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PRE-BRCS Cleanup Paddle
BOARDMAN RIVER
Forks to Schecks
Friday - May 27, 2022
Meet - 9:00am at the Forks
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WEATHER UPDATE:
Wednesday 25, 5:00pm
The weather for Thursday is looking better but there's still a 54%
chance of rain.
I'm not a gambler on your comfort, so let's plan the trip for Friday
and be sure we will have a nice, dry day to enjoy the river.
I'll make the changes on the TAPC
website, so it will be rescheduled
for FRIDAY.
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We'll paddle for a few hours to enjoy the river and take out what trash we can.
Come along and have some early Spring fun with us.
We'll meet at 9:00 am at the Forks and go from there.
Norm Fred
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Boardman (Forks)
Take Supply Road southeast from the Traverse City area to Brown Bridge Road, just past the bridge over the river. Turn west and drive about ½ mile to the river access.
Coordinates: 44.673198,-85.401235
Map to Forks Access
or
Take River Road east across Garfield. Continue going straight, past the access point called Brown Bridge Landing. By then the surface will have turned to dirt, and a few hundred yards further, there will be a fork in the road. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS IT, OR ELSE YOU WILL END UP IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE (on Scharmen Road), FAR FROM WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. So, you will take the left fork, called Brown Bridge Road and stay on it for about two miles, when it will cross the river and pass the entrance to Scheck's Place Campground. Continue on the same road, without making any turns. After another mile or so, you will pass Ranch Rudolf, and then just continue on the same road. There's a fork in the road a mile or two later; just stay left towards the Forks Campground. You'll still be on Brown Bridge Road. You will recognize the put-in when you get there. Don't park way over on the right, since the canoe livery vehicles turn around there, and our minivan once got hit by one of their trailers. In 2019, the DNR built a new parking lot on the south side of the road, with a nice potty too.
Coordinates: 44.673198,-85.401235
Map to Forks Access
Boardman (Scheck's Campground)
From the Traverse City area, take Hammond east to High Lake Road. Turn right (south) for ½ mile and then turn left (east) on Supply Road. Take Supply Road east until you reach Rennie Lake Road. Turn right (south) on Rennie Lake Road and follow it all the way until the T-intersection and stop sign at Ranch Rudolf Road. Turn left (east) on Ranch Rudolf Road and follow it all the way (past the trailhead for the Muncie Lakes Pathway), down the hill until the T-intersection with Brown Bridge Road. Turn right on Brown Bridge Road (heading back west) and follow it a mile or two (passing the horse campgrounds) until you see the bridge crossing over the Boardman. Immediately before the bridge, turn left into the campground and drive about 100 yards to the parking area by the river. There is a potty there.
Coordinates: 44.652079,-85.453914
Map to Shecks