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Mile 12.5 - LBD Un-Named Pass

12.5 LBD Un-Named Pass Hunting Lodge at mouth of this Un-Named Pass. 3-4 miles of paddling to reach Grand Bay via Alexis Bay with many shallow places to push through and maneuver around.

Mile 14.5 - LBD Un-Named Pass

14.5 LBD Un-Named Pass Un-Named Pass 2-3 miles to reach Grand Bay. Sandy dunes covered with grass and scrubby vegetation are found in harbor formed by rip-rap at entrance from main river. Possible picnicking and camping on dune tops in low water and low tides, but known habitat for

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Mile 15.5 - LBD Un-Named Pass

15.5 LBD Un-Named Pass Un-Named Pass 1 mile to reach Grand Bay. Sandy dunes covered with grass and scrubby vegetation are found in harbor formed at entrance, creating possible picnic and campsites in low water and low tides.

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Mile 16.0 - LBD Olga Pass

16 LBD Olga Pass 2-4 miles to Grand Bay, Spanish Bay, or other open waters of Breton Sound. Between West Bank 17 and 16 there five openings are located in succession going into five passes which splinter into other passes, including Fresh Water Bayou, Jurjevich Canal, Olga Pass and Valer

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Mile 18.0 - LBD St. Anne’s Pass

18 LBD St. Anne’s Pass 3 miles to Coquille Point Follow St. Anne’s Pass three miles to Little Coquille Bay, or Grande Coquille Bay. The open beaches of Coquille Point are found between the two bays. Coquille Point could be a good camp, but only in calm weather

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Mile 18.5 - 18.5 - 12.2 Boothville Anchorage

18.5 - 12.2 Boothville Anchorage

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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.