Mile 340.0 - Miles 340-332: Dead Man’s Bend

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 in and take protection if you have been fighting south winds and need some relief. In oncoming southwesterlies, you would be happy to do the same. When the river provides, listen and accept her gifts!

These sandbars are tucked into riverbank harbors formed in breaks of the rip-rap and revetment along the outside edge (left bank descending) of Dead Man’s Bend, making for some very attractive, easy to access, and very protected camp or picnic sites. The only drawback is the hunting road and hunting camps behind. But with a little common courtesy, and respect for private property, you can avoid the woods and hug the riverbank for a great stop.