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Paddle/Canoe trips near NOLA/Northshore ???

Posted on 3/4/11 at 9:14 am
Posted by The Mick
Member since Oct 2010
44860 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 9:14 am
Looking to bring a few kids on a float/paddle trip. Any suggestions? Little bit of a drive (hour or two) is fine....

tia
Posted by tigers win2
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2009
3914 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 4:42 pm to
Google Okatoma river in MS. A bit of a drive but a blast. 3 or 4 small waterfalls to go over. Rope swings and sandbars all along the path.

Edit to correct typo
This post was edited on 3/4/11 at 4:44 pm
Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12462 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 6:18 pm to
I think there's a place around Franklinton. Bogachitto River? May actually be in Tylertown, MS.
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And I second the reccomendation on Okatoma. It's in Seminary, MS, about 20 minutes north of Hattiesburg on US Hwy 49.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
288104 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 7:01 pm to
bayou st john
Posted by cdaniel76
Ponchatoula
Member since Feb 2008
19768 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 7:09 pm to
Agree with Okatoma. It's a great trip.

There's a couple other creeks in the area also. Black Creek and Red Creek are around Lumberton.

Neither of those have any of the waterfalls like Okatoma has and they're both more secluded and not as "commercialized" as Okatoma.
Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12462 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 7:18 pm to
The only place you can canoe Black Creek is Brooklyn. You sure can't do it in Lumberton, since it ain't there. LITTLE Black Creek Water Park is near Lumberton, but Little Black Creek is hardly navigable. Black Creek is about 15 miles north in between Purvis and Hattiesburg crossing I-59, but not really navigable until you get to Hwy 49 in Brooklyn.
Posted by USMCTiger03
Member since Sep 2007
71176 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 8:02 pm to
There's this big arse lake right here. Pontrain somethin.
Posted by ktc22799lsu
Covington, LA
Member since Nov 2008
59 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 8:24 pm to
Bogue Chitto state park near franklinton has acanoe rental
Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12462 posts
Posted on 3/4/11 at 9:02 pm to
quote:

Bogue Chitto state park near Franklinton has a canoe rental
That's the one I was talking about. No more than an hour from NOLA.
Posted by Franktowntiger7
Ponchatoula
Member since Dec 2010
2725 posts
Posted on 3/5/11 at 5:09 am to
If you going to go that far you might ad well go over to Sweet Water Canoe Rental. The address says Tylertown but it is really only about 15min. North of Franklinton. I canoe quite a bit and this place us the best, but if you go tell them you want to go down the creek and not the river. Very scenic and the water is great. Heading there next weekend to canoe, camp and fish.
Posted by Fifthstring
Out There
Member since Jul 2006
664 posts
Posted on 3/5/11 at 10:54 am to
Wolf River is less than an hour from you and all you need to do is show up. It's a good day float trip with little need to paddle, just steer, really good for kids.

Wolf River
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