Over the weekend of May 15 & 16 American Whitewater’s Watauga takeout neighbors hosted a music festival that caused some members of the paddling community to contact American Whitewater with questions regarding the management of the takeout on the Watauga.
While no camping occurred at our takeout, there were additional vehicles parked as well as placement of port-a-jons. The recently completed roadwork held up and there was no road damage. American Whitewater is in dialog with our neighbors regarding management of the takeout. As an important note, these are the neighbors that sold AW the takeout land that has allowed us to provide private boaters access. Our neighbors also help us by keeping an eye on the property and bush-hogging the grass for parking.
American Whitewater is interested in property management that is consistent with our mission and that meets the paddling community’s needs. AW has simple takeout guidelines in place:
- Camping is prohibited.
- Commercial use is prohibited at the takeout unless arrangements are made with AW.
- Takeout should be kept free of litter (please help us keep the area clean).
- Areas of grass or gravel should be maintained.
- Pets need to be leashed – please no pets left unattended.
American Whitewater is proud to be able to support stream access through takeout management and ownership. Maintenance of our river access areas is made possible only through close and ongoing collaboration with our members, neighbors and affiliate clubs.