The current is swift but can be easily navigated by intermediate skilled paddlers and the boater will have to watch out for downfall and strainers. Be on the lookout for signs of beaver activity and feeding stations (small piles (scatter) of clam shells where animals have been feeding) indicating otter or raccoon activity. On a warm day you may see a black snake on an exposed portion of a pointbar.

Once on the trail, the boater will notice extensive clear cutting along the south side of the river. After navigating a few bends of the river one will begin to hear I-95 road noise. The boater will pass a house on the south side of the river as one navigates the deep channel of dark blackwater. As you pass under I-95 look up and notice the mud nests of the swifts and swallows. Just past I-95 as you float under power lines and over a gas line, notice the beautiful green ash tree on the north side of the river, past the gas line. Downstream of the railroad bridge, boaters can choose which channel to explore as there are several channels and all lead back to the main channel. The landing is on the north side of the river after passing under the Stafford’s Bridge (U.S. 301/501).