Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
294.7 LBD Sugar Lake Bayou Sugar Lake Bayou drains a large lake by the same name, and enters the river left bank descending at a severe angle. At higher water levels (above 30NG) you can paddle up this short bayou for a quick exit from Northerly winds or storms,
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
295.5 RBD Leatherman Point A big beautiful protected sand bar is found 1/2 mile above the Leatherman Point light 295.0 RBD which features a large semi-circular bluff of sand with a flat high point in its nucleus, and tall trees behind. The trees are rooted in sand
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
297 RBD Raccourci Runout/Monday Lake If you enter the wild 5 mile journey through the bottomland hardwood forest to reach Monday Lake at Raccourci you will be well rewarded with deer, turtles, beaver, fish, birds and many other creatures. But you might have a lot of trouble getting back
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
300.2 - 298 RBD Miles Bar Towhead Miles Bar and Hog Point belly up against each other side-by-side like Gemini the Twins (rising in the fall evening sky near Orion), and are separated only by the main channel of the big river. In general Hog Point Towhead will be
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
299 - 298 LBD Hog Point Towhead Hog Point Towhead, a bony ridge rising high above the main channel making a natural levee and ideal placement for voyageur tents and hammocks. Behind the tall sandy edge a promenade like a Greek entrance hall leads downwards at a slight angle into
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
302.5 - 298 LBD Hog Point Sandbar Extensive beaches a mile wide and four miles long accompany you left bank descending (at low water) against the Angola shores along the southwest side of the giant round bend curling around Angola State Pen. As the water rises the beaches grow
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
302.8 RBD Torras Landing A giant bluff of sand is thrown high up the riverbank and into the trees behind at Torras Landing making a good camp at high water, and shelter from any westerly weather, but the proximity to the Lock and Dam will also mean a lot
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
304 RBD Carr Point Directly above the opening to the Old River Lock and Dam a beautiful flat bluff of sand is found RBD with enough room for a comfy campsite in an unusual location. You might not find much peace here from all of the passing towboats, but you
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
306 - 302 RBD Main Channel of Shreve’s Bar Meanwhile, on the other side of the Shreve’s Island, the main channel is constricted, often crowded with towboats, and doesn’t seem to flow any faster. If you do take the main channel, watch carefully for tows unexpectedly appearing
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
313 LBD Buffalo River (Old mouth of the Homochitto River) Across the river from the Old River complex is the mouth of the Buffalo River, which meanders through the Mississippi bottomlands below Fort Adams, and is connected to Lake Mary during higher water levels. This is the old mouth of
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
321 - 319 LBD Palmetto Bend There are three sand dune alcoves along this stretch of river left bank around Palmetto, which would offer good protection in easterly or southeasterly winds or weather, but are frequented by 4-wheelers, and might be private (the last one especially, since it has a
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
323 - 321 RBD Black Hawk Island Short willow island with a single ridge along its length that starts out high at the top end and gradually descends to the bottom end. Good protected camping in dense willows in high water, sandbars extend around its edges in medium water and