Conasauga River

We put in at the snorkeling hole and took out at Ladd Springs Road (about a 6 mile run). We read that the river was rocky at 5.5 feet, but we put on at 2.94 anyway. If you are not looking for an adrenaline rush, you might enjoy this river at 2.94, although 3 feet might be more comfortable. If you can read and find the water, and manuever your boat with accuracy, you will only have to drag your boat twice for about 10 feet each time. Everything else we managed to run. It took us about 4 hours to do the 6.3 mile run, but we loved it. It was technical and required that we pay attention to the river, but it was also gentle and beautiful from beginning to end. I would recommend 3 feet minimum, but you certainly don't need 6 feet to make the run!

The directions listed are for the upper conasauga in georgia. This run is from that takeout on down.

I found these directions in a post on

BT:

Forum:BoaterTalk

Re: Conasauga River Fans.

(simon2)

Date: Sep 26 2002, 12:45

From: simon2

The best way to get to the

Conasauga is Starting from Eton on

Hwy 411 go north about 8 miles until

you come to a store on the left called

Greg's General. Turn right on old hwy 2

and follow this road 4 or 5 miles until

you see a Game check in station on

the left a road turns off to the right.A

sign will say Murrays lake. When you

come to the next split in the road take a

right Chicken Coop Gap will be a pull

off on the left just past a very sharp

curve to the right. They will be a gated

road on the right. The take out will be

straight from the check in station until

you come to a big corn field and a

white house on the left. just pass the

house you will cross a small stream

and tile. This is the takout.