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11 miles - Tres Palacios River to Palacios Bayfront Park

Date and Time

Saturday, September 14, 2024, 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM

Location

Carl Park at the FM 521 bridge
Use Tres Palacios RV Park (NOT CARL PARK) in vehicle mapping sys
FM 521
Palacios, TX  
USA
361-972-2719

Event Contact(s)

Chris Arceneaux
832-216-2483 (p)

Category

HASK Paddle Trip

Registration Info

Registration is required
Guests – You are welcome to join us as a non-member. If you are not an ACA member, we will ask you to cover the $10 non-member insurance fee that ACA charges us. We hope you'll enjoy the trip and decide to join the club and continue paddling with us. Club members do not pay any trip fees.

Capacity

14 Total Slots
5 Available Slot(s)

About this event

Event Description:  Paddle this little visited river on the Texas mid-coast. This area is steeped in history.  Join some of us on Friday's Lavaca River paddle (see event for 9/13/24) and stay at the Hotel Blessing and dinner at the American Legion in Blesssing, TX

Directions to the put in:  Take US 59 Southwest to Wharton, South on 60 to Bay City (25 miles), Right (Southwest) on Hwy 35 to Blessing (17.6 miles). Stay on 35 (South), 5.6 miles to FM 521 - Turn Left (East), drive 3.6 miles to Carl Park. Enter "Tres Palacios RV Park" in vehicle nav system. Not Carl Park! Put in at the Tres Palacios River here at Carl Park.

Paddle 11 miles down to Palacios, to the bay, making a stop or two, turning right at the bay, take out at Bayfront Park





Trip Leader Chris Arceneaux
Assistants TBD
Trip Rating* 2
Paddles Wet at
10:30 AM
Duration (hours) 5
Paddling Miles 9.3
Emergency Initiator TBD
Emergency Phone #s 911
Latest Expected Return 5:00 PM
Auto Description/Lic # White Ford Flex RGJ-3202
Distance from Houston 105 Miles

 

This is an ACA sanctioned event. All participants in ACA-insured activities must wear properly-fitting U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets (Personal Flotation Devices, or PFDs) at all times during on-water activities. Non-HASK participants must sign a waiver.

 

Waivers - Please complete our easy to use online waiver if you are a HASK member who has not signed a waiver within the last 12 months or a non- HASK participant. Read the waiver carefully.  You give up substantial rights when you sign it.

  • Add Smartwaiver with email address “noreply@smartwaiver.com” to your address book to ensure emails do not go to junk/spam.
  • Select a link below to complete the online waiver. 

   ACA-HASK Adult Waiver ACA-HASK Minor Waiver

  • Respond to the “Confirm your E-Signature” email from ACA / HASK to confirm your email address.  Wavier is now complete and valid.
  • You will receive a confirmation email. Please download and print a copy of the waiver and bring it to the trip put-in. 
Guests – You are welcome to join us as a non-member. If you are not an ACA member, we will ask you to cover the $10 non-member insurance fee that ACA charges us. We hope you'll enjoy the trip and decide to join the club and continue paddling with us. Club members do not pay any trip fees.