Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
RBD 425 Entrance to Palmyra Lake Back Channel Paddlers intending to go back channel through Palmyra Lake should stay RBD past Reid Buford Point and look for the break in the trees two miles further downstream. Note: the bottom point sandbar lengthens at medium low water and the opening is
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
426.5 LBD Hennessey's Bayou For close-up viewing of birds, amphibians, mammals, trees and flowers, paddlers can make a short detour up Hennessey's Bayou. Popular fishing spot. Possible alligator sightings. Quick left bank exit out of the wind, but not recommended for camping for all of
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
426 LBD LeTourneau LeTourneau is located in the middle of a ten-mile southerly stretch of river that can create difficult paddling conditions in a south wind. If the wind is above 20mph its best to go to shore and wait it out. If it’s gusting to 25-30mph or above
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
426 LBD LeTourneau Public Boat Launch A rough concrete boat ramp can be accessed at LeTourneau, which makes for an easy day trip 12 miles below Vicksburg. There are two concrete ramps here. Low water and high water ramps. The lower ramp is concrete and has limestone parking lot and
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
427.3 RBD Reid Bedford Point Sandy bluff thrown against the right bank in dramatic cut-out below Reid Bedford Point. Possible emergency camp alongside the vigorous eddy here formed. Good protection form northerlies, northwesterlies and westerlies, but open to the south. Hunting camps not far downstream in the woods, and
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
430 - 427 RBD Reid Bedford Bend A series of small sandbars are found along the main channel side of Reid Bedford Bend, making good shelter from westerly winds. Avoid a cluster of hunting camps below a giant hunting lodge RBD 429.5 (marked by an equally large white cross
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
431-424 LBD Below Racetrack Dikes/Towhead You can stay Left Bank Descending and cut behind a small island that has formed around one of the dikes for variety of paddling and wildlife viewing. Opens around 25VG, island goes under around 40VG. Good campsites all around a high ridge of willows
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
432-430 RBD Racetrack Towhead Main Channel Luxurious Sandbars and harbors found along length of Racetrack, paddlers looking for a campsite will have plenty of good choices, but the proximity of the power plant will mean it will not be a quiet night. Top end goes under around 30VG, but dry
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
432-430 RBD Racetrack Towhead Back Channel Opens up in a shallow trickle around 20VG. Best to run 25VG and higher. Good flow at 30VG. Strong flow at 35 and above. After descending below bridge make your crossing to the RBD and enter back channel. Beautiful picnic and campsites found throughout
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
433.2 LBD Baxter Wilson Steam Plant Several miles downstream of the bridge the Vicksburg Power Plant rises monolithically and dominates the sky from all angles as you’re paddling through the area. Like all coal fired plants, its distinguishing features are a large blocky power plant industrial latticework with
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
435.7 Vicksburg Bridges: US80 and I-20 I-20 Bridge at Vicksburg is a 12, 974 foot cantilever style bridge built in 1973 that connects Delta, Louisiana with Vicksburg, Mississippi. It is 60 feet wide with 116 feet of clearance at low water (0 VG) and 73 feet at high water
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
436.5 RBD City of Vicksburg Riverfront Park Another possible landing for paddlers needing resupply in Vicksburg in low or medium water levels is the Riverfront Park left bank descending at 436.5 (directly below the Washington Street Louisiana Circle Overlook). Primitive landings only on shelves of rock, mounds of