TRINITY RIVER EXPEDITIONS
214 -
941-1757 Dallas Texas
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Guided Canoe Trips – 2010
January 9
- Elm Fork, Highway 121 to Sandy Lake
Road, 10 miles, Eagle Ford shale, diverse riparian habitat, 1891 Trinity Mills
bridge site, good access.
February 13
- West Fork, Beach St. to
Handley-Ederville, 7 miles, small rapids, Gateway Park, Fossil Creek, Lower
Cretaceous limestone, one or more portages, seldom paddled.
March
13 - West Fork, Roy
Orr bridge to Mountain Creek, 8 miles, small rapids, Bear Creek, Woodbine
sandstone, Eagle Ford shale, steep put-in, seldom paddled.
April 10
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Trinity Main Stem, South Loop 12 to Dowdy Ferry, 8+ miles, Great Trinity
Forest, McCommas Bluff Preserve, 1905 navigation lock and dam, difficult
access.
May 8
- Trinity
Main Stem, Sylvan to South Loop 12, 10 miles, Downtown Dallas, Great Trinity
Forest, Miller's Ferry site, White Rock Creek, Upper Cretaceous limestone.
June 12
- West Fork,
Mountain Creek to Sylvan, 6+ miles, Eagle Ford shale, small rapids, confluence
of West and Elm Forks, springs and seeps, good birding, easy access.
July 10
- West
Fork, Highway 360 to Roy Orr bridge, 4+ miles, Cross Timbers, small rapids,
Woodbine sandstone bluffs, Dorothy Spur trestle, one portage, steep take-out.
August 14 -
Elm Fork, California Crossing
to Frazier Dam, 6+ miles, L.B. Houston Nature Area, Campion Trail, diverse
riparian - small lake habitat, native hibiscus, easy access.
September 11
- Trinity Main Stem, Sylvan to South Loop 12, 10 miles, Downtown
Dallas, Great Trinity Forest, Miller's Ferry site, White Rock Creek, Upper
Cretaceous limestone.
October 9
- Elm Fork, Belt line Road to California
Crossing, 8+ miles, 1886 Keenan Bridge site, diverse riparian and small lake
habitat, native hibiscus, Cardinal flowers.
November 13 -
West Fork, Handley-Ederville Road to Greenbelt, 9 miles,
Randoll Mill site, Lower Cretaceous limestone, small rapids, seldom paddled,
difficult take-out.
December 11
- West Fork, Greenbelt to Highway 360, 9 miles, River Legacy
park, proximity of Bird's Fort site, Woodbine sandstone, seldom paddled,
difficult access.
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Call Charles Allen at 214-941-1757 for meeting place and other information. Meeting time for all trips is 8:30 a.m. River conditions can change quickly; scheduled trip locations may be changed to find the best boating conditions. All guided trips must be paid in advance. Cancellations 30 days or less before the trip date are not refundable. Trips are held rain or shine - there are no rain checks or weather related refunds. |