Bartram Canoe Trail Explained

The Bartram Canoe Trail is a system of canoe and kayak water trails in the Mobile–Tensaw River Delta of Alabama.

Named for explorer and naturalist William Bartram, the 200-mile-long trail system is one of the longest in the United States.[1] It includes bottomland hardwood swamp, creeks, side channel sloughs, lakes and backwaters. The system also includes Bottle Creek which is near the Bottle Creek Indian Mounds.

The trail system is operated by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.[2]

Features

PointCoordinates
(links to map & photo sources)
Boatyard Landing31.1768°N -87.8407°W
Canal Island Platform Campsite31.0898°N -87.8912°W
Champion Cypress Tree31.001°N -87.9115°W
Dead Lake Platform Campsite31.0439°N -87.9155°W
French's Lake31.1357°N -87.8452°W
Holley Creek31.1824°N -87.8542°W
Hubbard's Landing31.0637°N -87.8703°W
Jacintoport Campsite30.8216°N -88.0462°W
Jug Lake Platform Campsite31.0117°N -87.9081°W
Rice Creek Landing31.0158°N -87.8636°W
Spoonbill Sandbar Campsite31.168°N -87.8938°W
Two Rivers Point Campsite31.0197°N -87.9626°W
Upper Bryant Landing31.0444°N -87.8764°W

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.alapark.com/press/release.cfm?ID=272 Alabama State Parks
  2. Web site: Outdoor Alabama . 2010-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602082643/http://www.outdooralabama.com/outdoor-adventures/bartram.cfm . 2010-06-02 . dead .