by Florida Kayak | Oct 7, 2015 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
Pinecraft Park is a well maintained Sarasota county park that is at the northern end of Phillippi Creek. There is a paved launch ramp on the south end of Pinecraft Park and a good sized paved parking lot. Pinecraft park is a little over 3 miles upstream from the...
by Florida Kayak | Jul 24, 2014 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK This is the fourth launch site at Mayakka that we really enjoy. Once you’ve entered Mayakka River State Park from State Road 72, and passed the Ranger Station, continue for about 3 miles on the main road. You’ll drive past the first...
by Florida Kayak | Jul 24, 2014 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK Myakka River State Park has plenty of places to sneak your kayak into the water and go exploring. We’re highlighting just a few of them and this is the third of four sites. After entering the park from State Road 72, pass...
by Florida Kayak | Jul 24, 2014 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK Myakka River State Park is home many unique and dynamic species of plants and animals. Here is another place to launch within the park. Enter the park from State Road 72 and this launch is easy to find. After the Ranger Station, take...
by Florida Kayak | Jun 1, 2014 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
About 45 miles south of Sarasota is Charlotte Harbor and Charlotte Harbor Preserve, and this area is great for kayaking. Placida Harbor and Gasparilla Sound, as well as the rivers that flow into them are all accessible from several launch sites in Placida. One of them...
by Florida Kayak | May 19, 2014 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
About a quarter of a mile north of Economy Tackle is Phillippi Estate Park. An wide expanse of green grass, picnic spots, shady trees, walking paths, and three docks where you can cast a rod, or just sit and enjoy the view. A sign in the parking lot marks the way....
by Florida Kayak | May 13, 2014 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
May has been a beautiful month for paddling at Vamo Road, if a bit windy. Michelle and some friends met at Vamo Road for a paddle. As they got ready to launch, in cruised a Hobie Tandem Island. Kevin and Amber Schatzberg said they’d been out fishing. When the...
by Florida Kayak | Apr 2, 2014 | Kayak Launch Sites - Sarasota Florida
Myakka River State Park is one of the oldest state parks in Florida. The Upper and Lower Lakes and the miles of winding river that run through them are home to impressively diverse populations of wildlife. A quiet paddle is an ideal way to observe them all....
