Mile 28.0 - Miles 28-31: LBD Point Pleasant

28 - 31 LBD Point Pleasant

Good low/med water camping on grassy shelves.

Paddlers will find several miles of natural wild shoreline below Point Pleasant on the East Bank, from 28 - 31 LBD. If you seek a campsite, stop at the first good-looking place you find. Further down the campsites are corrupted by noise and aroma pollution from the nearby Chevron Empire (starting at 26.7 LBD). Possible campsites (or good picnicking) can be found along 3-mile length of the riverbank here with grassy shelves perched near interesting clumps of trees, some inlets, some small islands. You will find a few cypress trees amongst the tallow, willows, hackberries and others, and a few palmettos. A couple of cypress stand alone in the water, surrounded by a support system of thick cypress knees. One in particular forms an island to itself, too small to camp on, but interesting enough to visit and photograph. There is cattle grazing along this stretch of river, so you might see some cow pies and their makers amongst the dense undergrowth.