Neches River Wilderness Race

August 7 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm CDT 

Canoe & Kayak Race Registration begins at 6:30 at the Dam Campground Race is 20-22 miles Ends at Highway 79 Jacksonville

Shuttle and lunch provided Boat rentals available www.necheswildernessrace.com

The race is set up with two classes of paddlers: leisure class and pro class. The leisure class. start one hour before the pro class which means that the pro classes don’t run off and leave the rest of the paddling field. They, by starting and hour later, will have to catch up to the leisure class and maneuver their way around and through the slower paddlers in order to make their way to the front of the pack, giving them, in effect, an added obstacle to overcome and giving both classes more time on the river together. This really adds another crazy element to the race and gives the leisure paddlers…