Trip Description: We will meet at 11:30 to launch at noon from Cedar Hill Park, paddle west to Mac Bayou, then north into Little Mac Lake, Mac Lake, maybe make a snack/rest stop at the cut. Eat lunch before we paddle so we can get back reasonably early. We'll paddle back into Lake Charlotte and see if anyone wants to explore a little further across the Lake or head home. 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. The Google directions are not as accurate as they need to be so take the directions above. 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 very choppy in a 15 mph wind. Note: The bryozoans are harmless. Here's a bryozoan (courtesy Natalie Wiest). Remember, even baby bryozoans are cute and their mothers love them.
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* Trip ratings are only a guide. Actual conditions will vary with wind and other weather.
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