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Front Royal River Adventures
Front Royal River Adventures

Front Royal River Adventures

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Front Royal River Adventures is a kayak & canoe livery in Front Royal. They offer tubing, kayaking, and canoeing trips on the South Fork Shenandoah River, with options ranging from 3 to 15 miles. The outfitter provides shuttles upriver, allowing paddlers to return to the main location at their own pace.

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Around Front Royal River Adventures

Elizabeth Furnace Group Camp6.9 miDickey Ridge Visitor Center4.9 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1930 to 2026

The water at Front Royal River Adventures typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,900 cfs, and lowest in September, at 497 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 114,000 cfs, in 1943.

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Typical flow by month at S F Shenandoah River at Front Royal, VA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,240735 to 2,180
February1,520973 to 2,560
March1,9001,260 to 3,020
April1,6751,090 to 2,815
May1,480933 to 2,210
June885664 to 1,395
July643480 to 876
August544412 to 850
September497386 to 785
October514387 to 884
November629445 to 1,300
December1,060565 to 1,760

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for S F Shenandoah River at Front Royal, VA (site 01631000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

80Go/ 100

CloudyHigh 71°F, low 49°FRain 7%Wind 9 kt, gusts 21

Streamflow

371 cfs

Below normal (13th)

Water level

1.16 ft

Air quality

27 Good

REST - LESTER BUILDING SYSTEMS monitor, 39 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 12 ft. NWS reads 1.11 ft here.

NWS forecast: 1.2 ft by Sat 1 PM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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