This is the second leg of our vacation from back in June/July 2008, first part was 4 days at Little Talbot Island. Then on to Suwannee River SP for 6 days.
http://www.floridastateparks.org/suwanneeriver/default.cfm
So, after driving in the rain all the from just outside Jacksonville to Suwannee River SP, just past Live Oak, we got to the park right about 3:00. The rain was just a very light drizzle at that point, and was almost done.
There are 40 sites at the campground, all with elec & water. Campground seems to have had some major work done in the last year or two. Some handicap accessible sites, new bathrooms and such. There are also 6 cabins, playground, boat launch & lots of (marked) trails to wander.
We had site #29. Heres looking from the road.
Thats the bathroom in the back of the picture. Did I mention that the bathrooms are air conditioned.
View from the bathroom area.
The white travel trailer across the street, is on the site that "used" to be #29 back when I reserved the site (i reserved #29). That site and the campground host site (to its left) are the only ones on that side of the road in that area. Which is why I picked that one. When they re-did the camping area, they renumber the sites and #29 moved across the street and the one I wanted became #30. I thought something was odd, when we check in and they told me I was on the inside loop. I was thinking that there was no way I would have picked a site on the inside loop. But all in all the new #29 isn't that bad only had an adjoining site on one side.
The next day we put in at the campground ramp on the Suwannee River (SRSP boat launch in one of the following images).
and paddled downstream.
A little ways downstream the Withlacoochee River joins the Suwannee (Suawanacoochee Spring). The water of the Suwannee is tannic stained and the water of the Withlacoochee is crystal clear, you can see the dividing line between stain & clear very nicely where the two rivers meet.
Next picture is one of the springs that run into the Suwannee (could be Ellaville Spring or Falmouth Spring coming back above ground).
Just a picture taken on the water.
The water level on the Suwannee was very low at the time we were there. The gauge at White Springs was 50.6 during our stay. Bill Logan's very informative Suwannee River Paddling site http://www.canoe-suwannee.com/
says that the record low water level at White Springs gauge was 48.75.
About 1 mile or so down stream, started hearing running water.
This would explain the lack of motor boats at the time. :lol: All the rain the day before was going down stream at the time, on our paddle back there was alot less water and these shoals looked noticeably different.
Couple of moving pictures of moving water for Bearridge.
First is my girl going thru.
Then me.
Couple more river pictures.
About 4 miles down stream we got to Anderson Spring, which was our lunch stop. You can make out the boil of the spring to the right of our boats.
And of course, being Florida in July, the afternoon skies darkened and we decide to turn around and head back to the campground, only after a quick swim.
DM
mike
http://www.floridastateparks.org/suwanneeriver/default.cfm
So, after driving in the rain all the from just outside Jacksonville to Suwannee River SP, just past Live Oak, we got to the park right about 3:00. The rain was just a very light drizzle at that point, and was almost done.
There are 40 sites at the campground, all with elec & water. Campground seems to have had some major work done in the last year or two. Some handicap accessible sites, new bathrooms and such. There are also 6 cabins, playground, boat launch & lots of (marked) trails to wander.
We had site #29. Heres looking from the road.
Thats the bathroom in the back of the picture. Did I mention that the bathrooms are air conditioned.
View from the bathroom area.
The white travel trailer across the street, is on the site that "used" to be #29 back when I reserved the site (i reserved #29). That site and the campground host site (to its left) are the only ones on that side of the road in that area. Which is why I picked that one. When they re-did the camping area, they renumber the sites and #29 moved across the street and the one I wanted became #30. I thought something was odd, when we check in and they told me I was on the inside loop. I was thinking that there was no way I would have picked a site on the inside loop. But all in all the new #29 isn't that bad only had an adjoining site on one side.
The next day we put in at the campground ramp on the Suwannee River (SRSP boat launch in one of the following images).
and paddled downstream.
A little ways downstream the Withlacoochee River joins the Suwannee (Suawanacoochee Spring). The water of the Suwannee is tannic stained and the water of the Withlacoochee is crystal clear, you can see the dividing line between stain & clear very nicely where the two rivers meet.
Next picture is one of the springs that run into the Suwannee (could be Ellaville Spring or Falmouth Spring coming back above ground).
Just a picture taken on the water.
The water level on the Suwannee was very low at the time we were there. The gauge at White Springs was 50.6 during our stay. Bill Logan's very informative Suwannee River Paddling site http://www.canoe-suwannee.com/
says that the record low water level at White Springs gauge was 48.75.
About 1 mile or so down stream, started hearing running water.
This would explain the lack of motor boats at the time. :lol: All the rain the day before was going down stream at the time, on our paddle back there was alot less water and these shoals looked noticeably different.
Couple of moving pictures of moving water for Bearridge.
First is my girl going thru.
Then me.
Couple more river pictures.
About 4 miles down stream we got to Anderson Spring, which was our lunch stop. You can make out the boil of the spring to the right of our boats.
And of course, being Florida in July, the afternoon skies darkened and we decide to turn around and head back to the campground, only after a quick swim.
DM
mike
