The San Marcos River played host Saturday to more than 60 canoes and kayaks with close to 120 participants for the Jr. Texas Water Safari. The race started at San Marcos City Park and continued through Rio Vista Park in route to the finish at CR 1977 bridge in Staples. The canoes ranged from lightweight plastic solo boats to aluminum six person boats.
The Jr. Texas Water Safari covers the first 16 miles of the full Texas Water Safari, which also starts in San Marcos.
Called “The World’s Toughest Canoe Race” on their website, the full Texas Water Safari is 260 miles long, starting at Spring Lake at the Meadows Center, joining the Guadalupe River in Gonzales, then traveling all the way to where the Guadalupe River empties into San Antonio Bay in the Gulf of Mexico, and finally ending in the town of Seadrift on the coast.
