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PAN- the Paddlers' Access Network |
PAN's goals are to keep current river access points open, resolve issues with landowners and government agencies, find alternatives when popular accesses are closed, and expand access where possible. Let's face it, we can't paddle when we can't get to the water! |
PAN's methods are appeals to neighborliness, hospitality, and sharing of natural assets; balanced by pledges of responsible stewardship by paddlers. Volunteers will research the local issues, contact involved parties, identify solutions or options, and politely persuade and negotiate. Legal action is explicitly NOT part of PAN's activities. |
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You can help PAN's goals by: 1) Being a responsible steward of property that you use to access a river, and leaving that property in as good as or better shape than before you got there, 2) Notifying PAN of any access issues that you encounter, and 3) If an access issue is in your backyard or on your favorite stream, volunteer to help PAN research and resolve the issue. |
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Bing Garthright of MCC began PAN in January 2004. Since the effort is less than a season old, we�re still in the early stages of gathering data. Help us out by telling us the quirks, special considerations, and problems you�ve encountered with various accesses. Your experience helps avoid alienating landowners, possibly resulting in a closed access, and may save other paddlers the unpleasant experience of a towed vehicle, encounter with local law enforcement, or a confrontation with a hostile landowner. |
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To notify PAN of an access issue, please contact one of the following people: Bing Garthright (301) 330-1225 bgarthright@comcast.net Colleen Davies (301) 947-3708 daviescs@aol.com Ron Ray (301) 604-5984 ronald.a.ray@att.net |
To volunteer, please contact Bing Garthright. |
Access
Notices
Potomac
Watershed
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River |
General Location |
Specific Location |
Access Status / notes |
Additional Details? |
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Bakerton
Put-In for Needles |
Good – fee
applicable |
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Shenandoah |
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Good – fee
applicable |
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Crossing RR
prohibited. |
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Purcellville, VA |
Potoma
Wayside |
OK -- limited
parking. |
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Potomac |
Purcellville, VA |
HFAC Landing |
Good – fee
applicable |
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Potomac |
Knoxville, MD |
Weverton |
Good – RR crossing allowed, but longish hike on unmarked trail. |
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Potomac |
Knoxville, MD |
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Crossing RR
prohibited. |
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Potomac |
Brunswick, MD |
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Good – longer
paddle on flatwater. |
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Front Royal/Strasburg, VA |
Fisheries Hatcheries
Bridge |
Boat Thefts from this Take-out |
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Passage Creek (VA) |
Front Royal/Strasburg, VA |
VA 55 - All Four corners at intersection with Creek |
Do Not Take Out from Creek at VA 55, any side above or below bridge - Towing enforced.
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North Branch Potomac
River (MD/WV) |
Bloomington, MD |
Sewage plant takeout |
Watch your speed in
the residential neighborhood |
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Cacapon River (WV) |
US 50 / Capon Bridge |
River left, downstream
of US 50 bridge |
Owner changed since
2004. Access permitted, $5 / boat, see details. |
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Cacapon |
Cold Spring / Edwards
Run |
Traditional whitewater
put-in, ~4 miles downstream (north) of US 50 on CR15 |
Former DNR access
closed, private property, Do Not Use. Use Mr. Sine's property, below. |
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Cacapon |
Near Cold Spring /
Edwards Run |
0.2 miles upstream
from former DNR access |
Use Mr. Sine's property, |
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Cacapon |
Near Brown's Run /
Pin Oak WV |
2 miles from WV 29
/ County 29/4 |
Public access, 9 river
miles downstream from WV 127 crossing |
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Cacapon |
Largent |
Adjacent to VA 9 bridge in Largent, WV |
Former access closed,
new access available- requires notifying landowner and small fee. |
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Cacapon |
Fishers Bridge |
Constant Run Rd off
WV 9 |
Informal access with
some parking |
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Cacapon |
Downstream of Fishers
Bridge |
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Multiple WV DNR accesses from downstream of Fishers
Bridge to mouth of Cacapon. Check
your favorite map resource for locations |
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West Branch Conococheague
Creek |
Metal to Fort Loudon,
PA (Franklin Co.) |
Downstream of Metal,
PA / Carrick Rd putin |
--!! DANGER !!-- Impassable fences
about 1 mile downstream of Metal, PA |
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Antietam Creek |
Keedysville MD |
Keedysville Rd |
Access closed, Do
Not Use |
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Antietam |
Sharpsburg MD |
Harpers Ferry Rd bridge |
Closed; take out at
aqueduct at mouth |
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Goose Creek (VA) |
VA 624 |
Crenshaw Rd |
Fairly good access,
some parking |
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Goose |
US 50 |
Old stone bridge |
Access blocked |
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Goose |
VA 626 & 734 bridges |
Bridges between US
50 and VA 611 |
The VA 626 and 734
bridges mention in Corbett's Virginia Whitewater (Several public bridges between VA 611 and US 15) have been rebuilt very high and offer no workable
access. |
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Goose |
VA 611 |
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Bad access, not recommended |
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Goose |
VA 733 |
Road runs along stream
for several miles |
Several good accesses,
some fair, a few denied |
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Goose |
US 15 |
Bridge |
Fair access, be careful
of traffic |
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Goose |
VA 621, Evergreen
Mills Rd bridge |
Bridge, 2.5 miles
downstream from US 15 |
Two fair accesses,
see details |
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Goose |
VA 643 |
Sycolin Rd |
Signage and road barriers
forbid access. |
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Goose |
Fairfax reservoir |
Reservoir & below
dam |
Access closed. Paddling into the resevoir from
upstream then portaging the dam is confirmed OK by reservoir management. |
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| Goose | Loudon Park |
Golf Club Lane, next
to VA 7 |
Park still has excellent
access and ample parking. |
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Goose |
Riverside Parkway |
� mile downstream
of VA 7 |
Parking about 100
yards from creek, with a good trail |
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Toms Creek (MD) |
Emmitsburg MD |
FEMA campus upstream
of US 15 |
Access permitted but don't linger |
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Toms Creek, Middle
Creek |
Southeast of Emmitsburg MD |
Downstream of Keysville
Rd bridge, river right |
Access OK, but be
gentle to the land; owner has had problems with ATVs |
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Monocacy River (MD) |
Buckeystown |
Michaels Mill dam |
Access closed, private
property, Do Not Use |
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Susquehanna
Watershed
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River |
General Location |
Specific Location |
Access Status /
Notes |
Additional
Details? |
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Muddy Creek
(PA) |
Papermill Road |
Papermill Road put-in |
Both sides of the road on both sides of the bridge are considered by property owner/towing service no parking/no trespassing. Posting is unclear about specific area posted. Should consider entire area where Papermill road approaches Creek POSTED.
Paddlers' cars have been towed w/o additional notice.
Starrk-Moon Outfitters will run a shuttle for a fee, so that all cars are at the take-out and no cars are left at the Papermill Road bridge.
But guard gear while running shuttle, Boat Thefts have recently (4/2017) occurred from this Put-In |
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Muddy Creek
(PA) |
PA
74 |
PA 74 bridge &
vicinity |
Limited parking & Hi-Speed traffic on PA 74. Certain portions
POSTED. One area remains unposted, but
with special considerations. |
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River |
General Location |
Specific Location |
Access Status / Notes |
Additional Details? |
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Hazel & Thornton |
Monumental Mills (VA) |
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Access closed. See notes and article for details. |