The Falls

[vonreed]

I was wondering if anybody knows if there is any kind of an access around the Falls on  the White River.  I floated by there 2 years ago and saw some kind of a building there.  I was wondering if that is some kind of an access  or not?  Thanks.

[Russell Doughty]

River of Life Farm is at the falls and will let you on their place for a fee or rent you a canoe. Google them.

[Ham]

I "usually" put in at Hammonds camp and take out at Sunburst or Blair Bridge.

[vonreed]

Thanks for the replies guys.  I got ahold of them today.  I didn't realize they would charge so much to access the river though.  I might just do the float instead like usual.

[Flysmallie]

53 minutes ago, vonreed said:

Thanks for the replies guys.  I got ahold of them today.  I didn't realize they would charge so much to access the river though.  I might just do the float instead like usual.

What's the fee?

[vonreed]

When I asked the guy who answered the phone, he quoted me numbers on how much he pays in taxes and such which I found odd.  Then he said he thought $30 would be about correct.  And to mention that price when I came so they knew how much to charge me.   I guess they've never considered just plain access to the river before without canoe rental or lodging. 

[Flysmallie]

2 minutes ago, vonreed said:

When I asked the guy who answered the phone, he quoted me numbers on how much he pays in taxes

That's all I need to hear. I will never be spending any money there for any reason. 

[Ham]

$2.00 to launch at Hammond Camp, and zero dollars to take out at Blair Bridge or Patrick Bridge. Just saying.

I hope there was some kind of a misunderstanding. $30.00 for wade in access. Nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Phil Lilley]

IMO - it's better to not allow non guests to use private land access instead of charging, especially that much.  

But in their defense, they have a lot of $$$ invested in that land/buildings and have expenses that not many people consider, ie. taxes, insurance, common maintenance.  

[ness]

Myron always struck me as an opportunistic kinda guy. Not in a bad way, just looking to make a buck anyway he can. But, I think I agree with you Phil -- better to just not allow folks than to alienate people and/or get bad press.

You can also put in at Kelly Ford about a mile-and-a-half upstream from him.