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Hello LCP Members: Register now for an LCP rescue skills class! Join ACA certified instructors Beth Heywood and Don Dibble for free rescues training, guidance and practice to be offered at our LCP Picnic before we eat. All Lowcountry members are welcome to join regardless of prior experience. Available to the first 10 registrants. Self and assisted rescues are a key safety skill for all kayakers. Dust off your kayak and brush up your rescue skills for the season!

June 10 (Saturday): Lake Moultrie: Fred Day Landing Near cross) to Blacks Camp for lunch, a loop trip. About 12 miles.
Rating: L2+
Where: Meet at Fred Day Boat Landing. Put Fred L Day Public Boat Ramp Lake Moultrie in your mapping app.
Logistics: Meet in time to launch by 10.
Trip leader: Leslie Maple
Note 1: We will stop at Blacks Camp for a restaurant lunch and then paddle back.

Isle of Palms Marina: Circumnavigate Goat Island via Hamlin Sound, loop trip. About 7 miles.
Meet at Isle of Palms marina at 7:45. Launch by 8:15..
Rating: L2, semi sheltered
Logistics: High tide at the top of Hamlin Sound is about 9:00 AM.
Trip leader: Ken McDowell
Note 1: Plan for time to pay the launch fee and park
$10 per car and $15 per trailer to park. You need a phone and credit card to pay from your car

We‘re doing something different for the June meeting. Lauren is doing a talk on the Shen Ck salt marsh at the marsh.The estuaries and salt marshes of the lowcountry are not just a beautiful place to paddle, but also one of the most productive and vital ecosystems on our planet. Come learn about the marsh’s important roles, its keystone species, and what we can do every day to help protect and conserve it. Note too that we‘ll be halfway into the incoming tide and will be stepping into some of the higher areas of the marsh. Sadly we won‘t be able to zoom this meeting. Note that for those interested we‘ll be a boardwalk away from Vickery’s restaurant and bar.

Cuckolds Creek to Combahee River loop trip. About 12 miles.
Rating: L2+, sheltered, smooth pace
Where: Circle K gas station in Jacksonboro. Put 15600 Charleston Hwy, Round O in your mapping app.
Logistics: Low tide at the intersection with the Combahee is about 11:00. Meet at the Circle K in Jacksonboro and be ready to leave by 9:15 to proceed to the boat landing.
Trip leader: Michelle Lichtsinn
Note 1: The only “real good” place to get out is about 2/3 on the way back on a sandbar that could be about 2 feet underwater. It is a good place to get out and sit in the water to cool down.

Ashepoo River, Price Bridge Landing to sandbar on river loop trip. About 12 miles.
Non club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size , and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Price Bridge Landing and be READY TO LAUNCH by 9:15.(Put 3221 Price Bridge Ln, Walterboro in your mapping app. (Do NOT go down any dirt roads).
Rating: L2, Smooth pace, semi sheltered
Logistics: It is low tide on the sandbar about 10:30. We’ll get out there, and swim and eat. After an hour we’ll head back up river with the incoming tide.
Trip leader: Ralph Earhart
Note 1: This is a little early in the day, but you’ll be glad we did by the time we finish up in the afternoon when it may be a tad hot. Plan to stop for a cool down at the horseshoe bend on Horseshoe Creek on the way back.

July 15 (Saturday): Sullivans Island (Station 19), and circumnavigate Crab Bank loop trip about 6 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Station 19 kayak launch at 11:00 and prepare to launch by 11:30. Put 1903 Back St, Sullivans Island in your mapping app to get close..You can also look for Station 19 on the ICWW side of the island.
Rating: L1, semi open
Logistics: Low tide is about 1:00.
Trip leader: Dan Hoke
Note 1: If you have binoculars this is a good trip to bring them.

July 22 (Saturday): Isle of Palms, Circumnavigate Goat Island About 6.5 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader..
Meet at: Isle of Palms Marina in time to pay for parking and launch by 10:00. Put Isle of Palms Marina in your mapping app.
Rating: L2, about a mile of open water.
Logistics: High tide at Hamlin Sound is about noon.
Trip leader: Ken McDowell
Note 1: Expect a lot of boat traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Note 2: plan to eat lunch at Islander 71 restaurant after the trip is completed
Note 3: Plan for time to pay the launch fee and park $10 per car and $15 per trailer to park. You need a phone and credit card to pay from your car

July 29 (Saturday): Cherry Point Landing to Deveaux Bank loop trip. About 9 miles.
Meet at Cherry Point Boat Landing (put Cherry Point Boat Landing in your mapping app) at 9:00
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Rating: L3, semi open
Logistics: Low tide is about 11:00.
Trip leader: Beth Heywood
Note 1: Trip leader may require participants to have a skirt based on wind predictions.
Note 2: Enjoy the beach until the tide changes and return.

