River Log section: Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
389 LBD Rodney Lake Side Trip When the water is around 30 NG or higher you can cut through the intriguing opening at the topmost Cottage Island, around mile 389 left bank descending, and enter the deep woods surrounding the back channel of Rodney Island No 111. Enter at your
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389 LBD - Rodney Chute Bluff of sand at entrance to Rodney Lake Chute. Good picnicking and camping can be found on Spithead Towhead. Primitive site, no conveniences of any sort.
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389 - 387 LBD Cottage Bend Islands Cottage Bend Islands are visible from upstream by the bluffs of sand on the tops of the islands in low and medium water) and are found left bank descending opposite Brown’s Field Islands a couple of miles below Bondurant. These two willow-topped
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392 LBD Rodney (Ghost Town) Rodney has operated under the flags of five different nations. Originally settled by the French in January 1763 and named Petit Gouffre, meaning Little Gulf, it was later taken by Great Britain as a result of the French and Indian War. Spain would later control
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
392 RBD - Bondurant Towhead Good picnicking and camping can be found on Bondurant Towhead, in general top end is best, but in high water choices will be limited. This island goes underwater before flood stage, which is 48 on the Natchez Gage. Primitive Location. No conveniences of any sort
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
396.4 RBD Lake Bruin State Park The St. Joseph Boat Ramp provides easy access to Lake Bruin (one mile over levee). Portage your canoe to the State Park, or hide gear first and then walk over. Lake Bruin is an oxbow lake of the Mississippi River with 3,000
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396.4 RBD Fish Tale Grill/Lake Bruin Lodge & Country Store The Fish Tale Grill/Lake Bruin Lodge & Country Store is found at the base of Lake Bruin, ½ mile from the river. 2214 Hwy 604, Lake Bruin, Louisiana 71366. Call ahead and make your order. They might even
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396.4 RBD St. Joseph Boat Ramp St. Joseph Boat Ramp (Gladstone Landing) is located at the bottom of Hardscrabble Bend at mile 396.4 RBD. Long and steep concrete ramp at low water, bottoms out into sand and mud around 15 on the Natchez Gage. Ramp and parking lot
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
395 LBD Bayou Pierre As you paddle around Coffee Point, the channel of Bayou Pierre is found only a mile over the trees and running parallel to the main channel of the Mississippi, even though the confluence is still another ten miles downstream. Like most Mississippi River tributaries Bayou Pierre
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395 LBD -- Mouth of Bayou Pierre Downstream Paddlers can easily eddy out into the mouth of Bayou Pierre and paddle upstream a ways for fantastic wildlife viewing including birds, mammals, amphibians and alligators. Bayou Pierre runs along the loess bluffs into central Mississippi. Mouth of Bayou Pierre is located
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399 LBD High Bluffs High gravel/sand bluffs. One of the few places that didn’t go underwater in the 2011 flood. You could count the others on your fingers, and one of them is not far downstream, at Spithead.
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404.2 RBD Yucatan Ditch For an other-worldly glimpse into the ragged and primeval Delta jungle, stay right bank descending below Middle Ground Island (through Yucatan Cut-Off of 1929) and look for a narrow opening through the scruffy woods. This skinny channel closes off around 10VG, but for paddlers this