A brief paddle downstream to the biggest rapids in Florida, portage around, and paddle through the next rapids, with Practicing Geologist Dennis Price.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 3 PM, Saturday, September 17, 2022
Put In: Big Shoals Tract Launch. From White Springs, travel north on CR 135 to SE 94 Street (Godwin Bridge Road); turn right and follow road to Big Shoals.
White water, 14:19:25, 30.3381380, -82.6834810 2021-05-14
Take Out: Suwannee River Wayside Park
Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit. Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup. Mosquitoes can be bad at dusk so come prepared.
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members.
You can pay the $10 at the outing, or online:
https://wwals.net/outings
There’s also a $4 park fee; bring cash for that.
We recommend you support the work of WWALS by
becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations
Duration: 4 hours
Paddle: 6 miles, 3 hours.
Shuttle: 12 Miles, 30 min.
This outing includes the traditional WWALS shuttle.
Everybody takes their boats to the put-in,
most people drive to the take-out,
and the drivers pile into one or two vehicles
and go back to the put-in.
Host: Dennis Price
Contact: Dennis Price
Backup: in case of high or low water is: Cancel
More: For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS outings web page, https://wwals.net/outings/. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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