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PAN Access Advisory Cacapon
River at Browns Run / Pin Oak
by Bing Garthright,
301-330-1225, August 30, 2004
The Brown’s Run access
makes a good takeout for a 9 mile float from WV 127 at the Forks of
the Cacapon. To reach Browns Run, take WV 127 west
to WV 29. Turn right onto
WV 29 North towards Paw Paw. At
the hamlet of Pin Oak, you turn right onto County 29-4.
There should be a sign on at the WV 29 / County 29-4 pointing
towards the public river access, but sign can be hard to spot. Less than a mile from WV 29, County 29-4
ends at a T intersection. Turn
left and go about 1.5 miles to some buildings near the river, and turn
left again. If you reach
a private bridge across the Cacapon, retrace your steps back to the
buildings. The left turn near the buildings leads
to a gravel lot and dirt ramp access.
Browns Run enters the Cacapon near here. The access is also known as Pin Oak for
the hamlet on WV 29.
PLEASE NOTE: Most
private owners and organizations never invite paddlers to use their
land. Many are kind enough to tolerate it.
Just as we paddle at our own risk, we use advisories, parking
spaces, and access sites at our own risk. |