their way down the creek. The Outdoor
Center also has tandem canoes for couples
and buddies who want to team up on the
approximately 5-hour ride down the creek.
As always, safety is a major concern. Floating
Fun tells visitors to keep their cell phones
while they float, and regularly checks up on
them as they move downstream. Floating
Fun’s branch of Choccolocco has Class 1
and Class 2 sections of stream, the easiest
two categories on a 1-5 scale of difficulty for
navigating rivers, which feature small waves
and few obstacles, though a few rapids and
falls exist.
For Gilbraith’s son, Alex, the falls are the best
part.
“I really liked the falls,” said Alex. “I didn’t want
to come back!”
INSIGHT
Floating Fun is located just outside Oxford on
Bobwhite Drive; according to their website,
“take Exit 179 off Interstate 20 which puts
you on Priebes Mill Road. So southwesterly
on Priebes Mill Road for one half mile to first
road on left which is Bobwhite Drive. Go left
onto Bobwhite Drive, and proceed southerly
for one half mile to the red gate - then you
are at FloatingFun.net headquarters.” Visit
them online at floatingfun.net for rental
information, safety tips and more. ✽
Terrapin Outdoor Center is located at 4114
County Rd. 175 in Piedmont; take Highway 9
to County Rd. 175, between mile markers 248
and 249, then turn left between the two yellow
kayaks. You can visit their website, canoeship.
net, for rental information and updates on the
weather and water level at the creek.
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