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Paddling articles

Articles about kayaking and canoeing, including technique, adventures, gear, and places you can go paddling.

Paddling Turkey Creek

Turkey Creek paddle Palm Bay

February 26, 2019    John Keatley

A chance meeting of old friends leads to my first paddling trip down Turkey Creek and the opportunity to connect with our local paddling club, the Space Coast Paddlers, by talking about our most recent guidebook.

Every Kid Outdoors

Every Kid in a Park pass

February 21, 2019    Sandra Friend

Got kids? If any of them are in fourth grade, they can get a free pass to ALL Federal public lands good for the whole family through the end of August. Here’s how.

Paddling Holmes Creek

Beckton Spring

Choctawhatchee River WMA  |  Vernon
( 30.6493,-85.6901 )      16 miles

With a dozen launch points and more than 15 springs along its 16 mile length, Holmes Creek, a tributary of the Choctawhatchee River, is a must-do paddling trip along a remote waterway.

In a Canoe

March 18, 2017    John Keatley

Since falling in love, becoming a couple, and marrying, it was time for a real test of our relationship: going upstream with two paddles along Holmes Creek.

Paddling Juniper Run

Paddling Juniper Run

January 5, 2017    John Keatley

Paddling Juniper Run from Juniper Springs to the take out at SR 19 in the Ocala National Forest, a popular paddling trip along this sinuous, spring-fed waterway that winds through the Juniper Prairie Wilderness.

Kayaking Toilet Seat Cut In Islamorada

Toilet Seat Cut

October 29, 2015    Our Readers

On the Florida Bay side of Tavernier, a paddling trip to Toilet Seat Cut will have you laughing your way down the channel, as contributor Tamara Scharf explains.

Paddling the Santa Fe River

Gilchrist Blue Springs

August 29, 2015    John Keatley

On a mellow paddling trip down the Santa Fe River, John discovers several swimming springs, thousands of turtles, and miles of quiet waterway.

Springs of the Suwannee River Valley

Ichetucknee Springs

Suwannee River Wilderness Trail  |  Live Oak
( 30.280583, -82.989827 )      

It’s August. It’s Florida. Where do you go to cool off? The springs of the Suwannee River Valley. No matter the size, these natural swimming holes are a delight.

Indian Key: An unusual ghost town

Indian Key

August 9, 2015    John Keatley

John takes a trip back in time with Florida Keys historian Brad Bertelli to discover the layers of history found on Indian Key, once the county seat of Dade County

New shuttle service for kayaking the Silver River

July 8, 2014    Sandra Friend

Silver Springs State Park has a new shuttle service available for kayakers, to help you with the logistics of planning a paddle down the Silver River with your own kayak or canoe.

Paddle to Dead Lakes

Paddling in the sun

Wewahitchka      ( 30.136888, -85.199645 )      

One of Florida’s most unusual and beautiful places to paddle, the Dead Lakes include 6,700 acres of mazy cypress and tupelo swamps in the Chipola River floodplain.

Kayaking with the Aquaterra

November 3, 2013    John Keatley

In the continuing adventures of John and his kayaks: The Aquaterra Chinook was two feet longer than my old kayak, the bottom was much rounder, and it was noticeability narrower. Plus it didn’t have that great big opening for me to get into. In my old “recreational ” kayak the opening was large enough for …

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