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Lowcountry Paddlers,
a paddling club


Tide Location Selection for South Carolina

American Canoe Association





Guided Tours

Kayak Charleston, LLC features kayak tours on local rivers and streams, generally using trips noted in the guidebook. We specialize in small groups (no more than 6 people) in order to provide a personal touch for each paddler. Our boats are recreational kayaks with large cockpits. These are relatively stable boats and paddling novices generally have no problem with their stability or maneuverability.

If you are visiting the area, or wanting an adventure for the entire family, we have trips that fit your needs. We schedule trips to use river currents or the tide to make padlding easy and enjoyable. Novices and experienced paddlers are all welcome. This is the way to get out and experience the Lowcountry rivers and streams, to see rice fields, and to see wildlife up close.

We always plan to provide time to get out of the boats, take a break, and enjoy various sandbars and open riverbanks.

Please contact me about scheduling a trip for you or your group. I plan the trips around your skills, your timeframe, and the tides for that day. Just call (843 509-3037) or e mail me with the particulars and I will set something up.

Here are some coments from my trips:

Kayaking with Ralph Earhart - I am not an outdoors-type person by any stretch of the imagination. My husband recently started kayaking and I had read very good reviews of Ralph Earhart on here, so I told him to set something up. We did a 3 hour trip on the Edisto River/through rice fields/ending on Penny Creek. I had never been kayaking before and was pretty nervous but I was at ease as soon as I met Ralph. I loved the trip. It was a highlight of the vacation. Highly recommended! I saw things I never would have seen otherwise. It was very "serene" also as Ralph described it.

and

We had a fantastic time and we did get to see dolphins so my wife was happy. She is telling everyone that the kayak trip was the most enjoyable activity during our time in Charleston.


Guided tour fees*

2-2 ½ hours
$35
3-3 ½ hours
$60
All day
$80


Includes boat, paddle, and personal flotation devices

Sample Tours:

Ashepoo River: Horseshoe Creek---in the heart of the ACE Basin-upstream and back: about 2 hours

Edisto River Ricefields: Penny Creek to Willtown Bluff: about 3 hours

Combahee River: Cuckholds Creek to HWY 17: about 5 hours


 






Ralph Earhart  |  1591 Holton Place  |  Charleston, SC 29407
kayakcharleston@comcast.net