The Alapaha River is the first illustration in the
Soil Survey of Lowndes County of August 1979.
This A+ gem of a blackwater river remains “unspoiled, wild, and scenic”
and still “provides water sports and fishing for hundreds of people”.
More people will know about it soon, due to the
Alapaha River Water Trail.
Come see an unuusal feature farther downstream:
the Alapaha Sink, where the river goes underground.
Come with WWALS to the Sink October 26th. Continue reading
Daily Archives: October 1, 2014
Alapaha Sink: WWALS Outing 2PM 26 Oct 2014
Update 24 October 2014: Map, directions, and how to join WWALS.
Come see where the Alapaha River goes underground, near Jennings, in Hamilton County, Florida, 2PM, Sunday, October 26th, 2014. This is a walking outing; no boats required.
Directions to the parking area:
Take I-75 south to State Road 6 in Florida. Go east (left) to US 41.
Go north (left) about one mile. Turn right on NW 76th Terrace and go
a mile. Turn right on NW 25th Lane and go about a mile.
Turn left at
the Jennings Bluff Tract sign and go .9 mile. It dead ends at the
parking area. That road is gravel and dirt and kinda bumpy. The
parking area can probably hold ten vehicles at least.
The location for the Sink on the draft Alapaha River Water Trail map apparently Continue reading