There will be spots to break with springs to see and early takeout at Rum Island Park (or Poe, Gilchrist, Ginnie). Rum and FL 47 Ramp cost money.
The lunch stop includes an optional yoga session instructed by Annie Isabella.
Please pack a responsible lunch eco friendly.
When: Gather 9 AM, launch 10 AM, end 6 PM, Sunday, May 10, 2026
Put In: U.S. 27 Ramp
GPS: 29.844121, -82.6309
Santa Fe River Paddle, U.S. 27 Ramp to Hollingsworth, by Poe, Gilchrist, and Ginnie Springs, Sunday, May 10, 2026
Take Out: Hollingsworth Bluff Ramp
Boats: Bring your own kayak or canoe if you can.
If you do not have one, we may be able to provide one if you ask in advance.
Bring: the usual personal flotation device, boat, paddles, food, drinking water, warm clothes, and first aid kit.
Also trash pickers and trash bags: every WWALS outing is also a cleanup.
Please follow Leave No Trace principles by packing out all trash, avoiding damage to vegetation, and respecting wildlife.
Safety: Be on time. If you miss the safety briefing, you cannot paddle with us.
Each person in a boat, no matter how young or old, must wear a PFD.
Free: This outing is free to WWALS members, and $10 (ten dollars) for non-members.
Please prepay the $10 online:
https://wwals.net/outings
Or bring cash to the outing. Credit card payments may or may not be available.
We recommend you support the work of WWALS by
becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations
Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2287512621775112/
https://www.meetup.com/withlacoochee-alapaha-suwannee-rivers-wwals-outings/events/314652908/
Ginnie Spring Run, 2024-02-08, 13:55:20, –jsq for WWALS 29.8365000, -82.6994000
Duration: all day
Paddle: 8 miles, 8 hours.
Shuttle: 25 miles round trip, 30 min.
This outing includes the traditional WWALS shuttle.
Everybody takes their boats to the put-in,
most people drive to the take-out,
and the drivers pile into one or two vehicles
and go back to the put-in.
Host: Scotti and Sara
Contact: Scotti Jay
Backup: in case of bad weather or high or low water is: Cancel
More: For more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS outings web page, https://wwals.net/outings/. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations
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