Neches River, Highway 7 Launch, down
Kayak paddle trail map on the Neches River starting at the Highway 7 put-in west of Lufkin TX and going downstream. The turnaround point was set based on an earlier trip going upstream from Highway 94, connecting the two trips. The USGS current on the Neches @ Hwy 7 was about 620 cfs, not bad coming back upstream. During the trip a wildfire was blowing a bit of smoke into the woods, kind of unsettling. The Highway 7 put-in is a good one and there is even a shuttle service located there. About midway down the route, on the east side, Google Maps shows road 48C leads right to the river (an X on the map). But it turns out the road enters private hunting club land and is gated and posted no entry. On the other, west, side of the river is the Davy Crockett National Forest. Nice stretch, lots of turtles, no log jams this time.
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Above: The Highway 7 launch onto the Neches River.
Above: Nice stand of pines along the river.
Above: The sky in this picture and a few others has a hazy smoke look because of a wildfire somewhere.
Above: Sky is a bit smoky, and the smell was strong.