Terry Painter, one of DRBA’s most experienced paddlers, will coordinate an 11-mile float on the Staunton River, a favorite scenic and historic river.

Painter, a history buff, can tell stories of the area’s early settlement and river traffic.  In the nineteenth century, flat-bottomed batteaux navigated the river through wing dams and sluices built to deepen and channel the water.  Some of these navigational structures as well as tow paths for mules and human beings can still be seen on the Staunton.  This section is described in guidebooks as Class 1-2 in difficulty, suitable for novice paddlers accompanied by experienced river leaders.  It provides steady rapids and scenery and is Southside Virginia’s most celebrated whitewater trip.

This and other Third Saturday Outings are provided as a DRBA member benefit.  

DRBA members, please log in to DRBA’s “Members Only” page for details on the trip, date, time, and meeting location.

If you are not a DRBA member, you may join online or download the membership application.