Baton Rouge to Venice

Mile 18.5 - 18.5 - 12.2 Boothville Anchorage

18.5 - 12.2 Boothville Anchorage

Mile 19.6 - LBD St. Phillip’s Bend Pass

19.6 LBD St. Phillip’s Bend Pass There are a multitude of branching distributary passes to follow from St. Phillip’s Bend Pass, you could follow any of them to reach the Gulf and then easily paddle back. As with Harvey Pass this could be an interesting side trip,

Baton Rouge to Venice

Mile 19.9 - LBD Harvey Pass

19.9 LBD Harvey Pass 2-3 miles to the open beaches of Raccoon Point on Breton Sound. Harvey Pass carries water off the Mississippi below Fort St. Philip through a convoluted series of channels, oil pipeline canals, and bays to the Gulf at the edge of Raccoon Point. Raccoon Point

Baton Rouge to Venice

Mile 20.0 - RBD Fort Jackson

20 RBD Fort Jackson Paddlers can make landing on a rocky landing directly downstream of the Louisiana Responder, or pull up directly below ramparts of the fort, also a rocky landing. If these rough landings don’t fit your temperament, keep downstream another 200 yards to find a much softer

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Mile 20.1 - LBD - Fort St. Philip

20.1 LBD - Fort St. Philip Make landing and look for the remains of the Old Fort St. Philip site (downstream of Bolivar Point). The high ground here would make for great low/med water camping -- if not for all the cattle running around this point and the

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Mile 20.8 - RBD Marine Spill Response Corp

20.8 RBD Marine Spill Response Corp The ocean-going “Responder-class” oil-skimming vessel Louisiana Responder is docked here except in times of crisis like the Deepwater Horizon disaster, when it becomes a chief player in cleanups. Look for the immaculately-painted bright blue Louisiana Responder as an identifier for Fort Jackson, which

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Mile 20.9 - RBD Lagoons above Fort Jackson

20.9 RBD Lagoons above Fort Jackson Paddlers will find an opening in the West Bank rip-rap riverbank at 20.9 RBD which leads to two lagoons, and a boat ramp. Excellent location for quick exit offering shelter from waves and wind, and possible locations for an overnight campsite. If

Baton Rouge to Venice

Mile 20.9 - RBD Fort Jackson Boat Ramp

20.9 RBD Fort Jackson Boat Ramp The Fort Jackson Boat Ramp is located at the furthest end of the second lagoon that open up West Bank at 20.9 RBD. This is a primitive gravel boat ramp dropping down from a gravel parking lot on the entrance road to

Baton Rouge to Venice

Mile 21.4 - RBD Protected Industrial Harbor

21.4 RBD Protected Industrial Harbor A long narrow harbor parallel to the flow of the river opens up through the West Bank rip-rap near 21.4 RBD which could suffice for temporary shelter from wind or waves, and maybe picnicking. But you probably wouldn’t want to camp here.

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Mile 24.4 - 24.4 - 23 RBD Ostrica Anchorage

24.4 - 23 RBD Ostrica Anchorage 24-23 LBD Neptune Pass Three openings in rip-rap allow quick exit from storms, waves and wind, and high banks behind might make for good camping. There are three openings around the Neptune Light on the East Bank between 24 and 23 LBD. Paddlers

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Mile 24.5 - RBD Motto's Basin

24.5 RBD Motto's Basin Paddlers looking for an off-channel access can find it West Bank 24.5 RBD at Motto's Basin, which is a rare protected harbor for mooring miscellaneous commercial-and-recreational small craft. No boat ramp on site, harbor slips only. You’ll find timber

Baton Rouge to Venice

Mile 24.6 - RBD Abandoned Mooring

24.6 RBD Abandoned Mooring At write time (Dec 2015) an abandoned industrial mooring area in a protected inlet is found right bank descending at 24.6, just above Motto’s Basin Harbor. Paddlers could pull in here and for a unique off-channel place to take refuge from storms or