Alabama State LandsCanoe Trails

Red Hill/Proctor Creek Trail

Distance: 6.5 miles

About

The Red Hill/Proctor Creek day trail begins at Hubbard’s Landing, located south of the Forever Wild Land Trust’s Clearwater Tract. Hubbard’s Landing is located north of Stockton, AL at the end of Baldwin County road 96. The route leaves the landing and proceeds upstream on Tensaw Lake to Proctor Creek, then continues upstream to Dead Lake slough and Red Hill Creek. The map shows that paddlers have several options for selecting the length and duration of this day-trip.

Habitats

bottomland hardwood swamp, flowing creeks, side channel sloughs and backwaters

Starting Point

Ending Point

Type of trail

Creek, Lake, and Slough

Reliability Rating

Excellent

Recommended Water Levels

Claiborne Dam river stages ranging from 6 to 19 feet on tailrace reading provide optimum water levels for this route. River stages above these values should be considered hazardous. For water level information at Claiborne Dam, call 1-888-771-4601 or visit https://waterdata.usgs.gov/al/nwis/uv?site_no=02428401