Kayaking The Upper James River - Buchanan to Arcadia | 4K

My family, friends, and I enjoyed a beautiful Saturday in July kayaking on The Upper James River in Virginia going from Buchanan to Arcadia (approximately a 6.5 mile float). Along this section we encountered several sections of rapids (can vary on Class I and Class II depending on water levels), mountain view’s, a small waterfall, and a rope swing. The Upper James River is absolutely beautiful and I can not recommend enough to go check it out. The Arcadia takeout does have a broken up and somewhat steep gravel road to the parking area and fills up quickly on the weekends. I hope you enjoy watching the trip and even better yet plan a trip out there yourself and enjoy this beautiful river. Be sure to bring plenty of water, food, sun screen, and life jackets. Though the water is not very deep that makes it that much easier in the event of a fall out of your boat to hit your head on a rock. Below is a full trip description provided by The Upper James River Water Trail website along with links that I highly recommend you check out when planning a trip on the James River: Buchanan to Arcadia Description: This 6 mile (2 1/2 hours) float is a fun float with good rapids and current. The trip includes three Class II rapids that can be challenging in higher water conditions (above 4 ft on the Buchanan River gauge). The trip is very popular with local paddlers, especially on the weekends. The trip features some impressive Mountain View’s and is fairly remote once you leave the Buchanan area. Remains of Wasp Dam from the James & Kanawha Canal era can be found about 3 miles into the trip on the river left. Trip ends at the Arcadia boat landing (on the river right) under the Arcadia (Route 614) bridge. Links: HTTP://WWW.UPPERJAMESRIVERWATERTRAIL.COM HTTP://WWW.UPPERJAMESRIVERWATERTRAIL.... HTTP://WWW.UPPERJAMESRIVERWATERTRAIL.... WATER LEVEL GAUGE: HTTP://WATER.WEATHER.GOV/AHPS2/HYRDOG...