But at Black Creek and Red Creek, one can do just that. When you arrive at the Black or Red Creek office, you will sign a release form. The form is used for liability and as proof of payment for your canoe. Two people per canoe are suggested, however, three can fit if necessary. After paying your fee, you load up your belongings onto the shuttle and ride to the drop off.
Black Creek is a five-mile trip.
The drop off is at Big Creek Landing and the pick up is at Brooklyn. The trip takes anywhere from three to five hours. There are many sandbars and swimming holes that make for great rest stops, said Terry Gibbs, owner of Black Creek Canoe Rental. Free-floating time averages about one mile per hour depending on the season and rainfall. Floaters can easily estimate travel time so as to allow themselves those few extra minutes at a productive fishing hole or for a lazy picnic on a sandbar, said Gibbs.