Any boaters near Russellville?

[BoofsOnBoofs]

Hey guys, I'll be working in Russellville for probably the next month or two. I was wondering if it will be worth it to bring my boat or not. I am essentially stuck to afternoons as I don't have a lot of feeetime but I am always free after 5pm. Would anybody be willing to show me around on your local gems? I'm comfortable and self sufficient on III-IV+. I come from Knoxville, TN where I'm used to running plateau style runs like you guys have out here. Would love to see a park and play spot. Let me know! Thanks!

[Roger]

Lots of boaters in that area. Lots of runs to hit. Closest is Illinois Bayou over north of Hector. It's running at a low level now. Richland (III-IV) is up north. Big Piney is on the way to Richland. Will need some rain to bring stuff back. Here's a page to check runs and levels.

http://www.ozarkpages.com/cgi-bin/stages.pl?ST=level

[T Yamashita]

like rogers said, there's plenty of boating when the water is here. check the ozark whiewater gage when we get rain & also the arkansas whiewater coalition on facebook. when richland is running, there's usually a good group up there you can hook up with. The nearest park & play is at rockport (I-30 near malvern) or the siloam springs ww park in NW AR.

The cossatot in SW AR ia about a 4hr drive but usually runs for a few days after a good rain.

good luck, ty

[David C]

The best after work play run around here is going to be putting in on the North Fork of Illinois Bayou on Granny Gap Rd then paddling a couple hundred yards to the bayou and taking out at Scottsville bridge.