August 5 (Saturday): Lake Moultrie, from Russellville Landing to “The Jungle” loop trip. About 7 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Amos Lee Gourdine boat ramp (Russellville) and be READY TO LAUNCH by 10:30. Put Amos Lee Gourdine Boat Ramp or go .9 miles past 1054 Russel Store Rd, St Stephen in your mapping app.
Rating: L1, sheltered
Trip leader: Leslie Maple

August 12 (Saturday): Garris landing to the Bull Island loop trip. About 12 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Garris Landing and be ready to launch by 9:30. Put Garris Landing Public Boat Ramp in your mapping app.
Rating: L3, Open water
Logistics: Low tide at Garris Landing is about noon.
Trip Leader: Dan Hoke

August 19 (Saturday): Ashley River from Jessen Landing to Ashley River Park (Bacons Bridge landing) loop trip. About 6 miles.
Non club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size , and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Rating: L-1 Sheltered, smooth pace
Meet at Jessen Landing (Put Herbert Jessen Landing in your phone mapping app) by 11:30 and launch by noon. Logistics: High tide at Bacons Bridge Rd is 1:20. Trip Leader: Don Dibble
Note 1: Trip leader is an ACA certified instructor and will be offering informal stroke feedback and practice for those interested.
Note 2: Plan to have a snack at Ashley River Park. You may have to pay admission or have a pass to use the park restrooms.

August 27 (Sunday): Cooper River, Circumnavigate Drum Island. About 5 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Remleys point in time to launch by 9AM. Put Remleys Point Public Boat landing in your mapping app.
Rating; L2, bumpy open water crossing shipping lane.
Logistics: Low tide is about 11.
Trip Leader: Ken McDowell
Note 1: We will paddle around the island clockwise and stop at the northern end to look for fossils and wait for the tide to change.
Note 2: Minimum 14 ft. kayak. Spray skirts required

September 10 (Sunday): Cooper River and Coulter Creek. About 10 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Ralph M Hendrick Park (under I-526 in North Charleston) at 9;30 and be ready to launch by 10. (Put Ralph M Hendricks Park, Virginia Ave, North Charleston or 4999 Virginia Ave, north Charleston to get to the entrance to the park in your mapping app.
Rating: L3, sheltered on Coulter Creek portion.
Logistics:. Expect low tide at the south entrance of Coulter Creek about 11:00. Plan for the incoming tide to carry us up Coulter Creek. last 1.5 miles of the trip will be against the tide on the Cooper River, but we will be close to the tide change, so it should not be too difficult.
Trip Leader: Nancy Nicodemus

September 16 (Saturday) Black River, Pumphouse (Redds) landing to Pea House landing. About 10 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Pumphouse Landing at 11:00. Put Mulch Trail, Andrews in your mapping app. It is on HWY 41, 2.25 miles from Main Street in Andrews. If your cross the Black River, turn around and go back ½ mile. Landing is on Redds Landing Road. Unload boats and run a shuttle to Pea House Landing. (NOT Pine Tree Landing which comes before Pea House landing).
Rating: L2, very sheltered
Trip leader: Michelle Lichtsinn

September 23 (Saturday): Santee River area, Pitch landing on Echaw Creek to sandbar upstream on the Santee loop trip. About 6.5 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Circle K gas station in Jamestown and be ready to drive to landing by 10:30. Put 1003 French Santee Rd, Jamestown in your mapping app. It is at the intersection of HWY 17A and 41 in Jamestown.
Rating: L1, very sheltered
Logistics: Low tide is about 1:00.
Trip Leader:
Note 1: Carefully obey speed limit signs going into and out of Jamestown.
Note 2: The sandbar is about ½ mile upstream on the Santee River. Plan to eat there.
Planning note: sandbar should be available when Santee River gage at Jamestown is 5 feet or less. If underwater, pull off on the river bank.

