Kayaking The Withlacoochee River

      We went kayaking on the Withlacoochee River. We launched just down from the Withlacoochee River Park. The park is just off Sommer lake road. We paddled up river about 4 miles to see where it went and to see how clear it was and came back down the river back to the park. There were no fees to pay to launch the kayaks. We had not had a lot of rain the past few weeks, so the water was down. We ran into many logjams, and had to get out of the kayak a lot. This is a great part of the river. We just had a hard time navigating it. Some sections we had to walk. With more water, it would be easier to paddle. We came across some alligators, turtles, and many birds. We only saw 2 people outside of our group going up the river. When we got back, some people were at the park, but not many. We enjoyed the trip and we would recommend the trip to someone, we would just rate it as strenuous. When we returned to the park, we swam and there was a rope swing there we used it but would advise to check the river for trash and depth. A log or other object just below the surface could ruin a great day on the river.

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