Check the stretch from Williamsburg to Cumberland Falls, and then from below the falls. Above Cumberland Falls is a relatively easy 17-mile route featuring some minor Class I to Class II whitewater. It flows through the beautiful Beaver Creek Wilderness Area . And since this is a wilderness area, accessible only by foot and horseback, a backpacking fishing trip along the Beaver is a capital way of escaping the pressure of too many other anglers, as well as civilization in general. The sandstone cliffs at the Red River Gorge have become an international-class climbing destination.
Rock faces throughout the gorge can appear featureless or heavily pocketed.
The quality of the rock ranges from crumbly sand to rock hardness, and walls range from slabs to dead vertical to radically overhanging. The gorge is especially noted for its plethora of overhangs. Whether or not you want to do it, climbing can be a great spectator activity. Grab a guidebook to find established climbing routes. Maybe you will get inspired after all and want to take some climbing lessons.