Suwannee River Kayak Trip – April 2015 – [ View the Full Album ]

With spring in the air and summer not too far away, it was time to paddle another section of the Suwannee River near Live Oak, FL to continue our expedition down the river.

Kayaking the Suwannee River in North Florida.  The Suwannee River is 246 miles long and runs from the Okefenokee Swamp in Fargo, Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico.  This was trip number 2 in our efforts to “section hike” most of the river.  This time, instead of big metal canoes, we upgraded to lean and fast kayaks to make our 36 mile trek from the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park to the Dowling Park Ramp more fun.

All of our planning worked out perfectly with nothing other than minor tweaks for next time.  The trip was another great time on the river and we definitely look forward to the next one to continue further toward the goal of making it to the gulf.

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