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STANDALONE PRINTABLE VERSION

Just need the list?
Build it here.

Use this focused version when you only need a printable pack list. For the complete river-day flow—including current sources, a trip card for someone ashore, family rules, and off-water closeout—use the Tallapoosa River Companion.

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Keep safety first.

The core list never disappears. Add only the outing types, children, and broad conditions that apply, then print or copy the result. Selections stay in this page's memory and are not sent with analytics.

1 · What will the group do?

Select any combination. The builder does not ask where you are going or who is in the group.

2 · Are children coming?

Add child-specific fit, supervision, communication, food, and clothing reminders.

3 · Which broad conditions apply?

These are packing prompts, not a forecast or a statement that conditions are safe.

YOUR RIVER PACK LIST

A starting checklist for this outing.

14 reminders · core list always included

Core safety and essentials

  • Wearable, properly fitted U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket for every person

  • Current weather and water conditions checked shortly before leaving

  • Route, access, landowner permission, known hazards, and return plan verified through current responsible sources

  • Trip plan and expected return time shared with a dependable person who is not on the trip

  • Charged phone in waterproof protection, with a plan for reaching 911 when needed

  • Enough drinking water and food for the outing, plus a reasonable reserve

  • First-aid kit and any personal medications

  • Sun protection and a complete dry change of clothes

  • Trash bag so everything brought in can be packed out

Paddling

  • Paddle for each paddler and a spare when practical

  • Sound-producing device and every other item currently required for the vessel

  • Boat, drain plug, straps, tie-downs, and launch and recovery plan checked before departure

  • Essential clothing, keys, and emergency supplies secured in waterproof protection

  • Group skills and rescue plan matched to current water, weather, obstacles, and distance

Important: This is a starting checklist—not training, route verification, legal advice, a guarantee of safe conditions, or a sale. It cannot account for every person, vessel, hazard, regulation, access rule, weather change, or emergency. Verify current information and use qualified instruction and local authority guidance when needed.

CHECK AGAIN BEFORE LEAVING

Open the live source.
Read what it says now.

USGS · Tallapoosa River at US 78 (02411930)OPEN ↗National Weather Service · Tallapoosa forecastOPEN ↗

A forecast and gauge are observations and forecasts—not a declaration that a trip is safe or that a route is passable. Recheck access, closures, hazards, water quality, equipment rules, and emergency information through responsible current sources.

OFFICIAL STARTING SOURCES

The builder uses general planning prompts. These links provide current measurements, forecasts, Georgia rain and water-health precautions, and equipment guidance; they do not replace local access confirmation, instruction, or judgment.

USGS · Tallapoosa River at US 78 (02411930) ↗National Weather Service · Tallapoosa forecast ↗Georgia Adopt-A-Stream · Bacterial Monitoring Manual ↗Georgia DNR · Required equipment ↗