Kayaking on the Patapsco River

Submitted by Wade Moler on

Trip dates: 
Monday, August 5, 2024
Trip length: 
1 day
Type of watercraft: 
Kayak/canoe/rowboat
  • Flowers along the shoreline
  • I-895 Bridge over the Patapsco River
  • I-895 Bridge over the Patapsco River
  • View under the West Patapsco River Bridge looking north
  • CSX Railroad bridge over the Patapsco River
  • S. Hanover Street bridge, last bridge before the Middle Branch
  • Harbor Hospital and downtown Baltimore from the Middle Branch
  • View of the Middle Branch looking north

Departed from the boat ramp at Southwest Area Park and paddled up the Patapsco River until the water became too shallow past the I-895 bridge. I then turned around and paddled under multiple bridges until I got to the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River near Harbor Hospital. Distance paddled: 3.21 nm.