Canepatch Creek

[Terry]

Date: 29 December 2008

Location: The north creek out of Canepatch. Shown on NOAA Nautical Chart 11432
but not named. Ignore the intersections shown on the chart at 25' 39" N and
56' 50" W and 25' 53" N and 56' 56" W they are so overgrown they don't even
exist. Once in this creek there's only one way to go.

Condition: Open and trimmed this season by NPS Volunteers. Deep water and
a small motorboat could make it through. Excellent for hand propelled craft.

[Terry]

I've told ya'll this before and I'll say it again - you're really missing out
on a lot of Wilderness Waterway by not starting or ending at Collier
Seminole State Park. It's a good one day paddle from CSSP to
Tiger/Picnic Key and you never leave federal or state protected waters.
You can paddle to Tiger/Picnic open water or backcountry. You even have Grocery Place backcountry campsite in CSSP if you
get a late first day start. The marina at CSSP is top quality, less
crowded and they lock the gate at night so a car left there is
saver than at EC. CSSP has marked the route down Blackwater
River and to Grocery Place. Two things made this the perfect extension
for the WW: The opening of Tiger/Picnic Keys for camping and the
acquisition/protection of the lands and water between. Now, it makes
so much sense the magenta line on the chart should be extended
to go there.

[Dave Briggs]

No worries getting through to Canepatch from the creeks north of the site. I just did it (Feb 2011). No gator, no python and no bugs. what a great site.

Dave