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Paddle for the Border


Region: Tidewater and Hampton Roads
Locality: Chesapeake City

Great Dismal Swamp Boat Ramp
1200 Dismal Swamp Canal Trail
Chesapeake, VA 23323

Driving Directions

Paddle on the Dismal Swamp Canal, adjacent to the Great Dismal Swamp — “a unique and mysterious place” — charted by George Washington’s survey company in 1763. Paddlers push off into the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail and navigate their own canoes or kayaks, from South Mills, NC, to Chesapeake along the DSCT, joining other paddlers for a picnic lunch.

Date:
Saturday, May 01, 2010


Admission Fee: Check website

Children Welcome
Pets Welcome

Telephone:
Chesapeake Parks & Recreation: (757) 382-6411

Email:
prgeneral@cityofchesapeake.net

Website:
www.chesapeake.va.us/services/depart/park-rec/paddlefortheborder.shtml


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