PICNIC DAY PADDLE(S): Chicken vs. Snake on the Little Manatee River
Trip leaders: Scott Jantz (scottjantz2@gmail.com, 386-853-5159) and Jill Lingard (jill.lingard@gmail.com, 352-665-1776)
Description: Our group will launch from EG Simmons Park and paddle south along the shoreline to the Little Manatee River. We'll paddle up the Little Manatee and circumnavigate either Chicken Island or Snake Island before returning downriver and back to EG Simmons. The Chicken option will give us an 8.65-mile round-trip paddle. The Snake option will produce an 11.2-mile paddle. We'll paddle most of the morning together, splitting into two groups once we reach Chicken Island. See maps below for planned routes.
Location: EG Simmons Park, located at 2401 19th Avenue NW in Ruskin
Schedule: Saturday, April 18. Meet at 8AM at the kayak launch area for an 8:30 launch. We’ll shoot for returning between 12:00-12:30PM so that we'll be back for the picnic gathering at 1PM.
Additional information: The park charges a $2 fee per vehicle and an additional $5 for vehicles pulling a trailer.
Difficulty: Level 2 or 3, depending on whether you're a Chicken or Snake kinda paddler that day. Review TBSK's Skills Self-Assessment Chart and contact trip leaders with any questions.
Gear Requirements/Recommendations:
If you have any medical issues that might impact your paddling, please notify the trip leader before the trip so that he can be best equipped to assist you as needed.
If your plans to participate change, please cancel on the website or app so that people on the waitlist can join us.
Chicken Island option (8.65 miles roundtrip):
Snake Island option (11.2 miles roundtrip):