Dan River

The Dan River offers more than 100 miles of scenic paddling and fishing amidst towering cliffs, mountain laurel, flowering shrubs, fields and woodlands. convenient to Winston Salem, Greensboro, Chapel-Hill and Raleigh, numerous paddle trips are available from easy white-water to a gentle float along a lazy river. When other rivers dry up in the summer, you can always paddle on the Dan.

Public access locations in Stokes County are located at Hanging Rock and Morotok Park, both off Hwy 89 near Danbury, near Hemlock Golf Course in Walnut Cove, just off Highway 89 and Hart's access on Hwy 704. Additional access points are being added.

For more information, maps and links to river outfitters contact the Dan River Basin Association at 336-627-6270 or visit the website www.danriver.org or visit www.stokespureplay.com