The ultimate local authority for flat-water paddling in SWFL. We chart the mangrove tunnels, hidden backwaters, and pristine coastal flats.
The most exhausting paddle of your life is the one where you cruise out with the wind at your back and the tide pushing you along — then have to fight both, tired, all the way home. Here is how to flip it.
A labyrinth of emerald green. The mangrove trails at Lovers Key State Park offer one of the most immersive, serene, and wildlife-rich paddleboard experiences in all of Southwest Florida.
A winding, historic waterway right in the heart of Bonita Springs. The Imperial River transforms from a wide residential channel into a dense, prehistoric canopy tour the further east you paddle.