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anyone,
does anyone know of some playspot called the "Ledges" around the Tuckasegee river/Dillsboro NC area?
im heading down the area and been hearing about it.
let me know
thanks
john

You may mean the Slab and associated features on the East Fork of the Tuck, not far from the junction with the West Fork. When the water is "on," it becomes a playspot. Might be "Ledges" there too, others will know.

There is a play spot on the French Broad near Asheville called the ledges. Check out FB section 6 on the AW river database for NC.

The two previous posts discuss spots that are much more likely to be what you were seeking. Here is another possibility, albeit remote. 2 or 3 miles up Highway 107 past Cullowhee/past where the road turns from 4 lane to 2 lane (as you are headed from Sylva towards Cashiers), Jackson County has a river access park called the East LaPorte River Access Park. Information about the park from the Jackson County web site is pasted in below. If you paddle downstream from the park a short distance, the river makes a sharp left hand bend and goes over a fairly long series of ledges (200-300 yards, maybe). My vague recollection, however, is that the play is not great and that it is awfully hard to paddle back up. Keep in mind, however, that it has been close to 20 years since I have even been there!! Good luck!
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East LaPorte River Access Park

6912 Highway 107
Cullowhee, NC 28723

Features:

Covered Picnic Shelter
Asphalt Basketball Court with 2 goals
Sand Volleyball court
Two large open field areas for recreational use, frisbee, etc...
Bathroom Building, Men's and Women's Bathrooms
Gravel Parking area accommodates approximately 40 cars.
Water Frontage: Approximately 425ft. on Caney Fork, 635 ft. on the Tuckasegee
Gravel Walkway/Put-In to the Tuckasegee from parking lot.
Grills: 3 single in ground grills (throughout park), 2 double in-ground grills (on each end of shelter)
Picnic Tables: 2 Permanent In-Ground Metal Tables, 3 Concrete Tables, 7 Large metal tables under shelter along with 1 handicapped accessible table.

John; The play wave on the town tuck is Devil's Dip. The Sab hole is on the east fork. Consult boating beta.com or the AW site for more info.