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• Paddle/Kayak: Chassahowitzka River

  • When
    09/27/2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Chassahowitzka River

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  This will be an easy and scenic 3 - 3.5 hour paddle.  Please bring lunch as we may be able to eat at a lovely spring that we'll paddle to (sometimes it's too crowded). I've seen manatees and dolphin several times in this area.

  
  

  Park at the Chassahowitzka River Campground. The parking fee is $5. The launch spot is at the parking lot. 

  You can rent kayaks and don't really need a reservation.  For info call (352) 382-2200.

  Be in the water and ready to paddle at 10 AM.

  Chassahowitzka River Campground

  8600 W Miss Maggie Drive

  Chassahowitzka, Florida 34448

  Directions: US 19 north (about 50 miles), left on W Miss Maggie Dr.  Follow Miss Maggie Dr. to the parking lot and boat ramp. There is a little store that you will need to go into to get a parking permit. 

  
  

  There are bathrooms at the launch area.

  
  

  The drive is about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

  
  

  Janet Shellenberger

  727-515-8272

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• Kayak/Paddle Mary's Fish Camp/Weeki Wachee River

  • Start
    10/11/2024
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • End
    10/13/2024
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    8092 Marys Fish Camp Rd Bayport, FL 34607
  • Spaces left
    29

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  Mary's Fish Camp, 10/11 - 10/13

  Weeki Wachee River and Bayport offers a wonderful paddling experience, where you can encounter manatees in their natural habitat while enjoying the cool Weeki Wachee spring waters.   We have reserved three days for this activity.  You can choose to paddle for one or more days, depending on your availability and preference.   If you want to join us for the weekend, reserve your overnight accommodations ASAP.  Mary's FIsh Camp has cabins for rent as well as camping sites.  If you want to come and paddle for the day (Friday, Saturday or Sunday), you can do that too.  We will add more details about the day paddling here as they develop.

  LOCATION:  

  • Mary's Fish Camp (marysfishcamp.org)
  • 352-597-3474
    

  HOSTS:  Julie and Scott Church

  REGISTRATION:  

  Please register for the event by clicking on the Blue Register Button so that we have an approximate headcount. 

  PADDLING GROUP TEXT MESSAGING and ADDITIONAL INFO:  

  • Please join the Group Me DBC Paddling Group discussions, where we will share more details about the event. I would like to know which days you are attending, and whether you are staying overnight. 

  • We will also arrange a group dinner for Friday and Saturday evenings 

  • Some people have indicated that they want to stay overnight and are curious if others do too. If not already signed up; directions for Group Me can be found here. Dunedin Boat Club - Paddling Group - Group Me Communication. 

  WHAT TO BRING:  

  • life jacket and whistle

  • beverage, lunch 

  • sunscreen (hopefully not needed)
  • anything else for a fun trip

  Janet Shellenberger
  

  Kayak Chair

  727-515-8372

  
  

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• Paddle/Kayak:Day Paddle: Wachee River and Bay Port

  • When
    10/12/2024
  •  
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Mary's Fish Camp, Weeki Wachee

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  This will be an easy and scenic 3 - 3.5 hour paddle.  Please bring lunch.  Paddle Bayport area of the Weeki Wachee River.  Park at Mary's Fish Camp.  8092 Marys Fish Camp Rd, Spring Hill, FL 34607

  
  

  Check back as I'll be adding more information as dinners are planned.  Be in the water and ready to paddle at 10:30 AM.

  Rentals are available:  Launch from our boat ramp on the Mud River and take a very short cut through to get to the Weeki Wachee River and get to see natural Florida like it’s meant to be! Our kayaks are well maintained daily. Our rentals include life vests and paddles. Plenty of room to tow a cooler and dry bag to enjoy your day!

  We rent our kayaks from 9am to 2pm. Once here, you get to keep your kayak up to 5:30pm! Kayaks must launch and drop off from our location only.

  Single: $30 +tax.     Double: $40 +tax.      Canoe: $40 +tax.     Stand up Paddle Board: $45 +tax

  Phone is 352-597-3474
  

  
  

  The drive is about 1 hour.

  
  

  Janet Shellenberger

  727-515-8272

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• Kayak/Paddle Caladesi Mangrove Trail/Scharrer Homestead

  • When
    11/06/2024
  •  
    9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Next to Sail Honeymoon (on the right side as you face the water) on the Causeway (61 Causeway Blvd, Dunedin)
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Caladesi Mangrove Trail and Stop at Scharrer Homestead

  Close to Home AND an Amazing Kayak trip through the Caladesi mangrove trails and a stop at the Scharrer Homestead!

  Trip Duration:  This trip offers a short (2.5 hours) and long version (4.5 hours).  The estimated timing includes the paddle to/from the causeway to the starting point of the mangrove trail at the marina (1 mile/45 minutes estimated each way).  You are free to choose whichever version you prefer as we can break into 2 groups if there are choices for both options.   

  Starting and ending location:  Next to Sail Honeymoon (on the right side as you face the water) on the Causeway (61 Causeway Blvd, Dunedin)

  Rentals are available at Sail Honeymoon (sailhoneymoon.com). 

  Please register so we have a good headcount and waivers completed.

  Bring:  beverage, lunch, especially if planning the long route, sun screen, bug spray (hopefully not needed), and anything else for a fun trip!  Also, since we are in a state park, bring your pass or $2/person to pay at the ranger station when we get to the marina.

  The trip: 

  1. Leaving from the causeway at 930am.
  2. About 1 mile/45 minutes along Caladesi Island to the marina.
  3. The start of the mangrove trail is off to the side of the marina.  The first leg inside the mangroves comes out in the sound, where people can decide if they want to head back to the causeway or continue on the longer route.  This short trip will be an estimated 2.5 hours total.
  4. For those who want to do the longer route (4.5 hours total estimated), we will continue into the mangroves.
  5. Along the way we will stop at the Scharrer Homestead and talk a little bit about Henry and his family, including Myrtle (daughter).   There are still parts of the homestead foundation and if you have read Myrtle’s book, Yesteryear I Lived In Paradise, it adds to the visit.
  6. We can enjoy our lunches at the homestead as well.
  7. We will then finish up in the mangroves and then paddle along the Island back to the causeway.  When we are tired and heading back, we can reflect on 9 year old Myrtle going to elementary school in Dunedin by rowing each way in her small row boat!!

  If you want a view of the short and long routes, the AllTrails app is free for the basic version and the routes are included.  Here is a map of the mangrove trails provided by Eric.  Caladesi Mangrove Trail.pdf

  
  

  
  

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