Lower Half of Owasco

Owasco is a fun little lake with lots of nooks and crannies to explore. To get to the put-in at the south end of the lake you drive to Southshore Marina and a little dirt road at the back of the parking lot takes you to a small parking lot at the point where the inlet meets the lake.
A photo of the lake and inlet from the put-in:

This boxey thing makes it all possible!

The Seneca and Cayuga inlets are really built up (urban kayaking) and kind of gross, but the Owasco inlet begins with a wetlands area (LOTS of birds and other critters) and continues with a wide, serene channel that winds back for many miles into the woods. The cool thing about that is that on a windy day you can explore the inlet instead of the lake! There’s a (somewhat mucky) hiking trail that goes from the put-in back along the channels.

Wetlands area:

Even though it was a bit windy, we decided to try and paddle a section of the lake. We found lots of little creeks to explore along the way:

Date: Wednesday, May 19th, 2010


Distance: 14 miles