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** IMPORTANT
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Use of this
floating
campsite is by
reservation
only.
To
reserve, click
here.
To cancel a
reservation,
click
here. |
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Distance: miles
Start: Rice Creek
Landing
End: Rice Creek
Landing
Campsites: Jug
Lake
Type of trail:
river, creek, lake, and
slough
Habitats: old
river channel,
bottomland hardwood
swamp, flowing creeks,
side channel sloughs and
backwaters
Reliability: Good |
Recommended water levels:
Claiborne Dam river stages
ranging from 6 to 19 feet on
tailrace reading provide
optimum water levels for
this route. River stages
above these values should be
considered hazardous. For
water level information at
Claiborne Dam, call
1-888-771-4601 or visit
http://water.sam.usace.army.mil/
or
http://al.water.usgs.gov/
The map shows the Jug Lake
trail paddling Rice Creek
into Briar Lake on the east
side of Larry Island. The
trail proceeds to the west
side of Larry Island into Tensaw Lake / Tensaw River
and down to Bayou Jessamine
ending at the platform
campsite located in Jug
Lake. Day two returns to the
Tensaw River via Bayou
Jessamine and back up Briar
Lake to Rice Creek. |
