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Paddling Route Guides & Private Tours

GOT YOUR OWN PADDLE-CRAFT? CHECK OUT MY CENTRAL FLORIDA ROUTE GUIDES
*additional paddling routes not featured here can be found on my interactive map below*
click here to view a comprehensive interactive map view of notable Central Florida paddling locations
1 AND 2 PERSON PRIVATE-ONLY KAYAK TOURS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY PAKAYAK BLUEFIN 14 AVAILABLE AT ALL FEATURED LOCATIONS. ALL LISTED PRICES ARE FOR ALL-INCLUSIVE 1 OR 2 PERSON KAYAK TOURS.
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Visit Manatee Mecca @ Volusia Blue Spring – Orange City

Put-in
French Landing
2399 W French Ave.
Orange City, FL 32763

Take-out
out-and-back
same location as above

Got your own gear? Read-on for a free paddling route guide. Need gear and a guide? Select your number of guests and click “Add to cart” to purchase an all-inclusive private guided tour.

$75.00 – $120.00

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Experience WILD Florida @ the Upper Econ River – Oviedo

Put-in
Little Big Econ Canoe Launch
305 Willingham Rd.
Oviedo, FL 32766

Take-out
Snow Hill Bridge
2000 Snow Hill Rd.
Chuluota, FL 32766

Got your own gear? Read-on for a free paddling route guide. Need gear and a guide? Click “Add to cart” to purchase an all-inclusive private guided tour for 2.

$120.00

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Paradise Exists on Emerald Cut @ Rock Springs – Apopka

Put-in
Kings Landing ($10 cash only access/launch fee, rentals available)
5722 Baptist Camp Rd
Apopka, FL 32712

Take-out
out-and-back
same location as above

Got your own gear? Read-on for a free paddling route guide. Need gear and a guide? Click “Add to cart” to purchase an all-inclusive private guided tour for 2.

$120.00

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Paddle Serene Cerulean Waters @ Silver Springs – Ocala

Put-in
Silver Springs State Park
5656 E Silver Springs Blvd.
Silver Springs, FL 34488

Take-out
Ray Wayside Park
9564 NE 28th Ln.
Silver Springs, FL 34488

Got your own gear? Read-on for a free paddling route guide. Need gear and a guide? Click “Add to cart” to purchase an all-inclusive private guided tour for 2.

$200.00

Read Articles I've Contributed To in the Orlando Sentinel

in Patrick Connolly's 'Central Florida Explorer' Series
10 perfect paddles

10 perfect paddles

Where to kayak, canoe and paddleboard in Central Florida

Whether heading north to Ocala National Forest, west to the Withlacoochee River or east to the Indian River, there’s no shortage of paddling options.

Packable Paddlecraft

Packable Paddlecraft

Packable kayaks and paddleboards help light travelers access waterways

Some take shape with air, while others bend and fold like origami. One even packs up like a Russian nesting doll. These portable paddlecraft are geared toward an important emerging demographic.

Bioluminescence is back

Bioluminescence is back

Florida's blue-glowing wonder lights up waters again

As daylight yielded to darkness, beneath my kayak, the water lit fluorescent blue every time my paddle touched it or a fish darted away. Another kayaker commented that it looked like something out of Avatar’s Pandora. I completely agreed.