Peace River, From Paynes Creek State Park

          This trip we went up river from Paynes Creek State Park the trip was great. When we got to the park, we paid a $3.00 per vehicle fee to get in the park. We had to hunt someone to get the combo to access the launch area.  We arrived to the launch area and found it good. Our trip was up river and had just a little flow and paddling was easy. Tried to go up Paynes Creek and found it jammed up with logs and branches. We continued up the peace river and had a great trip, When we turned to go back to the truck we ran into the afternoon rains, with the weather being hot it was cool and refreshing. The river where we were at is sunny and not much shade. We were able to see alligators, birds, fish, and even a cow cooling off in the river. When we arrived back to the launch area we found it very slippery, that made it hard to load up the kayaks. This is still a great place to launch from and we will be back. The launch area is secluded and behind a locked gate the ranger came by while we were there. Did not feel there   was any need to worry about the truck, But as always it is best not to have things of value in plain sight. I would  recommended this trip for beginners and experts alike. I would also recommend being plenty of water and sunscreen on this trip.

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