River Log section: Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
299 - 298 LBD Hog Point Towhead Hog Point Towhead, a bony ridge rising high above the main channel making a natural levee and ideal placement for voyageur tents and hammocks. Behind the tall sandy edge a promenade like a Greek entrance hall leads downwards at a slight angle into
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
302.5 - 298 LBD Hog Point Sandbar Extensive beaches a mile wide and four miles long accompany you left bank descending (at low water) against the Angola shores along the southwest side of the giant round bend curling around Angola State Pen. As the water rises the beaches grow
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
302.8 RBD Torras Landing A giant bluff of sand is thrown high up the riverbank and into the trees behind at Torras Landing making a good camp at high water, and shelter from any westerly weather, but the proximity to the Lock and Dam will also mean a lot
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
304 RBD Carr Point Directly above the opening to the Old River Lock and Dam a beautiful flat bluff of sand is found RBD with enough room for a comfy campsite in an unusual location. You might not find much peace here from all of the passing towboats, but you
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
306 - 302 RBD Main Channel of Shreve’s Bar Meanwhile, on the other side of the Shreve’s Island, the main channel is constricted, often crowded with towboats, and doesn’t seem to flow any faster. If you do take the main channel, watch carefully for tows unexpectedly appearing
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
313 LBD Buffalo River (Old mouth of the Homochitto River) Across the river from the Old River complex is the mouth of the Buffalo River, which meanders through the Mississippi bottomlands below Fort Adams, and is connected to Lake Mary during higher water levels. This is the old mouth of
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
321 - 319 LBD Palmetto Bend There are three sand dune alcoves along this stretch of river left bank around Palmetto, which would offer good protection in easterly or southeasterly winds or weather, but are frequented by 4-wheelers, and might be private (the last one especially, since it has a
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
323 - 321 RBD Black Hawk Island Short willow island with a single ridge along its length that starts out high at the top end and gradually descends to the bottom end. Good protected camping in dense willows in high water, sandbars extend around its edges in medium water and
Vicksburg to Baton Rouge
323 LBD Artonish Boat Ramp Primitive Boat Ramp over the asphalt laid down in a former era of bank stabilization, a method no longer practiced. There are no services within miles of here down dusty back roads.
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.