Tellico River - Easter Weekend - Thursday April 6 through Sunday April 9, 2023

[billh1970]

Paddling the Tellico River around Easter has been a favorite for me, and several years ago I started putting it on the Coastals calendar. Sometimes there's a group from the Smith River Valley Canoe Club, and a handful from the area around Roanoke where I live.

The Tellico is a creeky and fun river, and one of my favorites!


The plan for myself:

Thursday April 6: Drive to the Tellico, and paddle in the mid afternoon to evening. Meeting at 3 pm for the Middle section of the Tellico.
https://goo.gl/maps/yrtdC2xdD8ZBSVmUA
550 Rafter Rd, Tellico Plains, TN 37385
Just look for the boats!

Friday April 7 Paddle the Tellico - Ledges and the Middle sections depending on the river level and paddler interest.
Meet at 10:15 at the Cherohala Skyway Visitor's Center in Tellico Plains.
The visitor's center is here:
https://goo.gl/maps/MxL9QMkuFccRaLv68

Saturday April 8: Repeat of Friday.
Meet at 10:15 at the Cherohala Skyway Visitor's Center in Tellico Plains.

Sunday April 9: Abbreviated repeat of Saturday and drive home.
Meet at 10:15 at the Cherohala Skyway Visitor's Center in Tellico Plains.

I really enjoy both the Ledges and the Middle sections and want to paddle both. My Ledges comfort zone is around 1.5+' ish to 2.2+ ish on the gauge. The level is often in that range in the Spring, and usually is a good range for paddling. It's also easy to avoid certain parts of the Ledges if desired, such as Jaredd's Knee. The river is roadside.

The Ledges:
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/cont ... /1791/main

The Middle section:
https://www.americanwhitewater.org/cont ... /1792/main

Some videos from an earlier trip:
Ledges:
https://vimeo.com/94369849

Middle Section:
https://vimeo.com/92481159

Tellico Plains is here:
https://goo.gl/maps/ofZnFCmLz9wRwx2VA

Lodging for me is a cabin, but other options like camping are available.
http://www.tellicologcabins.com/

A camping option:
https://www.cmtrails.com/

The gauge:
https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-l ... period=P7D

My email address is:
billh1970@yahoo.com

[Alicia]

Looking forward to it!

[gromit]

Thanks Bill! We will be there with a crew in tow. Will plan to meet at 10:15 Friday /Sat. Iffy for paddling Thursday - depends what time we get rolling.
Bring a raincoat!
Liz

[billh1970]

Good to hear from you all, Alicia and Liz.

I edited my original post above to add a meeting time and place for Thursday and Sunday.

Looking forward to it!

Regards,
Bill