Shreveport Homecoming Expedition
October 4 – November 2, 2024 — Clarksdale, MS – Shreveport, LA
Note: Itinerary subject to adjustment according to wind, water levels and prevailing weather conditions.
For detailed descriptions of route go to www.rivergator.org
*dates that work well as a day trip
Clarksdale, MS – Mississippi River
Fri Oct 4: Island 63, Quapaw Landing (Clarksdale), Muddy Waters Wilderness, Burke’s Point, Mouth of the Mellwood Lake, Mouth of De
Soto Lake, Jug Harris Towhead, Island 68, Island 67
Sat Oct 5: Wood Cottage, Knowlton Crevasse, Island 69, Cession’s Towhead, Hurricane Pint (Dennis Landing), Island 70, Henrico
Sandbar, Scrubgrass Bend, Smith Point Sandbar, Mouth of the White River, White River NWR
Sun Oct 6: Big Island, Victoria Bend, Old Channel of the White, Wreck of the Victor
Great River Road State Park, Rosedale Harbor, Arkansas River
Mon Oct 7: Prentiss Sandbar, Mouth of Lake Whittington, Caulk Neck Bar, Cypress Bend, Catfish Point Bar, Choctaw Bar Island,
Mounds Landing, Arkansas City
Greenville
*Tue Oct 8: Yellow Bend, The Greenville Bends, Island 8, Leland Neck Point, Warfield Point State Park, Greenville Harbor, Greenville
Wed Oct 9: Sunny Side Landing, Greenville Bridge, Lakeport Towhead, American Bar, Kentucky Bend
Thu Oct 10: LAYOVER DAY
Fri Oct 11: Leota Bar, Cracraft Chute, Worthington Cutoff, Matthews Bend, Grand Lake, Island 88, Bunch’s Cutoff, Corregidor Bar,
Wilson Point Bar, Mayersville, Tennis Court Landing
Sat Oct 12: Baleshead, Stack Island, Ben Lamond, Shipland WMA, Fitler Bend, Arcadia Point Bar, Cottonwood Bar, Chotard Lake,
Terrapin Neck Cutoff, Willow Island
Vicksburg
*Sun Oct 13: Eagle Lake Pass, Tara Landing, Madison Parish Port, Paw Paw Chute, Brown’s Point, Mouth of the Yazoo River,
Vicksburg
Mon Oct 14: Vicksburg Loess Bluffs, Delta Point, Vicksburg Bridges, Racetrack Towhead, Letourneau, Palmyra, Togo, Middle Ground
Island
Tue Oct 15: Big Black River, Grand Gulf State Park, Yucatan Ditch, Coffee Point Dikes, Diamond Cut-Off, Port of Claiborne County,
Bayou Pierre, St. Joseph Boat Ramp, Bondurant Towhead
Wed Oct 16: St. Joseph, Waterproof, Natchez
Natchez
Thu Oct 17: Natchez, St Catherine’s Wildlife Refuge, Carthage, Warnicott, Homichitto River, Washout Bayou, Artonish, 3 Rivers WMA,
Fort Adams, Point Breeze, Shreve’s Island
Fri Oct 18: LAYOVER DAY
Simmesport, LA – Red River
Sat Oct 19: Old River Lock/Lower Old River (Mi.0), Atchafalaya/Red River (Simmesport resupply), Old River Outflow, Alligator Bayou
Revetment (mi.15)
Sun Oct 20: Bayou Natchitoches, Grassy Lake WMA, Lake Ophelia NWR, Patton Revetment (mi.32)
Mon Oct 21: , Black River, Larto Bayou, Mitten Lake, Lock&Dam#1, Saline Bend Dikes (mi.48)
*Tue Oct 22: , Brouilette Rec Area, Ben Routh Rec Area (mi.58), Hwy 107 bridge, Choctaw Bayou Bend Cutoff (mi.62)
Wed Oct 23: Wilson Point, Hog Lake, Lock&Dam#2 (Boat Ramp), Grand Bend (mi.81), Williams Lake/Branch (mi. 83)
Alexandria-Pineville
*Thu Oct 24: Texas Point, Hwy 167 and William Long Mem. Bridge, Alex Riverfront Amphitheater/ Museum of Art/ LA History Museum
(mi.88.5), Spanish Bayou, Bayou Rapides, Alex Levee Park Rec Area, Fort Randolf & Buhlow State Historic Site, Curtis Coleman
Memorial Bridge (Hwy 71), Fort Buhlow Rec Area (mi.90)
*Fri Oct 25: Boyce (Hwy 8), Boyce Rec Area (Boat Ramp4), St Alfred Island (mi.106)
*Sat Oct 26: Deloges Bluff, Mudcat Saloon, Lock&Dam#3, Colfax Rec Area (mi.117), Red Bayou Rec Area (mi.122)
Sun Oct 27: LAYOVER DAY
*Mon Oct 28: Bayou Nantachie, Waddel Bluff, Lower Cane Unit NWR, Montgomery Rec Area/Creola Cemetery (mi.132.5), Petit Ecore,
St.Maurice Rec Area/Natchitoches Rec Area (mi.141.5)
Grand Ecore
*Tue Oct 29 : Hwy 6 Bridge, Grand Ecore Visitor Center, Grand Ecore Rec Area (mi.154.5), Campti, Porters Island (mi.168)
*Wed Oct 30: Lock&Dam#4, Red Oak Lake Rec Area (mi.170), Hollingsworth Cutoff, Hwy 371 & Coushatta Rec Area (mi.178),
Morgan Creek (mi.184)
*Thu Oct 31: Harmon, RRNWR Yates Tract, The Cutoff, Loggy Bayou, Sample Farm (mi.195)
*Fri Nov 1: Lock&Dam#5 (mi.200), Bishop Point Ramp, S’port-Bossier Port (mi.211), Sunny Point Lake/Bagley Island (mi.218)
Shreveport (Home)
*Sat Nov 2: Eagle Bend/RRNWR Headquarters Unit, Jimmie Davis Bridge, Hamel’s Park, Bossier Boat Launch, S’port-Barksdale
Bridge, Stoner Boat Launch (mi.226)
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