Burrels Ford to Lick Log Branch (Section 1) permit
Administered by USFS
Andrew Pickens Ranger District
112 Andrew Pickens Circle
Mountain Rest, SC 29664
Phone: (864) 638-9568
Fax: (864) 638-2659
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon
and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Permits mus be obtained before getting on the river. Permits are free.
Entire Chattooga Wild and Scenic River
1. Each floating group must register.
2. Air mattresses, motorized craft and craft deemed unsafe by the U.S. Forest Service are prohibited.
3. All individuals using decked craft must wear a helmet.
Above Highway 28 Bridge
1. Boating is permitted from the Green Creek confluence to the Lick Log Creek confluence on the main stem of the Chattooga River December 1 to April 30.
2. Boating is permitted from the time that flows reach 350 cfs or greater at the USGS Burrells Ford gauge during daylight hours (30 minutes before official sunrise to 30 minutes after official sunset).
3. Once boating is allowed, it may continue until 30 minutes after official sunset on that same day.
4. Individuals must use only tandem/single capacity hard boats or tandem/ single capacity inflatable boats.
5. Rafts and inner tubes are prohibited.
6. A minimum of two craft are required per boating group. Boating groups are limited to no more than six people.
7. Boating in the tributaries within the wild and scenic river corridor is prohibited.
8. All individuals using boats must wear a properly fitted life jacket rated “Coast Guard Approved” and a helmet.
9. Boaters must use only the designated put-in or takeout locations at Green Creek, Norton Mill Creek, Bull Pen Bridge, Burrells Ford Bridge and Lick Log Creek.
10. Cutting or removing trees or logs without agency approval is prohibited.
11. Commercial boating is prohibited.
Below Highway 28 Bridge
1. Rafts must have a minimum of two air chambers.
2. Each rafter, canoeist and kayaker above Earls Ford must have a lifesaving device available.
3. All individuals using boats below Earls Ford must wear a properly fitted life jacket rated “Coast Guard Approved.”
4. Inner tubes are prohibited below Earls Ford.
5. A minimum group size of two craft is highly recommended below Earls Ford.
6. All individuals using boats below Woodall Shoals must wear a helmet.
7. Groups with more than 24 individuals and/or commercial activities are prohibited without a U.S. Forest Service Special Use Permit.