Hotels near Rusk KOA, Texas:
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Neches River
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...t this yesterday with a friend. (July 11, 2009) This is a totally do-able float. There's not really any fast water to speak of, but you need to be prepared to make short portages and negotiate downed timber in the water. One area in particular you will need to tie some line off to your kayak and 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 ... |
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Other campgrounds near Rusk KOA, Texas:
Rusk Palestine State Park, Rusk, 0 miles away 
Country Estates RV Park, Rusk, 1 miles away
Shady Pines RV Park and Campground, Jacksonville, 11 miles away 
Neches Bluff Campground, Houston County, 14 miles away 
Castle on the Lake Inn and RV Resort, Jacksonville, 14 miles away 
R Place RV Park and Campgrounds, Palestine, 17 miles away
Mouth of Hickory Creek Campground, Houston County, 18 miles away
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Paddling Rivers Near Rusk KOA, Texas:
Neches River, Anderson CherokeeCounty, 24 miles away | | Class II+ - 3 miles long (Lake Palestine to US 175)
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...s not really any fast water to speak of, but you need to be prepared to make sho...
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Trails near Rusk KOA, Texas:
Jim Hogg State Historical Park Trail, Cherokee County, 2 miles away 
Mount Hope Tract Trail, Cherokee County, 8 miles away
Neches Bluff Trail, Houston County, 14 miles away
Nature Trail, Cherokee County, 14 miles away
Mission Tejas State Park Trail, Houston County, 16 miles away
Old Tram Hiking Trail, Houston County, 20 miles away
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Golf Courses Near Rusk KOA, Texas:
Birmingham Golf Course, Rusk, 1 miles away
Rolling Hills Golf Course, Rusk, 2 miles away 
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Lakes Near Rusk KOA, Texas:
Hospital Lake, Cherokee CountyCounty, 1 miles away
State Hospital Reservoir, Cherokee CountyCounty, 1 miles away
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