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The cold water can create an unusual phenomenon on a very warm day. A fog rises about 3 feet above the water, sometimes cutting visibility down to a few feet. There is continuous whitewater from Patton’s Pool to the takeout below Nantahala Falls. A bailer—make that a big bailer—is a necessity for the canoeist running the Nantahala.

Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) is located at the takeout below Nantahala Falls, and they conduct paddling clinics and raft trips down the river beginning in the spring and continuing into the fall. This is an excellent way for the uninitiated to try the river for the first time. NOC also has restaurants, stores, and motel accommodations. For those who wish to camp, Lost Mine Campground, which is privately owned, is located on CR 1103 only 1 mile from Wesser.

MAPS: Topton, Hewitt, Wesser (USGS); Macon, Swain (County)

class: IV–V

length: 1 mi.

time: 1.5 hrs.

gauge: Visual

level: 4.2 ft.

permits: No

gradient: 210

scenery: A

CR 1310 (GRAVEL ROAD TURNOUT 4.2 MILES ABOVE FOREST SERVICE PUT-IN) TO FIRST BRIDGE DOWNSTREAM ON CR 1310