Big South Fork in McCreary County

[Coleman1]

You can find more information about the area from: http://www.nps.gov/biso/planyourvisit/tntrails.htm

Good luck, it's a great area to visit and enjoy.

[Tim_T]

Thanks for the info Coleman and condusivecranker. I have been in the area once, but only for a half day. I did fish Rock Creek for trout when I was there and it was good. I am going to make it a point to get me and my son out there this summer.

[condusivecranker]

TimT--
I would keep a watchful eye about a week out of going. Get on the USGS website and keep an eye on the river flow out of Leatherwood Ford, TN. It is a fairy steep gorge with a rather large watershed, so flash flooding is probally the number one source of injuries on the river. I wouldnt run it any lower than 300 cfs, its a drag (no pun intended). 500-900 is good. Above 900 is a little hairy, especially for kids. The river has some huge rocks, some of which get submurged at that level, and the current can get very swirly. I remember being on it once around 1500 and got caught in something of a whirlpool where the river got a little swift around a slightly submurged rock. Slowly moving slackwater and we tipped over, never fun!
I've been on it as high as 5000, and that was a wild, wild ride. Devils Jump at that level was a terminal hole of death. Noone thought twice about going around it. So defeinetly make sure there are no major rains coming before or during your stay. The year I was on it at 5000, it started at 500, and went up to 5000 overnight, where we were camping, very little rain. A huge storm went just south with little notice.