Tar River Life

Reviews about Tar River Life

• M k

  Dec, 09 2017
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  My group, just us three had the entire river to ourselves; we thoroughly enjoyed our late afternoon kayak session down the Tar River. The parking lot is the end point while the drop off point is a quick mini school bus ride away. We were lucky to have ideal weather even in late October. There's almost too much shade along the river that we were kayaking to the sunny spots to warm as the sun began setting! The river speeds were extremely easygoing, with just a couple of slight drops over rocky sections of the river. I would definitely wear swimming trunks because you'll get wet-- but not soaked since you can stand ankle deep at some areas. There are "rest areas" along the river to slide up to with the kayak and take a break, if needed. Going under the bridge and taking in the scenery was pretty fun. Also bring a cooler! There's plenty of space on the kayak to hold belongings since it's an open kayak. Megan was very helpful in making a few adjustments to the reservation beforehand; she was just as pleasant on the bus ride to the drop off point and explaining everything we needed to do and know once we arrived to the riverbank. She grew up in the area, so you can definitely tell she knew what she was doing! Would recommend 10/10. I wish the river were closer, but the drive out was nice.

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