DAN
RIVER
GUIDE
 

An Insider’s Guide 
to the Dan River
in North Carolina
and Virginia
Waterproof and sized
for travel

• River features and trip tips

• Access areas and fishing holes

• Historic batteau paddle trail, river history

• Boat and tube rentals, guided trips

• Riverside camping and B&Bs

• Trails, parks, birding, bicycling, scenic drives

• River towns, historic buildings, mills, industry

• Geology, fossils, bridges, railroads

KEY MAP 1  |  KEY MAP 2  |  KEY MAP 3

This guide includes a sampling of places to fish, float, picnic or watch wildlife. It highlights just a few of the many places to explore local history. Be sure to check the web for information for visitors and for local road maps. See links page for visitor information.

The full guide, with pages not available on the web, highlights the Dan River region and special features such as the batteau navigation trail, geology, fishing, birding, heritage, “homegrown and handmade” attractions and trails. To order your copy, please visit DRBA’s store.

How the River Guide Maps are Organized

The Insider’s Guide to the Dan River includes 52 strip maps of the middle 125 miles of the Dan River. The maps are oriented to follow the flow of the river, starting in northwestern Stokes County and ending in Milton, NC. For road travel throughout the area, please consult a local highway map. Be sure to note the north arrow on the river maps when using in conjunction with highway maps.

River maps are numbered in descending order, as are river miles. In keeping with mapping protocols, miles and maps are numbered from the most downstream point, the confluence of the Dan River with the Roanoke River (Mile 0). Therefore, the maps in the river guide guide are numbered from 78 to 27; river miles are numbered from 174 to 50 (again, from upstream to downstream).

Each strip map includes match lines showing overlap with previous and following maps. Future river guides will be published for the sections of the Dan River basin that lie upstream in Patrick County, Virginia and downstream in Halifax County, Virginia.

To order your full-color waterproof guide, please visit our store.

All proceeds from the sale of the guide support work to preserve and promote the natural and cultural resources of the Dan River Basin.

When you visit, please be sure to fill out our visitors’ survey on danriverguide.org. By reporting on your trip, you will be helping our rivers and will also receive a special thank you gift from the Dan River Basin Association

Disclaimer

The information in this guide is used entirely at the reader's discretion, and is made available on the expressed condition that no liability, expressed or implied, is accepted by the author or publisher or any of its associates, employees, volunteers, or subsidiaries for the accuracy, content or use thereof. River channels are dynamic features and thus change frequently. The boater must be aware that hazards exist and be wary of them. Paddling poses significant potential hazards including risk of injury or death, and each person participating in this activity needs to understand the risks involved, obtain the necessary training and take all the needed precautions. This guide provides general information on the topic of paddling on the Smith and Dan Rivers. By providing this information, we do not assume any liability for the use of this information by our readers.

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Administration Building
PO Box 7
Collinsville, VA 24078
Phone: 276-634-2545
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