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31 miles (50 km) of the river are navigable by canoe, kayak or small boats. This section of the river, from Kennedy Bridge near Munson, Florida to Deaton Bridge in the Blackwater River State Park, is designated a Florida Canoe Trail – part of a statewide system of greenways and trails. The river's average flow rate is 2 to 3 miles per hour (3 ...
Blackwater River State Park. / 30.70694°N 86.87806°W / 30.70694; -86.87806. Blackwater River State Park is a Florida State Park located fifteen miles northeast of Milton, near Harold, off U.S. 90. The address is 7720 Deaton Bridge Road.
Coordinates: 30.352909°N 85.556529°W. Econfina Creek Canoe Launch. Econfina Creek is a small river in the middle Florida Panhandle. It flows through hilly country, and has sections of whitewater rapids. Much of its flow comes from springs. The river ends at Deer Point Lake, a reservoir that provides the freshwater supply for Panama City and ...
The park has a number of trails. A 13.6-mile (21.9 km) canoe trail that flows down the Blackwater River through a mangrove forest. A 6.5-mile (10.5 km) hiking trail runs through the park. A .9-mile nature trail features a boardwalk system and observation platform that overlooks the salt marsh. The park is open from 8:00 am until sundown year-round.
Designated. May 17, 1985. The Loxahatchee River ( Seminole for river of turtles) [1] is a 7.6 mile river [2] near the southeast coast of Florida. It is a National Wild and Scenic River, one of only two in the state, [1] and received its federal designation on May 17, 1985. The source of the Loxahatchee River is in Riverbend Park on the south ...
Coordinates. 30°43′58.44″N 86°52′29.1″W. / 30.7329000°N 86.874750°W / 30.7329000; -86.874750. Area. 206,900 acres (83,700 ha) Other information. Hiking, biking, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, camping, boating. Blackwater River State Forest is a State Forest in the western panhandle of Florida. It is administered by the ...
The Wekiva River (sometimes spelled Wekiwa, a Creek word meaning "spring of water" [2]) is a 16.0-mile-long (25.7 km) river in Central Florida, north of Orlando in the United States. It originates in Apopka and joins the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state, in DeBary. The Wekiva River system includes the main stem joined by three ...
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a 402,000‑acre (1,627 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge located in Charlton, Ware, and Clinch Counties of Georgia, and Baker County in Florida, United States. The refuge is administered from offices in Folkston, Georgia. The refuge was established in 1937 to protect a majority of the 438,000 acre (1,772 ...