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Miami Kayaking

Paddling in Florida

Places to paddle in Florida, including rivers and streams, spring runs, freshwater lakes, coastal lakes and lagoons, and coastal paddling trails

Tomoka State Park

Tomoka State Park statue

Ormond Beach      ( 29.339835,-81.083268 )      

Walk in the footsteps of the Timucua beneath the ancient oaks at Tomoka State Park, where the village of Nocoroco was a thriving community on a bountiful set of rivers

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park

Topsail Hill Beach Preserve State Park

South Walton      ( 30.371394,-86.272686 )      

With one of Florida’s most beautiful sweeps of beach, Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is a linear preserve with tall dunes along three miles of shoreline

Tree Tops Park

In the live oak canopy at Tree Tops Park

Davie      ( 26.074014, -80.275259 )      1.2 miles

Climb into the forest canopy to browse among the bromeliads amid the ancient live oaks at Tree Tops Park

Trimble Park

Shady trail at Trimble Park

Mount Dora      ( 28.765659, -81.652135 )      1.3 miles

A 1.3-mile nature trail at Trimble Park near Mount Dora offers a family-friendly outdoor adventure beneath ancient oaks and cypresses along the shorelines of two lakes

Troy Spring State Park

Troy Spring

Mayo      ( 29.998206,-82.998986 )      

A first-magnitude spring along the Suwannee River, Troy Spring State Park has the remains of a Civil War steamboat cradled in its rocky waters.

Tubing the Ichetucknee

Tubing the Ichetucknee

August 30, 2015    Sandra Friend

Tubing the Ichetucknee River means letting go and going with the flow, letting the waters carry you past beautiful springs and through ever-changing habitats. Here’s how.

Turkey Creek Trails

Boardwalk adjoining creek

Turkey Creek Sanctuary  |  Palm Bay
( 28.01083, -80.59679 )      2.0 miles

Discover a deeply folded landscape of basins and bluffs at the edge of the scrub forest along the eastern rim of Turkey Creek, with a beautiful boardwalk across the Fern Creek floodplain at its heart.

Turkey Creek Walk

Turkey Creek Boardwalk

Niceville      ( 30.523743, -86.498015 )      3.0 miles

Centered on a broad boardwalk trail that showcases a clear, healthy tannic stream, the Turkey Creek Walk is a family park in Niceville where tubing is part of the fun

Twin Oaks Conservation Area

Kissimmee      ( 28.240303, -81.351161 )      2.0 miles

Named for two ancient live oaks that have long guided anglers to their favorite fishing hole, Twin Oaks Conservation Area protects nearly 400 acres along Lake Tohopekaliga.

Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park

Sunset on Wacasassa Bay (Florida State Parks)

Cedar Key      ( 29.172923,-82.976439 )      

Along its ragged, marshy shoreline, the meandering Waccasassa River empties out into Waccasassa Bay, flats stretching out to the Gulf of Mexico. Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park can only be explored by water – from the boat ramps at Yankeetown, Gulf Hammock, or the shoreline of Cedar Key – with no landside access.

Wacissa Springs

Wacissa Springs

Aucilla WMA  |  Monticello
( 30.340387, -83.991266 )      

One of a vanishing breed of old-time swimming holes within an easy drive of Tallahassee, Wacissa Springs is the birthplace of the Wacissa River and home to more than a dozen springs.

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park

Washington Oaks Gardens

Palm Coast      ( 29.634763,-81.204332 )      

Notable for its historic landscaped gardens under a canopy of ancient live oaks, Washington Oaks Gardens State Park is also the home of one of Florida’s rare rocky shorelines

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