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Rivers and Rapids: A Very Complete Canoeing, Rafting, and Fishing Guide to the Streams and Rivers of Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma

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This book is the perfect guide to Texas rivers. It gives a description of each river, including different runs on each. It provides information on camping in the area, where to rent a canoe, rapid class categories, phone numbers for flow information and myriad other details that give you the confidence to literally pick a trip from the book and do it! I'm buying my second copy.

This Essential Reference book opens with detailed local fish population info and photos. Statewide canoe/paddling clubs are listed next along with recommended equipment diagrams & checklists and a glossary of useful river/paddling terms.(worthy of purchase alone) THEN you get an alphebetically listed, turn by turn, comprehensive diagram and description of multiple rivers in 3 states. Enough said? Too bad this is getting so hard to find!

This book is the authority on where to raft/kayak/canoe - you get all the info you need about drop-off and pick-up points, plus mile-by-mile information. Great book - I wish the authors would revise their last edition (2000)! Still, the 2000 edition is very helpful. Highly recommended to Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas canoeists/kayakers!

This has been the only book I've found that is a good canoeing guide for the rivers in TX (it includes AR and OK too). Each description is about 1 page in length and has the following sections: physical location, general comments, water quality, water flow, preferred seasons, hazards, put in, take out, camping, canoe rental & shuttle service, distinguishing features, fishing, maps and where to get river flow information. Each river also has a map that shows mileage, creeks, roads, etc. Overall, it was a good purchase but a little pricey.

If you are a canoe or kayak fan this is a good book to have. Lots of good information for starting to put together a trip.