Mile 925.0 LBD — Beckwith Bend Bar

John Ruskey

26 Apr 2026 � 1 min read

Great campsites can be found all around Beckwith Bend Bar at all water levels up to bank full 35 CG, but the only protection is found in a small piece of woods isolated on a hump of sand at top end, near LBD 925.7, below the 1st dike. Lots of birds and amphibians during the day, and lots of stars at night. In medium water sandbars extend a mile downstream, and in low water two miles. Follow your fancy and stop wherever your heart desires for ocean sized beaches that make for lovely mid-summer picnics. Big blue holes and inlets are found throughout bar, and refill with crystal clear waters that have filtered out of the sandy aquifers. Notable blue holes emerge below the 2nd dike in low water. A long inlet is created along the bottom end (opposite the Dorena Boat Ramp) in low water. ANother inlet is found bottom end between sandbar and the forested Kentucky shore. Note: beware open sandbars in approaching straight-line winds! Places like Beckwith Bar would be best avoided on windy or stormy days. Likewise in a fast rising river. Beware where you camp! Big, low-angle, shallow bars like Beckwith can lose surprising amounts of dry sand in a rising river. You might wake up with water coming in your sleeping bag and your canoe floating away.

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