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Our expert volunteers are ready to help paddlers throughout Alabama.

Find Your Trusted River Guide in Alabama

When it comes to paddling adventures in Alabama, the more prepared you are, the better! Trail Angels are volunteers who have agreed to offer their expertise to paddlers throughout the state. Trail Angels can provide vital local information about outfitters and other resources, make plans to transport you or help you traverse portages, and provide a number of other helpful services. Contact your local Trail Angel before you head out on your trip to arrange services.

For advice in all regions and waterways, contact Fred Couch at 256-591-0437.

Northwest

Tennessee River, Bear Creek, Buttahatchee River, Little Bear Creek, Cedar Creek

Trail Angels needed for this region. If interested, please fill out the form below.

North Central

Tennessee River, Elk River, Flint River, Shoal Creek

Mark Batchelor
Mark is available to help boaters on the Tennessee River in District 2.
Call: 256-682-0637

Randy Griffin
Randy is available to help on the Tennessee River.
Call: 256-604-2297

Northeast

Tennessee River, Upper Coosa River, Little River Canyon, Terrapin Creek. Chattooga River, Big Canoe Creek, Cane Creek, Big Wills Creek, Tallaseehatchee Creek, Yellow Creek

Nickey Godfrey
Nickey is available to help boaters in the Gadsden area and on Neely Henry Lake.
Text: 256-504-8255

Steven Kearns
Steven is available to help on Big Wills Creek.
Email: [email protected]

Carrie Machen
Carrie is available to help boaters in the Gadsden area of Coosa, Big Wills Creek, and Black Creek.
Text: 910-584-5116

Frank Minogue
Frank is available to help in Rainbow City, AL.
Call: 256-504-7134

Doug Wicklund
Doug is available to help on the Tallaseehatchee Creek near Ohatchee, AL.
Call: 256-365-4134

West Central

Black Warrior River, Upper Tombigbee River, Sipsey River, Sucarnochee Creek, Hurricane Creek

Tom & Tommy McLeod
Tom and Tommy are available to help on the Black Warrior River and Sipsey River near Tuscaloosa.
Call: 205-826-3216

John Wathen
John is available to help on Hurricane Creek.
Call: 205-507-0867

Central

Lower Coosa River, Cahaba River, Sipsey Fork, Mulberry Fork, Locust Fork, Blackwater Creek, Black Warrior River, Wolf Creek, South Sautee Creek, Five Mile Creek, Lost Creek, Whippoorwill Creek

Cindy Braden
Cindy is available to help on the Locust Fork River and in the Hayden area.
Email: [email protected]

Maria Brindle
Maria is available to help on the Locust Fork River near Cornelius Dam
Call: 205-363-4684

Chris Cleveland
Chris Cleaveland is available to serve boaters on the Locust Fork River.
Email: [email protected]

Charles Coker
Charles is available to help boaters midway anywhere along the Coosa River.
Call: 334-538-0076

Will Cowen
Will is available to help boaters from Lay Dam to Jordan Dam on the Coosa River.
Call: 334-596-2315

David & Linda Gunkle
The Gunkles are available to help boaters on Logan Martin Lake of the Coosa River.
Call: 561-282-6267

Philip Hamrick
Philip is available to help on the Coosa River near Childersburg.
Call: 205-540-6992

Sam Howell
Sam Howell is available to serve boaters on the Locust Fork River. He is an ASRT Executive Board member.
Call: 205-706-4376

Ellen Luce
Ellen Luce is available to serve boaters on the Locust Fork River.
Call: 205-353-8142

Joanne Ninesling
Joanne is available to help on Martin Lake on the Tallapoosa River.
Call: 256-786-0541

Trey Reaves
Trey is available to help on Shoal Creek near Florence, AL.
Call: 256-627-4651

Tome Reinhart
Tome is available to help on the Locust Fork River, 7 miles Powell Falls to Bluff Hole.
Email: [email protected]

Andrew Shea
Andrew is available to help on Clear Creek above Lewis Smith Lake.
Call: 256-508-5073

Steve Skinner
Steve is available to help on Locust Fork River.
Call: 205-365-6701

East Central

Tallapoosa River, Saugahatchee River, Little Tallapoosa River, Hatchet Creek, Weogufka Creek, Choccolocco Creek, Tallaseehatchee Creek, Weogufka Creek, Little Tallapoosa River, Talladega Creek, Cedar Springs Creek, Uchee Creek, Uphapee Creek

Andy Baril
Andy is available to help in the Tallapoosa River areas and Lake Martin.
Call: 334-618-6575

Lonnie Carden
Lonnie is available to help on the Coosa River and Moccasin Gap near Wetumpka.
Call: 334-202-3050

Dylan Carr
Dylan Carr is available to help boaters using the Thurlow Dam.
Call: 334-303-8531

 James Glenn
James is available to help on the Tallapoosa River, Germany Ferry to Jaybird Landing.
Call: 256-307-5178

Troy Grubbs
Troy is available to help Tallapoosa, Bibby’s Ferry to Jaybird Landing and Hatchet Creek.
Call: 256-236-1464

Sidney Hare
Jon is available to help on R. L. Harris Dam to Wadley, AL on Tallapoosa River.
Call: 334-646-0108

Lee & Tracy Kerr
The Kerrs are available to help on Choccolocco Creek near Oxford.
Call: 256-310-1132

Dakota & Judi Kissic
The Kissics are available to help on the Talladega Creek, about 10 miles above to 10 miles below SR 21.
Call: 205-234-7476

Rick Koch
Rick Koch is available to help boaters on the Alabama River below Fort Toulouse.
Call: 334-324-8182

