Join us for a leisurely Sunset and Full Moon Paddla on our mini-Okefenokee just west of Lakeland, Georgia. Watch the sun set, the moon rise, and there may be bats.
Full Moon paddle regulars, Holly Jones and Xiaoai Ren, will be leading this paddle.
When: Gather 4:15 PM, launch 4:45 PM, moonrise 5:07 PM, sunset 5:31 PM, end 6:15 PM, Thursday, December 4, 2025
Put In: Banks Lake Boat Ramp, 307 Georgia 122, Lakeland, GA 31635, in Lanier County, on the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT).
GPS: 31.034824, -83.096725
[Full Beaver Moon Paddle, Banks Lake 2025-11-05, Sunset, Moonrise, and maybe bats]
Take Out: Banks Lake Boat Ramp
Boats: Bring your own canoe or kayak if you have it.
Thanks to Lanier County and Banks Lake Outdoors for free boat rental for these WWALS Full Moon Paddles.
To reserve a kayak or canoe, please use this eventbrite ticket:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kayak-canoe-reservation-for-banks-lake-full-cold-moon-2025-12-04-tickets-1747493814039?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&sg=818ca7b134e60af5fa96286030ba4bb04da40e9fbb57ea7a9c0d178160f46e9d3f9ed59d4e1d07fab4ef56fcc5dcb6d756986910ce1d43b2b5e771783fc8081c14b649e1a0edd88a711b49532b6c
Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit.
Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Please follow Leave No Trace principles by packing out all trash, avoiding damage to vegetation, and respecting wildlife.
Safety: Be on time. If you miss the safety briefing, you cannot paddle with us.
Each person in a boat, no matter how young or old, must wear a PFD.
You must have a light for your boat or some type of light to have on yourself (glow sticks work well, or head lamp, flashlight, etc.) so other boaters can see you in the dark. It will be totally dark after sunset.
A whistle is not required, but it’s a good idea in the dark.
And please do not shine bright white lights in people’s eyes! Full dark adaptation can take more than 20 minutes, and a bright light can ruin it in seconds. A red lens is helpful if we’re fortunate to get close enough to watch bats emerging from tree roost.
[Light and dark adaptation chinnu (slide 13) –Bidhuna Raj]
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members. Please prepay the $10 online:
https://wwals.net/outings
Or bring cash to the outing. Credit card payments may or may not be available.
We recommend you support the work of WWALS by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations
Duration: 2 hours
Paddle: 2 miles, 1.5 hours.
Shuttle: None.
Host: Holly Jones
Contact: Kim Tanner
Backup: in case of bad weather or high or low water is: Cancel
[Sunset, 2023-11-27 --Kimberly Godden Tanner for WWALS]
More: For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS outings web page,
https://wwals.net/outings/. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations
https://wwals.net/?p=68947
You may also like the following events from WWALS Watershed Coalition is Suwannee Riverkeeper:
- This Friday, 5th December, 04:00 pm, Campfire Cooking at Griffis Fish Camp and Suwannee River paddle in Fargo
- Next Friday, 12th December, 06:00 pm, Social, bonfire at Janet’s in Valdosta
- Happening on, 10th January, 09:00 am, Ichetucknee Polar Plunge and Paddle to see SPZ in Fort White
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