Hi Guys, I have a group of 8 students (+ 1 professor) that want me to take them on a rather rigorous 5 day trip. I have a good amount of experience with the South Carolina coast, which is where we are from, but I am thinking that The NC Coast might be a better Idea. Any one have an old 5 day trip plans they could shoot me? Okay I'm lazy and hope someone else can do the work for me:-). Actually, I'm finding it a little difficult to find comprehensive information on the legal camping spots on the NC coast. It needs to be at least 60 miles, and most of it should be in fairly protected waters (these guys will have never been in a kayak before the training program that starts the week before). I do need to get them out in some surf, at least one day, but nothing too soupy. Thx, Richard T. Magill Director, Word & Water Adventures www.wordandwater.us *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
At 9:21 PM -0400 10/17/05, Word & Water Adventures wrote: >...I am thinking that The NC Coast might be a better Idea. Any one >have an old 5 day trip plans they could shoot me? >It needs to be at least 60 miles, and most of it should be in fairly protected >waters... There is a good set of paddle trail maps for the Carteret County area that is available for free by calling (252) 726-8148 or by e-mailing a request to vacation_at_sunnync.com. The maps were produced by the Crystal Coast Canoe and Kayak Club and include many routes in protected waters behind the barrier islands. I'm sure that you could stitch several of these together to get a 60 mile trip. Camping is available on Bear Island (Hammock Beach State Park) and all along Shackleford Bank and the Core Banks (barrier islands that make up the Cape Lookout National Seashore). Here are a few web sites to get you started: Crystal Coast Canoe and Kayak Club http://www.CCCKC.org Cape Lookout National Seashore http://www.nps.gov/calo/ Hammock Beach State Park http://www.ils.unc.edu/parkproject/visit/habe/home.html *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
If you need to rent boats for some of these folks, Barrier Island Kayaks in Swansboro is a great place. Lamar Hudgens is a BCU 5 * paddler, and he runs the place. His store is near Bear Island, and the White Oak River. He might be able to help you plan a trip and help with some of the logistics. http://www.barrierislandkayaks.com/ The White Oak river would give you the protected waters you're looking for (for a few days anyway), and there's plenty of surf around Bogue Inlet and Emerald Isle. Camping on Bear Island is wonderful - it's a lovely place. Somebody else mentioned the free maps from the state and the Crystal Coast Canoe and Kayak Club - those list camping sites in the area. There are several places to camp along the White Oak, Huggins Island across from Barrier Island Kayaks allows camping (I think legally), Bear Island has camping. Good luck. Dee *************************************************************************** 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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