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South Platte River: Brighton to Fort Lupton – note date change

Name: South Platte River: Brighton to Fort Lupton – note date change
Start: 2021-03-20T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2021-03-20T14:00:00-06:00

March 20, 2021 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

The South Platte River from Brighton to Fort Lupton is generally a beginner friendly 9 mile trip that is lined with cottonwoods hosting numerous birds and other wildlife… a nice way to begin the paddling season. There is one mandatory portage at a dam and one boat chute drop early on that will most likely be portaged depending on conditions. Meet at Veterans Park in Brighton and be ready to begin the car shuttle no later than 9 am. Take out is at the Fort Lupton’s ballfields park. Bring Rain Gear, canoe floatation, painters, spare paddle and of course a PFD. Also bring a set of dry clothes in a water proof bag and a lunch or snack. Don’t pack too heavy, the two portages are not all that easy, and you need to cross a boulder field and fence.

For a detailed description of the river and parking areas go to: http://boc123.com/Kayak/RiverGuide/South_Platte_Brighton_City.cfm

This will be an ACA trip – e-mail your aca # to Mat at [email protected]. If you are not an ACA member, bring $5 per person for the insurance fee.

Warning! – there is now a lot of strainers (trees) in the river with lots of tight turns – you need to have good boat handling skills to avoid them.

Contact Trip Coordinator Mat Bozek at [email protected] to register

March 9 Update: Sunday forecast has deteriorated (mid-30s and snow). Trip moved to Mar 20

You will all have to sign a covid 19 waiver.

If you are a current ACA member, bring your member # with you (or e-mail it to me)

if you are not ACA member, then bring $5 cash per non-member.

CAUTION: there are now a lot of sweepers at tight corners – you need to be adept at steering your boat around them – due to the large number of hazards, I will try to break up the group into 2 or 3 smaller sub-groups so that we don;t get crowded and hung up at the tight spots, and so no one gets pushed into a hazard.

Details

Date:: March 20, 2021
Time:: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm