Potomac, S. Branch

I'm not sure why the Landslide rapid is included in this description, since it is miles upriver from the put-in at Big Bend. The trickiest rapid encountered along this stretch is 'King Queen Jack', which is a joyful and swift ride roughly at the trip midway point. I say this, but since last year a memorial plaque to a paddler has gone up on a tree near the end of the rapid. There are generally large wave trains, especially in the last 2 miles, that seem to not get the mention that they should. The old Royal Dam seems best run left with no problem for my inflatable but will turn an open canoe into a bathtub if not done well. I ran it at 2.33 and it was boney but doable if you don't mind getting out and walking a half dozen times. I ran it again at around 2.75 and that seemed to be perfect. Do not park at the public fishing access site (takeout) or you are likely to get towed, despite the signage being unclear. Park across the street in the municipal lot mentioned elsewhere.

But yeah, both the overall trip description and the pictures mention Landslide rapid, and that is NOT the same as King Queen Jack. Landslide is only in the upper canyon, within half a mile of the first pullover/put-in when you turn into the canyon. The lower run starts many miles past Landslide.