The Waterways…
These are my posts documenting the many paddles on our beautiful Florida waterways. I try to provide enough information, along with photos and resources, to help make planning your next trip a little easier and more exciting. I hope you find Florida Paddle Notes interesting and useful. Enjoy and please feel free to comment…See you on the water! – James
Below is a list of waterways we have paddled, followed by an interactive map to those locations with a link to the detailed information.
RIVERS ~ CREEKS & SPRING RUNS ~ LAKES ~ PRAIRIES & WETLANDS ~ CANALS ~ FLORIDA GULF & OTHER OPEN WATERS
Rivers
Alafia River ~ Chassahowitzka River ~ Crystal River – Kings Bay ~ Homosassa River ~ Hontoon Dead River ~ Ichetucknee River ~ Little Manatee River ~ Ocklawaha River ~ Outlet River ~ Rainbow River ~ Santa Fe River ~ Silver River ~ St. Mary’s River ~ Suwannee River ~ Tomoka River ~ Waccasassa River ~ Weeki Wachee River ~ Wekiva River ~ Wekiva River (Lower) ~ Withlacoochee River (N) ~ Withlacoochee River (S)
Creeks and Spring Runs
Alexander Spring Creek ~ Alligator Creek ~ Bear Creek ~ Black Creek – North Fork ~ Bulow Creek North ~ Cannon Springs ~ Crawford Creek ~ Cross Creek ~ Deep Creek ~ Dunns Creek ~ Durbin Creek ~ Gilchrist Blue Spring Run ~ Gissy Spring ~ Gum Slough ~ Haw Creek ~ Juniper Creek Upper ~ Juniper Creek Lower ~ Manatee Springs ~ Mud Spring ~ Olustee Creek ~ Otter Creek ~ Pellicer/Styles Creek ~ Prairie Creek ~ Rock Springs Run ~ Salt Springs Run ~ Sweetwater Creek
Lakes
Floral City Lake – Tsala Apopka ~ Halfmoon Lake ~ Lake Disston ~ Santa Fe Lake ~ Black Lake
Swamps, Prairies, and Wetlands
Okefenokee Swamp ~ Paynes Prairie ~ Smokehouse Prairie
Canals
Buckman Lock ~ Dora Canal ~ Santa Fe Canal
Florida Gulf and Other Open Waters
Cedar Keys – Atsena Otie Key ~ Cedar Keys – Scale Key ~ Cockroach Bay ~ Cumberland Island South ~ Fort De Soto – Mullet Key Bayou
Interactive Florida Paddle Trails Map
Each location marker has a link to the detailed post for that waterway…
Open a larger map in your browser…
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Most recent paddles are listed below…
Fall Paddle on the Ichetucknee River[/caption]
The River Rise has an abundance of wildlife to include several species of Turtles, Otters, Deer, Snakes, Herons, Egrets, Limpkins, Owls, and Ospreys among others. The shoreline, adorned with numerous Cypress Knees, is an assortment of hardwood trees and Saw Palmetto…James
Ever since my first trip into the Okefenokee Swamp, I was destined to return. Back in March of 2019, it was sunny, breezy, and in the upper 70s, and today’s paddle in mid-November offered the same weather. This is such an awesome paddle into the ‘wilds’ of the swamp and offers quite a glimpse of numerous gators. The last trip I paddled to 
We could not pass up the predicted excellent weather and so ventured out on a 12-mile section of the Withlacoochee River (S), launching just north of Hwy 40 at Spruce Public Boat Launch and paddling to Dunnellon to enjoy our reward at 
Another first for Florida Paddle Notes, Durbin Creek. In an effort to fill in some 
The Ocklawaha River is the principal tributary of the St. Johns River. Its main source is Lake Griffin, part of the Harris chain of lakes in Lake County, Florida. The Ocklawaha River watershed includes parts of the Green Swamp, most of Lake County, and portions of Marion, Alachua, and Putnam counties. The key tributary to the Ocklawaha is the Silver River, which originates in Silver Springs, Fl…James