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UPDATED: San Marcos River Rendezvous Clean Up – Section Leader Announcement

Mark your calendars: March 7, 2026, San Marcos River Clean up!

Another year has gone by. Mark your calendars on Saturday, March 7th, 2026 to be in San Marcos Texas for the San Marcos River Rendezvous, the longest river single day clean up in Texas. As usual, we will have camping and Saturday dinner available to all persons cleaning up the river.

Typical sections are listed below for your consideration. There are a few sections without a leader, if you are familiar with the river, please consider coordinating one of the open sections.

Section Leader by Section

  • Thompson’s Island to The San Marcos River Retreat (3.5 miles)
  • San Marcos River Retreat to Sculls Crossing (4 miles) or Spencer Canoes (additional 2 mi.)
    • Section Leader: Grace Arianoutsos, gracegreek@yahoo.com
  • Spencer Canoes to Staples – Hwy 1977 (5 miles)
    • Section Leader: Bryan Jackson, Dallas Downriver Club
  • Staples to Fentress – Hwy 20 (9 miles)
    • Section Leader: Kenny Sharpless
  • Fentress to Prairie Lea 1 (2miles)
  • Prairie Lea 1 to Stairtown (5 miles)
    • Section Leader: Joshua, Email: jsarkardehi@gmail.com
  • Stairtown to Luling – Hwy 90 (6.5miles)
    • Section Leader: Jeannette Burris, TCKRA Racers email: mmball1@sbcglobal.net
  • Hwy 90 to Zedler Dam (6 mi.) A TPWD paddling trail
  • Zedler Dam to Palmetto State Park (14.4 mi.)

We hope to see you on the river.

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