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Jul 9, 2020 · To access the Watauga River in NC at Grandfather Mountain State Park, the Profile Trail Parking Area is located in Tynecastle at the top of the hill along N.C. 105. See the map below for the exact location:
Some of the best access on the upper Watauga River is along NC-105. You’ll see several pull-offs and angler parking areas alongside the road, which provide access to the Delayed Harvest section. A little farther downriver, Valle Crucis Community Park includes a good stretch of public river frontage.
Public River Access. There are several river accesses points along the beautiful Watauga and New Rivers in Watauga County. The New River Access points are part of the 25-mile New River Paddle Trail that flows all the way from Boone to Ashe County.
Class IV-V Watauga River, NC Watauga Gorge ( Guys Ford Bridge to AW Sherwood Horine Access) A southeast classic, the Watauga is known as a high quality expert run and American Whitewater has worked hard to provide good public access.
The Watauga River starts in Boone NC and flows west into east Tennessee into Watauga Lake. After it comes out of Wilbur dam it flows and winds for 22 miles of blue ribbon trout fishing water. The Watauga River is a tail water, which is dam released off of the bottom of the lake providing cold water and great trout fishing year round.
