1.3 mi)
- Slight left onto State Rte 827 (0.4 mi)
- Continue onto State Rte 827 (2.1 mi)
- Turn right onto Perkins Mill RdDestination will be on the right(230 ft)
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