Little Pee Dee River: Carmichael's Bridge to Huggins Bridge

Skill Level: Easy

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Rapids: None

Length: 5.00 miles

Duration: 2 - 3 hours

Portaging: No

What to Expect

Look for butterflies gathering minerals of cobbles and sand at the pointbars. If the boater is quiet and observant he can observe brown and red-bellied water snakes either on a low hanging branch or along the
water’s edge.

Access

Put in:

Carmichael’s Bridge/Heritage Trust Landing

Dirt road on the left off of State Park Rd.

Access Details

Limited parking along a dirt road.

Take out:

Huggin’s Bridge (S.C. Highway 41) Landing

Highway 41 Bridge, Fork, SC

Access Details

This is a county-owned dirt landing and parking area.

Trip Details

Waterway:

Little Pee Dee River

Upstream Trip (1)

Little Pee Dee River: Floyd Dale Bridge to Carmichael’s Bridge

Comments (1)

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Mitchell Lloyd

Dec 09, 2021 4:16 pm EST

Paddled on 12/4/2021. River level 5.95 ft Dillon gauge, https://waterdata.usgs.gov/sc/nwis/current/?type=flow, This level is low water. This section has a lot of debris to be dealt with at this level. One portage encountered but at levels of 7+ ft it would be possible to get over the downfall. The river is constantly changing and new downfall is common. A couple of cut-through channels where the river is abandoning new oxbows, these cut-throughs can be partially clogged with debris and downfall and the current is usually fast going through, boat handling skills are important. For cold weather paddling, this section is not recommended for first time or weak paddlers, summer and hot weather removes some of the risks for weak paddlers, but strainers will still be an issue.

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