Launch at Willtown Bluff Landing and paddle the Edisto River upriver to Penny Creek, then paddle up Penny Creek to Penny Creek Landing.  This seven mile trip can be paddled either direction, preferrably with the tide.

The Edisto River is straight and wide near Willtown, so be prepared for choppy water on windy days.

Just before 10am, this March 9, 2008 morning, the temperature struggled to climb above 40 degrees as we launched from Willtown Bluff.  Turning upriver, we paddled into the face of a 15 mph wind blowing down the river.  Because the Edisto is wide and the straight, there was marginal white caps.

Ten paddlers from the Lowcountry Paddlers joined this club trip led by Bill & Michelle.  About 30 minutes upriver we were able to paddle in the lee of the left bank.

This trip is just a tad over seven miles and we made it to Penny Creek Landing in time for lunch.  We rode the tide all the way from Willtown to the Penny Creek Landing.

More photos at Edisto River: Willtown Bluff to Penny Creek

Near the ocean, the North Fork of the Edisto River forms the northeastern boundary to the ACE Basin.  The river begins as the Edisto River North Fork and South Fork before merging into the Edisto Mainstem near Branchville, SC.