Hi all, I'm going to be traveling from New York to SW Florida in November with my sea kayak on the roof, probably down I-95 but if you sway me I can divert a little. I'm looking for one or two really good places for a flatwater day paddle on the way down. What can you point me to? Thanks in advance, Carey *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
There are a number of interesting paddles in Palm Beach County. Let me know when you'll be here, and I'll try to join you. Work: 561-266-8868 x23 Cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
A fave of mine is Lake Marion in South Carolina. I-95 crosses right over it. For camping near Lake Marion, I like Santee State Park (take the first exit south of Lake Marion, as I recall, and follow the signs). There are some waterfront tent sites on a bluff, plus waterfront cottages. Santee State Park: 1-803-854-2408. You can launch from the State Park or any number of private (not free) launch ramps on the north or south side of the lake near I-95. Good to have choices, since the lake can be windy and has quite a fetch, so you can pick a sheltered launch site if you wish. But if conditions allow, I like launching from the beach at Santee National Wildlife Refuge (take the first exit north of Lake Marion, follow signs to the Bluff Unit -- there are 3 other NWR units scattered around the north shore of the lake; I haven't sampled them). From the NWR, you don't have to paddle so far to get to the fun (imho) stuff as you do from the State Park. The fun (imho) stuff being: paddling among cypresses and turtles and herons and anhingas. There are rumored to be alligators, but I've never spotted any there. Santee NWR also encompasses the Santee Indian Mound and the site of a Revolutionary War fort. Santee NWR: 1-803-478-2217 (good to call first; some areas are closed during nesting seasons). This is a great topic, Carey! An I-95 paddling guide. Thanks for starting it off! Ann *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (i.e. headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] If you want to stay really close to I-95 and like black water rivers, the Lumber River in NC (near Lumberton) is very pretty. There's some current, but it's flat. Lots of motels around there too, so it won't be a problem to find a place to stay after your paddle. Are you looking for flat water rivers, lakes, or inland coastal paddling? Dee on 9/14/03 3:56 PM, Carey Parks at cparks_at_fuse.net wrote: > I'm going to be traveling from New York to SW Florida in November with my > sea kayak on the roof, probably down I-95 but if you sway me I can divert a > little. I'm looking for one or two really good places for a flatwater day > paddle on the way down. What can you point me to? > > Thanks in advance, > > Carey *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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