Lumber River
★ Wild & Scenic
Dillon Co. · 115 mi · Class Riffles
342CFS/ 3.37 ft
Optimal→Stable
Optimal: 200–800 CFS · USGS #02134500
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National Wild & Scenic River (NC, 1998) · Lumber River State Park · SC Paddle Trail
The Lumber River flows from North Carolina's Drowning Creek across the state line into South Carolina before joining the Little Pee Dee. Designated a National Wild & Scenic River in North Carolina (1998), the Lumber offers an outstanding multi-state blackwater paddle through cypress swamps, longleaf pine savannas, and Lumbee tribal homelands.
Trip sections
Upper Lumber (NC) — Scottish Highlands to Lumberton, Class I blackwater
Middle Lumber — Lumberton to state line, Class I, cypress swamp
Lower Lumber (SC) — state line to Little Pee Dee confluence, Class I
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Lumber River State Park
Lumber River paddle access and multi-day trip information
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