Catawba River: Catawba Nation to Landsford Canal State Park

Skill Level: Easy

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Rapids: Class I

Length: 9.70 miles

Duration: 4 - 5 hours

Portaging: No

What to Expect

This is a half-day paddle down a very rural section of the Catawba River. The river is mostly wide, flat, and straight through this section, with a few shoals along the way. Finish the trip at Landsford Canal State Park, home to the world’s largest population of Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies.

Access

Put in:

Catawba Nation Hand Carry Boat Launch

Catawba Nation Greenway

Access Details

This access is a part of the Catawba Nation Greenway. It is located on Catawba Nation Reservation.

Take out:

Landsford Canal State Park

Park Dr, Catawba, SC 29704

Access Details

This take-out uses the upstream access at Landsford Canal State PArk. This canoe trail access is located near the ranger station and trailhead, off of Park Dr.

Waterway:

Catawba River

Upstream Trip (1)

Catawba River: Catawba Nation to Landsford Canal State Park

Downstream Trip (1)

Catawba River: Landsford Canal State Park

Comments (1)

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Mary Katheryne Zagora

Sep 07, 2020 8:27 pm EDT

My husband and I kayak this stretch regularly - we love it. We rarely see anyone else until we are approaching Landsford. I take out at upper Landsford, and my husband does the little bit to the lower Landsford take-out (it's too exciting for me). We almost always see the bald eagle that lives at Landsford.

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