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Canoeing and Kayaking Trips:

• ​Half-Day Trips
  • Cumberland River
    • 3-mile Cumberland
    • Ballard Ford (5 mile)
    • 5-mile Upper Cumberland
  • Big South Fork River
    • Blue Heron to Yamacraw
    • Yamacraw to Alum Ford
  • Laurel Lake
• All-Day trips
  • Cumberland River
    • Croley Bend (8.5 mile)
    • 11-Mile Upper Cumberland
    • 17-Mile Upper Cumberland
  • Big South Fork River
    • Blue Heron to Alum Ford 
    • Alum Ford to Hwy 927
  • Laurel Lake
• Multiple Day Trips
  • Leatherwood Ford to Blue Heron
  • Station Camp to Blue Heron *Most popular*
  • Blue Heron to Hwy 927
  • 50-miler (Leatherwood Ford to Hwy 927)

Random Useful Information

• Always wear clothes that you can get wet in, and shoes that will stay on your feet. 
• You are welcome to bring lunch or snacks on the river, but no glass containers.
• No alcohol is allowed on either river.
• The Big South Fork River is located about an hour from Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort.
• Trips on the Big South Fork meet at the take-out point.  We take you to the put-in point and you canoe/kayak back to your vehicle.
• All boats must be in by 6pm
• Backcountry permits are required for overnight trips on the Big South Fork
• Trips on the Cumberland River meet at Sheltowee Trace Adventure Resort. You follow the driver to the take-out point and canoe/kayak back to your vehicle.
• Parking permits (no-charge) are required when leaving a vehicle overnight at Cumberland Falls State Park

​Canoe and Kayak Trip Safety Video