he Florida circumnavigational paddling trail. We are along section # 9. This network of trails is newly being organized and the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection should be commended for implement this system of paddle trails we call Blueways. To read more about Florida's blueways, click this logo:
- Links related to kayaking our blueways;
Weather and tides;
- USGS Real-Time Data for Florida: Streamflow
- Real time data from the USGS documenting stream flow in most of Florida's rivers and creeks
- Current Weather Conditions at New Pass, Sarasota, Florida
- Highly detailed Weather from Mote Marine Laboratory using charts and graphs
- baynews9.com
- Weather info from Tampa bay's cable TV station including Pinpoint Doppler radar
- WWSB's Bob Harrigan's Sarasota weather page
- Our local Sarasota ABC TV station weather page
- 7-Day Zone Forecast for Manatee County
- From the national weather service and NOAA
- Manatee river tides
- In an easy to read chart
Trails and eco info from non-profit & governmental agencies;
- The Tampa Bay Estuary Program
- all about Tampa bay estuary protection programs.
- Tampa Bay Estuary Atlas
- A very informative website with tons of links to all kinds of information about our Tampa bay estuaries from USF
- Florida Circumnavigation Saltwater Paddling Trail
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Blueways information
- Manatee County Conservation Lands Management paddling page with links
- Local Manatee County info
- Government map of the Terra Ceia Aquatic preserve (PDF file)
- A useful and printable map
- Florida Division of Recreation and Parks
- Florida state park's homepage
- Sarasota Bay Buddies
- Three amazing kids have had a major effect on Manatee county's eco system.
- Florida Gulf Islands
- The Official Tourist information Web Site of Florida's Gulf Islands: Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key, the Bradenton Area.
- Free kayak trips
- A marine biologist will show you the way! (PDF file)
- Everything you could ever want to know about kayaking
- A Very useful kayaking reference
- 34 page printable (PDF) list of FL paddling trails
- From the FL DEP the Florida circumnavigational Blueway for paddlers. Great program to connect paddlers around Florida.
- ECO Florida An informative guide to nature and eco tours in and around Florida. A well designed website with many links to eco tour guides.
Local Kayaking club and general paddling websites
SW Florida Kayak Explorer's Club
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News stories related to kayaking in our area
- Bradenton.com | 08/09/2007 | Outdoors
- "Wild Florida 101: Snakes Alive!": Emerson Point Preserve extra description
- Restoring the Terra Ceia
- News and issues affecting Tampa Bay, Florida's largest open water estuary, surrounding coastlands and marine life.
Commercial kayak outfitters, other kayak tour guide websites and some cool eco tour kayaking kind of links;
- Canoe Country, St. Petersburg FL
- Probably the best Kayak outfitter in the area. Very well stocked with just about everything you need for kayaking. Where we bought most of our Ocean Kayaks. Very knowledgeable and friendly people.
- Silent Sports Kayak Outfitters, South Sarasota
- Excellent kayak shop with a great selection of Kayaks
- Canoe Escape: Canoeing the Hillsborough River near Tampa, Florida
- Canoe and kayak Tampa, Florida's premiere attraction for birding, wildlife watching, photography, family vacation memories: the Hillsborough River. Canoe/kayak rentals and sales. Guided trips available.
- Canoeing and Kayaking Info - Paddling.Net
- Your #1 source for canoeing and kayaking information, includes places to canoe or kayak, information on new and used canoes and kayaks, guides and outfitters, books, photographs, and much more.
- Kayak rental at Ft. Desoto Park, St. Pete Beach
- A page with links to all kind of fun beach activities, just North of Egmont key
- Almost heaven kayak adventures
- Local Kayaking tours.
- Gulf Coast Kayak
- Matlacha, FL one of the best kayaking experts in Florida. Mel will take you on an adventure you will never forget! Definitely worth the trip. Go To Matlacha, stay at the Sun and Moon Inn and let Mal take you for a paddle.
- The Sun and Moon Inn, Matlacha FL
- The ultimate Kayak getaway. Awesome views, great hospitality, comfortable rooms, pool, hot tub, great fishing, birding, you will not want to leave! Host Curt Peer will make sure your visit is incredible. I don't say this just because he is my brother...
- Topkayaker.net website
- A well organized and informative website having everything to do with sit-on-top kayaks. All kayakers should look around here. Tons of great information for the beginner and hard core paddlers.
- Around the Bend Nature Tours
- A great Manatee county tour guide service with very guides that really know thier stuff!
- Kayak fishing related websites
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Just about everything you would want to know regarding fishing in Florida's waters
- Florida Fish Consumption Advisories
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All about which fish you can eat from Florida waters
Websites promoting green and sustainable activities
- SGC - Home
- The mission of Sarasota Green Connection, Inc. promoting sustainability in the greater Sarasota area by connecting people to sustainable goods and services. This site has an online directory of local businesses and organizations providing eco friendly goods and services.
A note about this page:
We invite any kayaking related website to link here even though the site may directly compete with ours. We advocate sustainable ECO tourism in our area and want people to enjoy the natural resources our area has to offer, even if you don't use our kayaking ECO tour services.
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