
This trip has been on my radar for a couple years after seeing pictures of my buddy’s canoe trip on the Cacapon River but I haven’t been able to pull it off. I needed at least 3 people to go, so we could manage the boats at both ends of the run.
The Cacapon River is a beautiful river that flows north for 65 miles toward the Potomac. We did 11.4 miles on a beautiful but cool fall day (more on that later). There are beautiful water run-offs (I can’t call them waterfalls) and amazing rock formations, including Caudy’s Castle.
The water is calm for most of the run, but there are 3 distinct ledges and some other riffles that make the run interesting. We did ok on the ledges for the most part but my 14-foot touring kayaks didn’t fair well in the riffles. I got sideways against a rock and started going backwards. When I tried to turn around the water caught me and I went over. First time tipping in rapids. The cool temps and the almost 20 mph winds made for a chilly finish to the trip.
The bridge in Capon Bridge, WV Beautiful scenery Neat old cabin on the riverbank. One of the ledges Cool rock formations high up on the cliff On the water Beautiful run-off
I can’t find evidence of any places to camp along the river and much of the section we did went through private farmland. I’ll definitely look into that for future runs.
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