Ground Squirrel Bridge

Great parking, good ramp. Watch water levels as they vary greatly going downstream and the river bed gets very rocky!

Ample parking by narrow ramp kept clear of mud

Cool little stop right off the roadside. Great spot for a road trip picnic.

Only small boats and tubes can make it down the river, but it is really nice! Keep in mind if you are tubing that you will not want to go all the way to the Patrick Henry boat ramp and you will need a ride from the 657 bridge (about a 20-30 minute wait for Lyft). There are only mild rocks on the trip: never needed to get out of my tube, but kayaks needed to get up on occasion. It took us 3.5 hours with swimming in the slow sections in tubes to make it to the 657 bridge.

Clean with a spacious parking lot. The ramp itself is a little small!