Kayak Trails of the Waccamaw River - Bucksville Landing

Bucksville landing has a medium size paved parking area and is managed by South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. It has 2 hard surfaced launching lanes with a dock to tie up to. The landing is on the west side of the river.

The map is showing the 3 trails that paddle to/pass Bucksville Landing, all combined together. Details about these paddles will shown in posts below.

The landing is about 103 miles from the dam according to the Waccamaw River Blue Trail and is on the west side of the river.

The address is 500 Landing Rd, Conway, SC 29527 Use this link to see it via Google maps. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bucksville+Landing/@33.7296796,-79.0553855,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x890014ed7f699a37:0xd78a314d3163692a!8m2!3d33.7296752!4d-79.0528106!16s%2Fg%2F11b77nhz7n?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

There is not a Porta-Potty here.

Use this link to see the the tides forecasted at the railroad bridge, just above Conway. https://www.tide-forecast.com/locations/Conway-Railroad-bridge-Waccamaw-River-South-Carolina/tides/latest #:~:text=Today%27s%20tide%20times%20for%20Conway%2C%20Railroad%20bridge%2C%20Waccamaw,is%20at%206%3A44am%20and%20sunset%20is%20at%207%3A52pm.

Use this link to see the water levels. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/02110550/?fbclid=IwY2xjawExpRxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRdtWOIPocUWSlRNjiq5GTnctLPX8IzCJzI0rdFnyHNGrVUi1B6T5avAjQ_aem_3-UZHhMOUpdJXT-geyijmw =00065&period=P7D&showMedian=false

The second map is a modification of the first map. Either map can used to navigate north, even though these trails come from upriver.

J Todd landing is only 4 miles from Bucksville landing. The island across from J Todd makes the trip there a nice loop back to Bucksville Landing. You can go to the J Tood Landing page to find out more about the island loop. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559909922531

Cox Ferry Lake Landing is about 6 miles away. Cox Ferry Lake Landing is a great place to rest at. You can go to the Cox Ferry Lake Landing to find out more about the Cox Ferry Lake Recreation Area. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565020766046

Pitch Landing is about 1/2 mile from Cox Ferry Lake Landing and is also on the west side of the Waccamaw River. Use this link you want to shuttle the vehicles. https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Bucksville+Landing,+500+Landing+Rd,+Conway,+SC+29527/Pitch+Landing,+Pitch+Landing+Road,+Conway,+SC/@33.7630545,-79.1067929,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x890014ed7f699a37:0xd78a314d3163692a!2m2!1d-79.0528106!2d33.7296752!1m5!1m1!1s0x890012fd11e657d9:0x7dcef89aefc31274!2m2!1d-79.0555648!2d33.8002853!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Use this link to check the water level at Hwy 544 Socastee SC https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/02110725/ =00065&period=P7D&showMedian=false

If you display the image of the trail on a laptop screen and then scan the QR Code on the map with a smart phone and the AllTrails App is on the phone, the AllTrails map will be displayed on the phone and you will be able to navigate the trail using the app.

If you do not have the app on the smart phone, it will bring the map up via the AllTrails website.

This trip actually goes up the Waccamaw River to Bucksville Landing. But, this trail can be used to navigate to Peachtree.

This post shows 2 different versions of the same trip. It turned out to be approximately the same mileage. But there were slightly different exploration done during the paddle.

This about a 12 mile trip. Use this link to check for the tides. https://tides.willyweather.com/sc/horry-county/waccamaw-river--peachtree-landing.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR22GvLA_RJ9TMtXyX0QKbC1Y2ALjd4qrc-miWvvxnRdqjqDEjbonzc3y-0_aem_AdyqSfGeBD_SDURrd7fZrITPvtJj7gtC_b0lyLM6jFDIUQWnGfQ4-q6DoSdwfv5coGdHorPxkV-fFg53duB8Idd9

Use this link to check the water level at Hwy 544 Socastee SC https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/02110725/ =00065&period=P7D&showMedian=false

If you display the image of the trail on a laptop screen and then scan the QR Code on the map with a smart phone and the AllTrails App is on the phone, the AllTrails map will be displayed on the phone and you will be able to navigate the trail using the app.

If you do not have the app on the smart phone, it will bring the map up via the AllTrails website.

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