Kayak Camping Adventure with AMAZING Campfire Cooking! // Mad River Final 16 Miles

The final segment of the Mad River in West Central Ohio, 16 miles from Spangler Road to the end where it joins up with the Great Miami River at Deeds Point Metro Park in Dayton. The last 6 miles has several difficult portages and rapids and is not recommended for the beginner. Several friends joined me on this paddle and we found a great sandbar to camp on and cooked some incredible food over the fire. Check out the links below to see my other section paddles on the beautiful Mad River.

Lipponcotte Rd. to St. Rt. 41 https://youtu.be/4vngC5UXCKQ?si=Ky70GcLkaAfNl9xu
St. Rt. 55 to Tremont City Rd. https://youtu.be/E1I3tkfTbNs?si=Olm34iilJ5voy75f
Eagle City Rd. to Spangler Rd. https://youtu.be/cKtdDxDeuCw?si=4aiCGhkMaBeZzKt-

0:00-0:51 intro
0:51-2:26 hiding kayaks and car spotting at Kettering Fields
2:26-10:12 day 1 paddling from Spangler to concrete road portage near Fairborn
10:12-12:13 portaging huge concrete road near Wright Patt Airforce Base
12:13-20:26 finding camp and cooking dinner
20:26-24:15 morning day 2 cooking breakfast
24:15-29:03 paddling a great section with no portages
29:03-31:10 Huffman Dam
31:03-33:20 huge rock dam #1 to portage
33:20-36:15 huge rock dam #2 to portage
36:15-38:56 Eastwood Park rapid sections
38:56-40:02 entering the Great Miami River
40:02-42:25 paddling up river and Deeds Park fountains
42:25-42:57 closing comments