River Log section: Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
325 - 320 Three Rivers WMA and Red River NWR From the top of Palmetto island down to Shreve’s Bar the sprawling Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area (WMA) and Red River National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) create sprawling swaths of deep bottomland hardwood forests, tupelo gum wetlands, and countless lakes,
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
325.5 - 322.5 RBD Palmetto Island Two and a half miles long in high water, and maybe a mile longer in low water, Palmetto is a beautiful isolated wild island surrounded by good sandbars and backed by a long back channel that never completely goes dry (for paddlers)
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
326 RBD Union Point A good “hole in the wall” campsite can be found right bank descending 326.5 before entering the back channel of Palmetto Island for good protection from southwesterly winds and severe thunderstorms.
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
332 - 328 Jackson Point/Widow Graham Bend Jackson Point makes for beautiful high water camping, but not so good at medium water. At low water extensive sandbars extend outwards and provide many choices for landings, but none are protected. Calm weather camping only. Hunting camps all around. Respect private
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
338.5 - 334 RBD Fritz Island There is a beautiful sandy beach bluff caught behind and below the first dike at Fritz Island (348.5) for superlative medium water camping, but most of it goes under around 30NG. In higher waters continue to Jackson Point or Palmetto (Artonish) Island.
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
340 - 332 Dead Man’s Bend A long string of secret camps are strung out along the perimeter of Dead Man’s Bend, the first and biggest at Cerro Gordo Landing (LBD 337.3) and another half dozen smaller ones further down, all the way to Jackson Point. Dive
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
340 - 338 LBD Buck Island A series of sandy high bank landings makes this section of river attractive for high water camping, especially if you needed to take shelter in southeasterly winds or storms.
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
340.1 RBD Oil Well & Boat Ramp A throbbing donkey engine grinds and whines through the woods as you approach RBD 304.1, a reminder of the oil rich layers below the sandy soils of southern Mississippi and northwestern Louisiana. While the sound is not as invasive as a
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
341.1 LBD Washout Bayou/Homochitto River The Homochitto is the last of the major tributaries from the state of Mississippi, and ranks along the Yazoo and the Sunflower as one of the most worked-over by engineers and land movers. Historically the Homochitto meandered through the cypress forests of the
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
346 - 341 Glasscock Cutoff The discerning paddler might notice a forest of cypress stumps left bank descending poking up out of the steep collapsing banks along this four mile stretch of river, between the old mouth of St. Catherine Creek and Washout Bayou, all contained within St. Catherine’s
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
341.3 RBD Fairview/Old River Access to Old River and Fairview Landing can be had year round through this runout into the old channel of the Mississippi at Glasscock (which is almost directly across the main channel from the mouth of the Homochitto). Good location for emergency exit in
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
344 RBD Esperance Bottom A protected harbor is formed in a natural alcove at the very bottom of Esperance right bank descending around mile 344.