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The beauty of Blackburn Pond attracts many people from all around. This lake is so wonderful. If you want to have a look at some interesting stuff, have a look at Anderson Bluff, and a great nearby hotel is Best Western Executive Inn. From a precipitation point of view Blackburn Pond is a pretty normal place; May is when you get the most rain here; July is the month with the least moisture. If you need a site to stay Holiday Inn Express Jacksonville, Tx is
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| | a pleasant choice; possibly you're looking for nearby lakes? Sure, Lake Palestine is just a very short distance away. This lake is so wonderful. The Mount Hope Tract Trail is a delightful hiking trail right next door to Blackburn Pond, and on a good day you can take a hike along the Nature Trail. Camping is available at Lake Palestine Campground and Lodge, and Blackburn Crossing Dam is a scenic spot, certainly worth checking out. That right there is lots already, | |
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but it carries on; Blackburn Pond has it all. Flat Creek is a great local stream, and get covered with water paddling on Neches River. Camping at Big Steve's RV Park is always a good experience; Blackburn Pond is a place with
many visitors from Tyler. Blackburn Bay is in the vicinity and always great to take a look at, and unsurprisingly, this is a splendid region for folks who like lakes, Lake Palestine is a lake in the vicinity. Through the long summer
days at Blackburn Pond temperatures are usually in the 90's. Summer nighttime lows descend down to the 70's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's, and overnight lows at Blackburn Pond throughout the winter regularly fall into the 30's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 32.05472 Longitude: -95.43222
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Neches River, Anderson Cherokee CountyCounty, 1 miles away Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175) |
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Neches River
 | 1 PHOTO ...d let it float under a downed tree, you crawl over the tree and then get back in. I'm sure the when and where the trees are down changes quite often.... And it looks like someone (probably the river authority) takes a saw down and cuts some of this out from time to time.
The put in location is correct. However, the take out is not. You need to float further down to the 175 bridge (less than 1/4th mile) and get out there.
I would suggest that experienced paddlers attempt this only when the water is high from heavy rains or when the dam is letting a lot of water out. There's vegetative litter stuck in the trees 10 foot above the water line.... So at some points of the year... This thing moves... And could represent dangers with the amount of timber.
You might consider taking a machete on this trip just in case. Don't forget the fishing pole, or if you are an archer, a bow for the huge gar and buffalo. There's plenty of fishin to do .
This trip with little effort takes approx 3 hours. If you live nearby, you need to make this float. Glad this short trip is ne... |
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