Reelfoot Rolls Out Canoe Trips

Reelfoot Lake State Park is welcoming spring by offering half-day canoe floats through seldom explored areas of the lake.

Visitors can take a three-hour canoe trip through the cypress swamp, where they’ll see large fish, songbirds, owls, ducks taking flight and even travel through a heron rookery and past an American bald eagle nest.

Naturalists will discuss the history of the area and identify the fish, birds and other creatures along the tour during the canoe trip.

The trips start at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and 9 a.m. on Sundays at the Reelfoot Lake Visitors Center. They will be held every weekend until April 30.

Canoe rental is $20 and reservations are required. There is no charge for people who bring their own canoes.