The Withlacoochee River goes into and out of Florida twice before it makes up its mind. We saw karst, shoals, and rapids, into Florida and back to Georgia all downstream, Valdosta Railway Trestle, Madison County Four Freedoms Trail, and exotic invasive Japanese Climbing Fern, on a fall day on the Withlacoochee River with WWALS.
![[White water, 2017-10-14, 13:58:34, 30.63457, -83.34178 --jsq for WWALS]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2017-10-14--shoals-into-out-of-florida/20171014_135834.jpg)
White water, 2017-10-14, 13:58:34, –jsq for WWALS 30.6345700, -83.3417800
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Update 2021-08-06: Nankin to State Line and Sullivan Launch, Withlacoochee River, 2021-08-07.
Join us on a leisurely Paddle down the Withlacoochee River southwest of Valdosta and Clyattville, dipping into Florida twice. We will visit two second-magnitude springs, of only six in Georgia. We will see the ruins of an old railroad trestle just before State Line Shoals.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 3 PM, Saturday, August 7, 2021
Put In: Nankin Boat Ramp, 6899 Clyattville-Nankin Rd, Valdosta, GA 31601, in Lowndes County.
Take Out: State Line Boat Ramp
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.
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members.
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![[Nankin Boat Ramp, River Bend Shoals, McIntyre Spring, Valdosta Railway Trestle]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2021-08-07--nankin-state-line-withlacoochee/many.jpg)
Nankin Boat Ramp, River Bend Shoals, McIntyre Spring, Valdosta Railway Trestle