Big Laurel Creek

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May 27, 2026

Late Spring Day on the Big Laurel

ReporterThomas O'Keefe
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We had a great day out on Big Laurel with a group of 3 packrafters and a kayaker who joined for the run. The reading on the bridge was approximately -1'. We put on shortly after noon. It was about an 80 minute paddle (we took our time) and an 80 minute hike back to the put-in. Since we had packrafts it was easy to take out shortly upstream of the French Broad confluence and hike the river left trail back to the put-in.