Dan River — Local services in Danville

The river is long it makes it's way by some form from the foothills to the coast good for fishing tubing and canoeing, Me I am partial to two areas one is in Kibler valley in Virginia power plant has to be running at there generation point of 7.5 km there is a Facebook page about releases and if you know the number you can call the power plant, just don't worry them to death be polite. My next section of the river is known as Jessup Mill which has a public access point for fishing and canoeing the take out is at Harts Landing another public access point you can Google search usgs dan river jessup Mill for the current water level for me and my friends a level of 2ft is minimum if you are a newbie or more recreational type boater this may be to much. Always wear a Good...

The Dan River at this point is not too deep for little ones to wade when they aren't running high at the power plant. You can wade and fish and cool off on a hot day. Once a year there is a river run for tubers and kayakers. People show up from all over to attend. On weekends, they do a recreational release during summer months for tubers s there's enough water. It's a lot of fun. There isn't a whole lot else around though to interest kids. Near the small town of Stuart, VA but there isn't much interesting stuff there either. It's not too far off the parkway, and up there you will find some neat shops. But the river is fun for...

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