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Lake Charlotte Day Trip

When:
Saturday, May 3, 2014, 10:00 AM until 3:30 PM
Where:
Lake Charlotte
Wallisville, TX  
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Patrick Cox
713-206-9632 (p)
Category:
HASK Paddle Trip
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only

Non-ACA participants will need to pay a fee.  See below for details.

                                                                                                                                              

 

Trip Description:  We will be paddling out at 10:00 from Cedar Hill Park, paddle west to Mac Bayou, then north into Little Mac Lake,  Mac Lake, make a lunch stop at the cut. After lunch, we'll paddle back into Lake Charlotte and see if we can get into Mud Lake or Miller Lake, depending time, water level, and group wishes. This is a beautiful cypress swamp paddle.


Directions to the Put-in:  Our destination is Cedar Hill Park.  To get there take I-10 East from Houston about 35 miles and cross over the Trinity River bridge. Continue 4 miles further  to FM 563 at exit 810.  Turn left onto FM563 (North) and go 2.7 miles to Lake Charlotte Rd.  Turn left (West) and travel 1.0 mile to the entrance (left turn) to Cedar Hill Park.  It's approximately 45 miles from Downtown Houston. The Lat/Long for the put-in is N29 52.606 W94 43.132

Here is some historical info. on the immediate area we will be in: 
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/coast/images/he2.html         
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/uqn08



Hazards: East Texas critters - alligators, fire ants, wasps, snakes. poison ivy. Lake can get choppy in a 15 mph wind.

 

Trip Leader             

 Pat Cox
Trip Assistants 
HASK Trip Ratings*
Level 1 - 2 depending on wind

Ready to Launch at     

 10:00

Duration (hours         

5-6

Paddling Miles

 8 - 9

Emergency Initiator

Emergency Phone Numbers

Latest Expected Return Date/Time 

911 or Liberty County Sheriff (936) 336-4500

Auto Description/License#

Contact at Launch Site (opt)                  

Distance from Downtown Houston
3rd Party fees (camping, etc.)

 none

* Trip ratings are only a guide.  Actual conditions will vary with wind and other weather.

                                                                                                                                                                                

 

Every participant must wear a PFD and sign an ACA Waiver.  Click on link below to print out the waiver.  Please complete prior to the trip so we can all get on the water a little quicker.  HASK members who have provided a waiver to the HASK Membership Director do not need to complete a waiver.


Non-ACA Participants: You must purchase an ACA membership. Select the ACA menu item to join the ACA in advance or pay the $5 ACA Single Event Membership Insurance fee at the put-in. Checks made out to the ACA are preferred to cash.

                     

Non-HASK ACA Participants:  You must show your ACA card or printout of ACA Membership verification from the ACA website as proof of ACA membership.  Verify your ACA membership or renew your membership. Verify your ACA Membership