Perdido River

Come join Campus Recreation and Outdoor Adventures with the Canoe and Kayak on the Perdido River on Saturday, September 26.  This is as easy float trip with no rapids and will be fun for both beginners and advanced paddlers.   The Perdido River demarcates the state line between Alabama and Florida.  We will begin our trip at Barrieneau Park and then be taken by a semi-swift current for 4 miles and 2 hours along remote pine and oak wooded areas.  We’ll see lots of NO TRESPASSING signs and private hunting camps and small bayous, bogs, and feeder streams that can be navigated for short distances and provide an environment much different from that of the river.  We will pack lunch and eat on the river.

Please check out our WEB page at “southalabama.edu/outdoor” for pictures of previous trips and our entire Fall itinerary.

Leave Campus Rec at 8:00 a.m.  Drive one hour to Barrieneau Park, “set sail” around 10 a.m., paddle for about three hours.  Leave river at 3:00 p.m. and return to the Student Recreation Center around 4:00 p.m.

Cost (per person): $25 for students/one family member, $35 for faculty and staff/alums/one family member, $45 for non-USA. Fee includes transportation, canoes, kayaks and accessories; does not include food (we will provide coolers).

Driver needed: a faculty or staff member is needed to drive the SGA van; if you drive, we will waive $20 of your fee.  If a student can pull a trailer and carry five in their vehicle, we will waive their entire fee and pay for their gas.

Sign up: with Randy Hunter at Campus Recreation or leave a check payable for the $10 deposit or for the full amount payable to “U.S.A.” (sorry, no cash) along with your name and cell phone number at the Front Desk of the Student Recreation Center.  The full fee is payable by Thursday, September 24.  Fees are non-refundable 3 days prior to trip unless we can replace you with someone on wait list or the trip is canceled. Checks will not be deposited until completion of trip; if trip is canceled, all fees will be refunded.

Pre - trip meeting: Thursday, September 24, 8:00 p.m., Campus Recreation.  We will discuss weather, food, sign forms, answer questions.