Paddle Florida 2010-11: New Rivers, New Adventures!

Scrape off the barnacles and get ready for the next big river adventure:

3rd Annual Fall Paddle Florida
October 14-21, 2010
Paddle 123 miles of the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail from the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park to Manatee Springs State Park. Go here for October 2010 river maps and other details.

Other upcoming Florida river trips:

Peace, Love, Paddle on the Peace River Jan 14 – 17, 2011
— A three-day paddle along 42 miles of the Peace River Canoe Trail.

The Keys Challenge Feb 18 – 21, 2011 — Get a taste of the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail on this 30-mile Presidents Day weekend trip.

Dam to the Bay Mar 12 – 18, 2011 — Experience the Ochlockonee and primitive north Florida over approximately 76 miles of wilderness river trail.

Fourth Annual Spring Paddle Florida on the Suwannee River Wilderness Trail Mar 26 – Apr 2, 2011 — Down the Withlacoochee to the Suwannee. 115 miles of scenic river trail.

More details to come, so keep checking back as planning progresses.

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Gone, but Not Forgotten (recent past events):

March 18-25, 2010
Madison Blue Springs State Park on the Withlacoochee River
Another great river adventure came to a close in the final days of March. Here's a short summary of events during Spring Paddle Florida on the Withlacoochee and Suwannee rivers. Go here for March 2010 trip report and river maps.

January 15-18, 2010, a three-day 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. Go here for January 2010 river maps and a summary of the SW Florida adventure.

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 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.