Great swamp - Biscuit City Landing 2024

Biscuit City Landing is the first access point on the Pawcatuck River below Worden Pond and is thus often used as a take-out for trips starting on either Worden Pond or the Chipuxet River. The Pawcatuck River in this area is winding, natural and beautiful.
We plan to to paddle upriver from Biscuit City Landing. The river is normally so slow-moving that paddling upriver is generally easy. You can explore up into the swamp that the Pawcatuck River passes through coming from Worden Pond and turn around when you come to too many downed trees or too much poison ivy. Given the number of trees down across the Pawcactuck between Worden Pond and the junction with the Usquepaug this is a wiser way to paddle this part of the river than trying to make the full passage from Worden Pond down to Biscuit City Landing.
This paddle is considered intermediate and is recommended to have an experienced leader as it is easy to get lost within the swamp. The paddle is approximately 8.5 miles round trip.

Parking: 12 spaces, no overnight parking

Requirements to attend this paddle

• arrive 1/2 hour prior to posted launch time
• event start time is in your boat, in the water, and ready to paddle! You will need to transport your boat a few hundred feet, from the parking lot to the beach to launch.
• 10 foot kayak or longer recommended
• light
• whistle
• a Coast Guard approved PFD (inflatable PFDs are not allowed)
• spray skirt
• bilge pump
• appropriate clothing for the water temperature

Suggested
We strongly recommend that you bring along the following:

• drinking water
• food
• sunscreen
• a change of dry clothes in a dry bag
• familiarize yourself with the area prior to paddling
• check weather conditions for wind speed direction and tides

Any paddle sport is an assumed risk sport. Some aspects of canoeing and kayaking involve the risk of serious injury or death. Southern New England Paddlers (SNEP) although safety conscious, cannot guarantee your personal safety in our Meetup activities.