Summersville Lake is located on the Gauley River in Nicholas County. The 2,700 acre reservoir has a maximum depth of 327 feet, making it the largest lake in West Virginia. The lake was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood control. This lake has many unique coves to explore and offers 60 miles of shoreline. The Superb water quality and sheer sandstone cliffs make this lake a popular tourist destination. There is a small day use fee for boat ramp access. This access ramp is located in Long Point Area at the marina and offers boat rentals and full services.

Summersville Lake is located on the Gauley River in Nicholas County. The 2,700 acre reservoir has a maximum depth of 327 feet, making it the largest lake in West Virginia. The lake was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood control. This lake has many unique coves to explore and offers 60 miles of shoreline. The Superb water quality and sheer sandstone cliffs make this lake a popular tourist destination. There is a small day use fee for boat ramp access. This access ramp is located in the Battle Run Area.

Summersville Lake is located on the Gauley River in Nicholas County. The 2,700 acre reservoir has a maximum depth of 327 feet, making it the largest lake in West Virginia. The lake was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood control. This lake has many unique coves to explore and offers 60 miles of shoreline. The Superb water quality and sheer sandstone cliffs make this lake a popular tourist destination. There is a small day use fee for boat ramp access. This access ramp is located at the Picnic Area near the lakes dam and offers picnicking facilities.

Summersville Lake is located on the Gauley River in Nicholas County. The 2,700 acre reservoir has a maximum depth of 327 feet, making it the largest lake in West Virginia. The lake was constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for flood control. This lake has many unique coves to explore and offers 60 miles of shoreline. The Superb water quality and sheer sandstone cliffs make this lake a popular tourist destination. There is a small day use fee for boat ramp access. This access ramp is located at the Salmon Run Area.

This trip explores several tributaries of the Patuxent River; Mattaponi Creek, Lyon’s Creek, Weir Creek, and Broad Creek. These tributaries may even be more alluring than the main river as they wind and intimate path through the marshes with a great diversity of beautiful plant life. The area is also filled with much wildlife and the quiet environment allows you to view them in their natural habitat, especially waterfowl and beaver, muskrat, and river otter. Every season has a little something different to offer and this route is great for any time of year. The put-in site is used by both powerboaters and paddlers and these small side streams allow you to escape the noise of Jug Bay.

Stonewall Jackson Lake is located on the West Fork River in Lewis County. This lake is 2,630 acres and offers many inlets and backwater areas along the lake’s 82-mile shoreline. The lake is surrounded by hardwood forests and is a great place to relax and enjoy the outdoors. It provides excellent fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, walleye and channel catfish. This access point is located at the Stonewall Resort Marina.

The navigation of this trip is easy, you can see the lighthouse from the put in. You will paddle through a broad marsh. The lighthouse was originally built on land; erosion, storms and hurricanes separated the two. This created a shallow channel in between them. The bottom is covered with lush grass and near the shore; you will find red beard sponge, with large and small fish swimming around. You should avoid the high wind season, which is early spring and fall. After going around the lighthouse, you may want to surf your kayak along the southern tip of land.

The Upper Sassafras flows from east to west, with its navigable waters almost reaching Delaware. This journey takes you into that uppermost section, where the river becomes narrow enough to step across. Few boats travel these peaceful waters, wildlife are abundant, great birding opportunities are present, and scenery is beautiful and diverse. You will paddle through marsh, forest, several side creeks, and coves all devoid of human activity.

The channel splits into two and you have three options on how to proceed. Something you must look for, is the landmark, the lighthouse on Assateague. Its light can be seen from 22 nautical miles. It is prohibited to land anywhere in the island to walk to the lighthouse. However, you can drive to it. It is open to visitors. There are many routes you can explore, take your time and go at it as you wish.

There is a strong tidal current in the river. It makes it impossible to paddle against it for too long. The direction of the current will decide the route you take to go around the West Island. During a flood tide, you will need to reverse this mapping. As you paddle, pay attention to where you turn to go around the island. For the most part, you will be in wild landscape. The mainland has wooded waterfront and the island has a mixture of swamp and marsh. Keep yourself on the edges to avoid any powerboat traffic. Look for bald eagles, kingfishers, osprey, and wood ducks.