Sep 30 (Saturday): Wambaw Creek, Wambaw Bridge landing to Still Landing loop trip. About 8 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size , and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at BP gas station in McClellanville and be ready to leave by 10:15 to drive to Wambaw Bridge Landing. Put 10105 HWY 17 McClellanville in your mapping app.
Rating: L1, very sheltered. This is long for an L1 trip, but we will be stopping at Still Landing at the 4 mile point to take a break and eat.
Logistics: High tide at Still Landing is about 12:30.
Trip leader:

Oct 7 (Saturday): Lake Moultrie, Fish Hatchery loop trip. About 7.5 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Rating: L1, sheltered, easy pace
Logistics: Meet at Hatchery Boat Ramp at 10:00; launch by 10:30. Put: Hatchery Boat Ramp Pinopolis in your mapping app. It is on HWY 6, northwest of Moncks Corner. There is a large sign for the hatchery turnoff.
Trip leader: Tara Harney

Oct 14 (Saturday): Kiawah River, Mingo Point to Capt Sams Spit loop trip. About 6 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Mingo Point Boat Ramp at 12:45. You’ll need to pay for parking and offload your boat in time for a 1:15 launch. Put Mingo Point Kiawah or 876 Kiawah Island Parkway in your mapping app.
Rating: L1 , semi sheltered
Logistics: Low tide is about 2:30.
Trip Leader:
Note 1: Expect to pay $5 per boat to launch

Oct 21 (Saturday) Wando River: Remley’s Point and up Hobcaw Creek loop trip. About 8 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size , and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Remleys Point at 12:30. Launch when ready.
Put Remleys Point Public Boat Landing in your mapping app)
Rating: L1,,semi sheltered
Logistics: High tide is about 2:00. Plan to get out on Hobcaw Creek for a break.
Trip leader: Dan Hoke

Oct 28 (Saturday): Gadsdenville Landing to Garris Landing. Paddle to Capers North end via ocean stopping there for lunch (and siesta). Paddle to Garris. About 12 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Rating: L3, Open water.
Where: Meet at 10:30 at Garris and load boats on cars as appropriate to shuttle as few vehicles as possible to Gadsdenville Landing.(15 min drive).
Logistics: Low tide at South Capers Island is about 2 PM
Trip Leader: Don Dibble
Note: We will switch to Sunday or paddle on the ICWW if needed. Projecting 4 hours paddling plus 1 for lunch.

Nov 5 (Sunday): Sandy Island, White Creek, and Vaux Creek (near Murrells Inlet). About 6 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.
Meet at Wacca Wache Marina in time to launch by 11. Put Wacca Wache Marina in your mapping app. (This is about 1 ½ hours from Mt Pleasant..but check the drive time on your mapping app before the day of the trip).
Rating: L2, semi-sheltered.
Logistics: Low tide at Wachesaw Landing is 11:15. We will be going a bit against the tide on this trip but will be using back creeks and canals.
Trip Leader: Hastings Hensel
Note 1: Free parking at the upper parking lot; paddlers must unload kayaks at the landing, then go park at the lot and walk back down...about a 5-minute walk.
Note 2: We will paddle downriver to White Creek, then take White Creek up to Vaux Creek (1.5 – 2 hours), then get out for a short hike and snacks on Sandy Island in the Nature Conservancy Preserve (1 hour), then make our way back to the landing (30 minutes – 1 hour). It is a 4-hour trip in total

Nov 12 (Sunday): Cuckolds Creek (ACE Basin) upstream About 6 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip.
Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader.

Meet at Circle K gas station in Jacksonboro, go to the bathrooms, and be ready to leave by 10:00 (Put 15600 Charleston Hwy, Round O in your mapping app).
Rating: L1, very sheltered ,
Logistics: High tide at Cuckolds Landing is about 11:45. We’ll paddle upstream as far up as we can go, take a different way back and head through rice field canals.
Trip leader: Ralph Earhart
Note: this is a high-tide paddle. No “good” place to get out.

December 2 (Saturday): Stono River Sol Legare to James Island County Park loop trip About 12 miles.
Non-club members and member guests must contact the trip leader before the trip. Boat type, size, and paddling skills should be discussed with the trip leader. Meet at Sol Legare Public Boat Landing (available in mapping apps) at 9:00am for a 9:30am launch.
Rating: L3, Semi-Open, quick pace
Logistics: High tide is 11:35. Wind will likely be a factor on this wide river! Expect to travel at a quick pace – 3mph; kayaks 14 feet or longer required to maintain group pace. We will land at the James Island County Park dock and have lunch there. We will ride the current back down the Stono to Sol Legare boat launch. Expect to be back by 3:00 pm. Trip leader: Bev Cosslett
Note 1: Contact the trip leader if there is any question about the kayak length requirement.
Note 2: There are a good number of single-car parking spots, as well as many trailer parking places.