Portage River
March 26, 27, 28, 29

 

 


I have secured camping at the River Bend Park in Elmore, Ohio. The park is located off Portage River South Road, which in town is also Rice Street. Latitude N 41 28.67' Longitude W 083 17.17'. There is an undeveloped launch area and camping is basically in a grassy field.

There will be a port-a-pot for us to use but NO water in March. Please bring your own drinking water.

I plan on camping Thursday evening the 26th, weather permitting. Friday we can shuttle up to New Rochester, where St. Rt. 6 crosses the river, and paddle 12.5 down to Woodville. (Water level dependent)

Saturday we can put in at camp and paddle down to Oak Harbor. I need to double check a take out in that area. River miles would be around 9 or so.

Sunday we can paddle from Woodville back to camp, a total of 6 miles. Of course any March trip can and probably will be influenced by weather so flexibly is the key.

There are no shelter houses or trees near by so bring tarps. Saturday potluck has no theme. Cook what you like or if the weather is really nasty we can go to Oak Habor or find something in Elmore to eat.

Question or comments contact: Tony (419)845-2010, tbonecanoes at hotmail.com


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