Kayaking & Paddle Trails

Public paddle launches and documented canoe and kayak routes across Southwest Florida. Launch access is distinct from rentals and guided tours; use the official destination links to plan around tides, weather and current access.

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Caloosahatchee Regional ParkAlva, FLA 768-acre park of flatwoods, scrub oak, cypress swamps and oak hammocks divided by North River Road.
Collier-Seminole State ParkNaples, FLA 7,271-acre park blending temperate and tropical plant communities, home to the historic Bay City Walking Dredge.
Darst ParkPunta Gorda, FLWater-access park with boat ramp, canoeing, kayaking, fishing and picnic tables.
Fisheating CreekPalmdale, FLA wildlife-rich creek offering paddling through a largely natural corridor in Glades County.
Gordon River GreenwayNaples, FLA 140-acre ecological corridor with 2.5 miles of trails through six native plant communities in urban Naples.
Great Calusa Blueway Paddling TrailFort Myers, FLA roughly 190-mile paddling network through Lee County's coastal waters and inland tributaries.
Koreshan State ParkEstero, FLPreserved settlement of the Koreshan Unity, a communal religious society that built a working village on the Estero River.
Lemon Bay Park and Environmental CenterEnglewood, FLNature park and interpretive center on Lemon Bay.
Lovers Key State ParkBonita Springs, FLBarrier-island state park with about two miles of Gulf beach and sheltered paddling waters.
Myakka River State ParkSarasota, FLOne of Florida's oldest and largest state parks — 58 square miles of river, prairies, hammocks, pinelands and wetlands.
Oscar Scherer State ParkOsprey, FLAn island of preserved habitat important to the Florida scrub-jay, surrounded by development.
Sandfly Island Loop Paddling TrailEverglades City, FLAn Everglades National Park water route through the Ten Thousand Islands' mangrove waterways, with an island stop.