Local guides
Where to paddle around Tampa Bay
Honest local guides: access, launches, beginner suitability, facilities, safety, and links to official sources. Conditions change — always verify before you go.
Paddling guide
Paddling Fort De Soto Park
Five islands of protected bays, shallow flats, and some of the best-rated beaches in the country at the southern tip of Pinellas.
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Paddling Weedon Island Preserve
Mangrove tunnels, open bay water, and a marked paddling trail through a 3,000-acre preserve between St. Petersburg and Tampa.
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Paddling Dunedin Causeway, Honeymoon Island & Caladesi
Free causeway launches, clear water, and island state parks on one of the prettiest stretches of the Pinellas coast.
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Paddling Shell Key Preserve
An undeveloped barrier island of sand flats, mangroves, and bird life between Pass-a-Grille and Fort De Soto.
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Pinellas County Blueways Paddling Trails
A connected network of marked water trails around the Pinellas peninsula — mangroves, bayous, barrier islands, and urban waterfronts.
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