April Paddle

Location: Eagle Creek – Turkey Foot Park to Lions Park
Distance: +/-2 miles
Date: 4/30/08
Gauge: 1.9
Paddle Time: 1 hour
Paddlers: James, Doug
Weather: 65 & sunny

Big Fun in Small Boats
We decided to "borrow" our kids' whitewater boats for this trip on Eagle Creek since the water was pretty low. Really too low, but we didn't have a lot of options or time to find someplace else since it was the last day of the month.

The first thing we noticed is that they are finally working on Turkey Foot Park. A footbridge is partially installed across the creek from the end of the road north. Apparently there will be a trail in the future, too. It will be interesting to see how that affects our ability to park near there and put the boats in. Hopefully if nothing else there will at least be a parking area at the bridge.

After launching we headed downstream threading our way through the low spots. Some areas looked a lot different than usual with minimal water flowing. A couple of spots that are usually pretty fun in our big boats and would have been a lot more fun in the small boats.

Unfortunately we had to live with the low water and get in a short fun paddle. That will be a good excuse to do it again when it's warmer and there is more water. We did see a couple of deer and some good-sized fish near the golf course.