Last weekend one of our staff here at VentureTree had his Bachelor Party on the Buffalo River. We had a great time floating and camping at Buffalo Canoeing. You can find a link to their website under our link and resources tab.
Jim and Jan Hobbs are the owners of Buffalo Canoeing. Buffalo Canoeing is located between Hohenwald, Tn and Waynesboro, Tn on TN-99, 2 hours south of Nashville, TN and 3 hours east of Memphis, TN. Our campground is located at the end of a hidden valley, bordered on one side by the beautiful Buffalo River, and along the other side flows a quiet stream, that children love to play in. Each campsite is on the river, in shade with tables, charcoal grills and firepits in each. We have facilities for groups from 2 to 200 people, along with a private campground for churches, Boy Scouts, and large family groups. We have a bathhouse with restrooms and hot showers, a small camp store with snacks, drinks, bottled water and ice. There is firewood for sale if you need any. Bring back as much as you take with you... cans, bottles, paper. But please don't litter our river, pack out what you pack in. We support and practice Leave No Trace wilderness ethics, and strongly urge you to also. We do not allow any children under the age of 5 in our canoes. Young children often panic when tipped over so please think of your child's safety whenever you bring young children. In keeping with our family atmosphere we ask that there is no alcohol on our main campground.
If you are interested and getting more information about the river check out http://www.buffalocanoeing.com/ and click on the link for river information.
If you are interested here are some details of our trip.
Thursday night we spent at campsite and Friday we headed out on a 7 mile float. Saturday we met at 10am to load up on the 18 mile overnight trip to leave out early Sunday morning. The VentureTree Team enjoyed the neatness of the campgrounds which were nicely mowed and well kept. The showers were great with no end to the hot water. The only thing that we had to work around was no drinking water. We did have to use our two blitz water cans and a mass quantity of nalgenes to add in this(averages out to be about 18 gallons). Jim mention to us about going to fill everything at the local Walmart were they sell water per gallon. This made it easy for us to fill up and stay fresh and hydrated in the heat.
Bentley VentureTree Team