Josh Masters
Josh is available to help on Moccasin Gap/Jordan Lake, Tallapoosa, Little Tallapoosa
Call: 256-794-5906

Shane Newsome
Shane Newsome is available to help boaters using Saugahatchee, Uchee Creek, Uphapee Creek, Tallapoosa River West and Northwest of Auburn, AL.
Call: 334-444-0744

Jon Sipos
Jon is available to help on Sougahatchee Creek & Tallapoosa River.
Call: 334-524-7001

Michael Strickland
Michael is available to help boaters on the Tallapoosa and Coosa rivers in Wetumpka area and the Alabama River near Montgomery.
Call: 800-874-3528

Brian Suneson
Brian Suneson is available to help boaters on the Alabama River below Fort Toulouse.
Call: 334-462-5842

Mike Willingham
Mike Willingham is available to help boaters using Choccolocco Creek below Mellon’s Bridge.
Call: 256-452-3362

Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson is available to help boaters using Choccolocco Creek, the upper portion of Terrapin Creek, and the Tallapoosa River.
Call: 256-453-3775

Scotty Windel
Scotty Windel is available to help boaters using the Thurlow Dam.
Call: 334-415-2138

Southwest

Lower Tombigbee River, Lower Alabama River, Tensaw River

Ben Sherrod III
Ben is the US Army Corps of Engineers Tombigbee Basin Recreational Manager and can answer questions about any USACE facility in the Tombigbee Basin.
Call: 334-534-1771

Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor is available to help boaters on the Tombigbee River below Jackson and in the Mt. Vernon area.
Call: 251-689-5320

Vaughn Millner
Vaughn is available to help on the Tensaw River near Bay Minette.
Call: 251-367-6123

South Central

Upper Alabama River, Burnt Corn Creek, Murder Creek, Sepulga River, Patsilaga River, Conecuh River, Yellow River, Autauga Creek, Escambia River

Babs & Lee Bender
Babs & Lee Bender are available to help boaters on the Alabama River between Selma and Little Miami Sandbar.
Call: 334-412-2592

Keith Connally
Keith Connally is available to help boaters on the Sepulga River. Connally has many years of experience on the Sepulga River and does all river rescues with Flat Rock Rescue.
Call: 334-343-1707

Jamey David
Jamey David is available to answer questions and help find the camping areas, good food, and creek access points for Autauga Creek.
Call or text: 334-361-3968

Ryan Davis
Ryan is available to help on Murder Creek and Conecuh Creek.
Call: 251-236-0303

Mary Jane Everett
Mary Jane is available to help in the Selma area of the lower Cahaba River.
Call: 205-499-7690

Rick Koch
Rick Koch is available to help boaters on the Alabama River right below Fort Toulouse.
Call: 334-324-8182

David Musgrove
David Musgrove is available to help boaters on the Alabama River above Montgomery.
Call: 334-312-0151

Brian Suneson
Brian Suneson is available to help boaters on the Alabama River right below Fort Toulouse.
Call: 334-462-5842

Woody Till
Woody Till is available to help boaters on the Alabama River between Selma and Gee’s Bend.
Call: 334-375-2895

Sheila DeRamus Wood
Sheila DeRamus Wood is available to help boaters on Autauga Creek.
Call: 334-285-0555

Bobby & Dot Wright
The Wrights are available to assist boaters traveling on the Alabama River below Selma in White Creek area, mile 168.
Call: 334-872-8575

Southeast

Pea River, Chattahoochee River, Choctawhatchee River, Little Choctawhatchee River, Dog River, Bayou la Batre River, Magnolia River, Styx River, Escatawpa River, Mobile Bay, Fish River, Mobile River

Todd Allen
Todd is available to help in the Valley Area and Chattahoochee River.
Call: 706-518-8633

Brad & Cyndi Moore
The Moores are available to help on the Chattahoochee River near Eufaula and Abbeville.
Call: 334-750-7824

Mike Mullen
Mike Mullen is available to help on the Choctawhatchee Creek.
Call: 334-807-1365

Vaughn Ray
Vaughn is available to help on the Goat Rock dam area of the Chattahoochee River.
Call: 334-468-1687

Jessica Stewart
Jessica is available to help on the Chattahoochee River, Goat Rock, and Harding dams areas.
Call: 762-822-2036

Hayden Stewart
Hayden is available to help on the Chattahoochee River, Goat Rock, and Harding dams areas.
Call: 931-797-7330

Miriam H. Stewart
Miriam is available to help on Big Escambia, Majors Creek, Sepulga River, Coldwater Creek, Blackwater River, Juniper Creek & Fish River.
Email: [email protected]

Ben Williams
Ben is available to help on the Chattahoochee and West Point Lake down to Seminole, GA.
Call: 706-645-6103

Delta/Bay/Gulf

Bartram Canoe Trail, Perdido Canoe Trail, Delta, Gulf of Mexico

Janet Appleby
Janet Appleby is available to help in lower area of Mobile Bay from Gulf Shores to Fort Morgan.
Call: 817-202-7316

Allison Graves
Allison Graves is available to help boaters in the upper Mobile Bay area.
Email: [email protected]

Alan Ray
Alan is available to help in the Mobile Bay and Bon Secour River to Fort Morgan.
Call: 225-252-8040

Mitzi Rollins
Mitzi is available to help in the Fairhope area of Mobile Bay
Call: 205-340-3507

Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor is available to help boaters on the Tombigbee River below Jackson and in the Mt. Vernon area.
Call: 251-689-5320

Chris Weber
Chris Weber is available to help boaters on some portions of the Delta. Guide service available.
Call: 251-648-7047

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