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Paddle Florida 2012...
New Waterways, New Adventures!

Paddle the Peace: a President's Day Weekend Turn-on

Join Paddle Florida on this three-day trip down the Peace River. This serene, slow-moving river seems amazingly isolated from civilization.

Peace River Paddle
Feb 17 - 20, 2012 (Presidents' Day weekend)
Registration Deadline: Feb 3, 2012
Official Outfitter: O-Sea-D Aquatic Adventures

A three-day, 42-mile paddle along the Peace River Canoe Trail, part of Florida's statewide trail system managed by the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection Office of Greenways and Trails.

Choose from among more Paddle Florida river trips

Ochlockonee logo

Dam to the Bay
Mar 3 - 9, 2012
Registration Deadline: Feb 18, 2012
Official Outfitter: The Wilderness Way
— Experience the Ochlockonee and primitive north Florida over approximately 76 miles of wilderness river trail.

 

 

Paddle Florida is coming to Seminole county!

River Ramble April 6-9, 2012

Offical Outfitter: Wekiwa Springs State Park Nature Adventures.

Spend two days exploring the spring-fed upper Wekiwa then paddle down to the St Johns and Blue Spring State Park on this long-weekend adventure.

Stay informed of these and other trips in the making. Read the latest editions of The Happy Paddler e-mail newsletter. Subscribe to the newsletter (delivered free of charge to your e-mail inbox).

Show your support for our mission to promote water conservation, wildlife preservation, restoration of springs and protection of florida's waterways. Get a Paddle Florida T-shirt from one of our great river trips. Click on the t-shirt image or "merchandise" on the left navigation column. Lots of styles to choose from. Hats and bandanas, too!
FLASH: You can get a free one of these with your $50 or more donation to Paddle Florida. Your tax-deduction-eligible donation will help promote water conservation, restoration of springs and protection of Florida's waterways. Just go to our "merchandise" page, choose your shirt and send in your check for $50 or more with your order.

Recent past trips... Click the link for trip reports of our past adventures.

Check into our Paddle Florida Lite option if you don't have time for an entire week on the river. You can sign up at a daily rate for up to four days during any of our week-long trips. See the details pages for more information.

Watch this video from VISIT FLORIDA blogger Kevin Mims, then read what he has to say about Paddle Florida in his VISIT FLORIDA blog.

Watch more of our Paddle Florida videos for a look at some of the adventures on Florida's scenic rivers. We have some great stories of previous trips to whet your enthusiasm for a river trip. More information and interactive maps of the routes are on pages specific to each paddling adventure.

Group rate on our week-long trips! If your group or company would like to make Paddle Florida a retreat with five or more people, please click "group retreats" on the menu item to the left and take $50 off the full registration price for each paddler (sorry, not available on the Peace River, Keys, or St Johns trips).

Paddle Florida is held in cooperation with the Florida Park Service and other organizations dedicated to preserving and sharing nature's Florida, and through partnerships with both the public and private sectors.

Check out the nightly entertainment "'round the campfires" each evening, planned exclusively for Paddle Florida campers.

Join us for the camaraderie and the thrill of paddling Florida's wild and scenic rivers.

Paddle Florida . . . and go with the flow.