Paddling near Hinton, WV

Hinton sits in Summers County, West Virginia, at the confluence of the New and Greenbrier rivers — two of the region's defining waterways. The upper New River runs Class I–III from Hinton toward Thurmond, drawing intermediate whitewater paddlers, while the Greenbrier River stretches nearly 150 miles of mostly Class I water with a handful of Class II+ sections, making it one of the most accessible multi-day paddle routes in the eastern U.S. Rental outfitters in Hinton serve tubers, kayakers, and canoeists looking to get on both rivers.