River Rat Paddle Challenge 2025

Saturday, September 20, 2025 8:30 AM (GMT-6) - Saturday, September 20, 2025 2:00 PM (GMT-6)

Event info
Sport: Paddling
Location: West Monroe, LA, United States
Registrations: 20
Registration closes: Monday, September 15, 2025 11:59 PM (GMT-6)
Organized by: River Rat Paddle Challenge
Event website: riverratpaddlechallenge.com
Event notes

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE REGISTERING! Select the TANDEM OR TRIPLE option if there is MORE THAN ONE PERSON IN THE SAME KAYAK/CANOE/SUP. Each member of the Tandem or Triple will need to go to webscorer to register and pay their fee. Otherwise, select INDIVIDUAL and choose Yourself (if registering for yourself) or Someone Else (if registering a friend or family member). If you are also in a "RAT PACK," designate the rat pack name in the section beneath the participant name, so your Rat Pack is also scored together as a group. You can begin unloading your kayaks, SUPS, canoes, etc. at 6:30am at the Bayou D'arbonne Boat Ramp (2038 Bayou D'Arbonne Drive in West Monroe), aka the "Old Joe Bob's Landing" off White's Ferry Rd. Then, drive your vehicle to the finish line at Lazarre Park at 703 South Riverfront in West Monroe and ride a shuttle back to the start. Shuttles will leave Lazarre at 7:45, 8:00, and 8:15. The race officially begins with the safety briefing at 8:45am in the parking lot at the Bayou Darbonne Boat Ramp. The total distance is 7.7 miles, but we will still present the coveted River Rat Paddle Challenge awards to those who can make it to the original finish line at the Endom Bridge in an hour or less! (MINI-MOUSE paddle starts at Forsythe Boat Dock at 10am with no shuttle bus.  Choose 'Boat Class of *MINI-MOUSE below).  Please note that in order to expedite the awards ceremony for our out of town guests, RACE TIMING MAY END AT 12:00. You may not have an official time if you do not finish within 2 1/2 hours. Registration includes participation in the race, a swag bag of goodies. You may purchase an event T-shirt and a meal for you when you register. ***YOU MUST REGISTER BEFORE 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO BE GUARANTEED AN EVENT SHIRT.  This is a rain or shine event.  In case of severe weather, we will reschedule the event.  If you cannot attend, no refund will be given.

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Event entry fee 30.00 USD
Want to purchase a T-shirt? You must register three weeks in advance to be guaranteed a shirt.
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***If you are traveling to this event from out-of-town, please answer the following questions in order to fulfill potential or future grant requirements.
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