Weedon Island Preserve, properly a peninsula rather than an island, is a 3,000-acre park maintained by Pinellas County. Kayaking here provides outstanding wildlife viewing, especially manatees and birds in the winter.
Florida Kayaking
Kayaking the Ocklawaha River
OCALA NATIONAL FOREST, FL — For the quiet unspoiled beauty of the Ocklawaha River, one of the state’s most wild and scenic waterways, perhaps you can thank Richard Nixon. “The Ocklawaha has a lot of history that is unique to the river,” says Ryan Toler of Discovery Kayak Tours. “The section we paddle has been […]
Kayaking Big Lagoon State Park
PENSACOLA, FL — A wild respite in an endless chain of condos, Big Lagoon State Park (about 10 miles southwest of Pensacola) offers a square-mile showcase of the Panhandle’s unspoiled beauty that is easily explored by kayak. The kayak launch near the base of the park’s four-story observation tower puts you right into the thick […]
Kayaking the Silver River
In a state full of great kayaking destinations, the Silver River consistently ranks near the top. This scenic 8-mile river flows between Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha River on the western edge of the Ocala National Forest.