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Florida parks and other places where paddlers can arrange rentals of canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park

Fort Lauderdale      ( 26.138391,-80.10544 )      2.8 miles

In a tropical forest across the street from Fort Lauderdale Beach, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park is the former estate of Chicago attorney Hugh Taylor Birch, stretching to the Intracoastal Waterway

Ichetucknee Springs State Park

Ichetucknee Springs

Branford      ( 29.986089,-82.760099 )      3.4 miles

A swimming hole as a work of natural art, the deep gash in the earth that is Ichetucknee Spring glows an unearthly robin’s-egg blue, cradled in a limestone bowl within a leafy glen

John D. MacArthur Beach State Park

MacArthur Beach State Park

Singer Island      ( 26.824358,-80.04433 )      

With a rare stretch of natural beach and tropical hammock along the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach County, John D. MacArthur Beach State Park is a popular getaway.

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Molasses Reef

Key Largo      ( 25.1270, -80.4092 )      

Molasses Reef, the most accessible living coral reef in the United States, is the reason that John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park exists in the Florida Keys.

Jonathan Dickinson State Park

Along the Loxahatchee River

Hobe Sound      ( 27.00362,-80.10043 )      

One of South Florida’s best backpacking destinations, Jonathan Dickinson State Park encompasses a vast mosaic of ecosystems along the wild and scenic Loxahatchee River

Kayaking Oleta River State Park

In one of the mangrove-lined waterways

Oleta River State Park  |  Miami
( 25.913598, -80.130534 )      

Paddling within sight of downtown Miami? Kayak or SUP fromt Blue Moon Outdoor Center in Oleta River State Park to explore mangrove shorelines along Biscayne Bay

Koreshan State Park

Koreshan State Park

Estero      ( 26.43117,-81.814781 )      

When Dr. Cyrus Teed founded a commune along the banks of the Estero River in 1894, he envisioned a utopia in the tropics. Koreshan State Park preserves that slice of history.

Lake Griffin State Park

Canoeing to Lake Griffin

Leesburg      ( 28.857491,-81.903251 )      

Lake Griffin State Park sits along the marshy shore of Lake Griffin, its campground and canoe launch its biggest draws

Lake Kissimmee State Park

View from the observation tower at Lake Kissimmee State Park

Lake Wales      ( 27.972226,-81.378925 )      16.0 miles

Discover the beauty of the land between the lakes east of Lake Wales while exploring the vast prairies and fern-laden hammocks of Lake Kissimmee State Park

Lake Louisa State Park

Lake Louisa State Park

Clermont      ( 28.4558,-81.7238 )      

As longleaf pine reaches for the sky, the rolling hills of Lake Louisa State Park near Clermont return to their forested roots

Lake Manatee State Park

Lake Manatee

Bradenton      ( 27.475551,-82.346631 )      5.5 miles

With a natural lakefront stretching three miles along the edge of Lake Manatee, this state park outside Bradenton is a quiet place to camp, fish, and hike

Little Manatee River State Park

River with forested bluffs

Wimauma      ( 27.657607,-82.37414 )      

With sandy shores around every bend and a canopy of trees overhead, Little Manatee River State Park provides a place for a pretty paddling trip for families.

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