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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

St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

Fellsmere      ( 27.8251, -80.6066 )      40.0 miles

Cut in two by Interstate 95 south of Melbourne, St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park spans 35 square miles across two counties, protecting a mosaic of habitats for wildlife, particularly the Florida scrub-jay.

Steinhatchee Falls

Steinhatchee Falls

Lower Steinhatchee Conservation Area  |  Steinhatchee
( 29.746693, -83.342682 )      

The widest waterfall in Florida and a scenic stop in the Big Bend, Steinhatchee Falls is both geologically intriguing and an important piece of Florida history.

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

Stephen Foster Carillion

White Springs      ( 30.33075,-82.761322 )      

At Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, Florida pioneer crafts and Florida folk music are as important as the lovely setting on the Suwannee River

Stump Pass Beach State Park

Stump Pass Beach

Englewood      ( 26.911234,-82.352888 )      

At the south tip of Manasota Key, Stump Pass Beach State Park sits at just the right angle to collect seashells like a scoop, so early risers have great shelling

Sunnyhill Restoration Area

Expanse of marsh with blue skies above

Ocklawaha River  |  Weirsdale
( 28.993687,-81.834440 )      25.4 miles

Edging the eastern shore of the Ocklawaha River north of Lake Griffin, Sunnyhill Restoration Area protects the channelized river’s historic floodplain.

Suwannee River State Park

Limestone formation along the Suwannee River

Live Oak      ( 30.378781,-83.165864 )      

Perched on the bluffs at the confluence of the Withlacoochee and Suwannee Rivers, Suwannee River State Park is one of those don’t-miss Florida outdoors experiences, with two ghost towns, Civil War battlements that once protected a strategic railroad bridge, and the ruins of a former governor’s riverfront mansion.

Suwannee River Wilderness Trail

Holton River Camp beach

Suwannee River      ( 30.126632, -83.226808 )      170 miles

Showcasing springs, sandy beaches, waterfalls, and haunting swamp forests where manatees gather, the 170-mile Suwannee River Wilderness Trail is a paddling trip of a lifetime

Tanglewyld Nature Park

Floral bounty on the river's edge

Palatka      ( 29.71590,-81.62328 )      

Perched on a bluff above the St. Johns River north of Palatka, Tanglewyld Nature Park is a patch of public land along the horseshoe bend that River Road follows through Bostwick.

Tates Hell State Forest

Tates Hell Swamp lilies

Carrabelle      ( 30.457670, -84.402918 )      

One of Florida’s more enormous state forests with over 202,000 acres, Tate’s Hell is a vast coastal swamp sliced and diced by timber barons before being preserved by the state

Ten Thousand Islands

Ten Thousand Islands mangrove atoll

Everglades National Park  |  Everglades City
( 25.845687, -81.386728 )      

Where the waters of Big Cypress and the Everglades meet the Gulf Coast, the Ten Thousand Islands are a maze of mangrove forest: the second largest mangrove forest in the world, bested only by Bangladesh

Terra Ceia Preserve State Park

Mangroves in brownish water

Bradenton      ( 27.580767, -82.572208 )      9.0 miles

Home to many wading birds, Terra Ceia Preserve State Park is an aquatic preserve protecting the ragged northern shoreline of the island of Terra Ceia

The Deering Estate

Deering Estate homes

Miami      ( 25.615014, -80.309074 )      

The Deering Estate at Cutler, a Miami-Dade county park, preserves both the historic buildings and a remnant of the Addison Hammock, a pine rockland along the old road following Cutler Ridge.

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