A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida (Canoe and Kayak Series)

By Johnny Molloy, John Pearce, Elizabeth F. Carter, et al.

Book Overview

Florida's water resources are among its most significant assets, and exploring the rivers and streams is one of the best ways to experience the state's diverse natural resources. A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida is the premier guide to paddling the waterways of the Sunshine State. The comprehensive guide features: detailed river maps, thorough river profiles, and photographs. At-a-glance information includes critical river data such as river classification, river gauge, water level, water velocity, gradient, and ratings for scenery. With over 60 detailed profiles of the best canoeing and kayaking waterways in Florida, this guide is almost as indispensable as the paddle and life jacket. From the exciting and beautiful runs of the Panhandle's Econfina to slower paddles through wildlife-rich Everglades National Park, A Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Florida details the best paddling experiences the state has to offer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897325885
• ISBN13: 9780897325882
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Good starting guide.

This guide gives the new to Florida kayaker a starting menu of possible trips. Coupled with Google maps, the trip can be previewed from start to finish. These trips are mostly Class I waters and even the scenery is graded. There is an Appendix listing Outfitters but it is somewhat outdated. Use the yellow pages to get a more current list. Don't forget your camera!

Finding New Water Trails

A good comprehensive review of paddling waters in Florida. Very useful in planning trips. Lists section distances, and entry/exit points, and some places of interest along the way. Over all a good planning tool.

Get this book, you won't be disappointed

I own this book and it does a great job covering the entire state's top paddling spots. The book breaks the state down into nine geographic sections and cover the rivers and spring-runs in the area with notes, a sketched map(drawn accurately from topo maps) and other info on the waterway being covered. This is the FIRST EDITION and there is a second edition supposedly coming out in April 2007, but I'm pretty sure both books contain the same info.

A Canoeing & Kayaking Guide to Florida

There are a lot of rivers in Florida and this book does a good job of letting you know where they are and it also includes a short review on each river. I have paddled many of the rivers in the book and I find their reviews are very accurate.