Stop in Citrus as You Circle the State
Beginning at Big Lagoon State Park near Pensacola, extending around the Florida peninsula and Keys, and ending at Fort Clinch State Park near the Georgia border, the Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail is a 1,500-mile sea kayaking paradise. The trail includes every Florida coastal habitat type, from barrier island dune systems to salt marsh to mangroves. Several historical sites and points of interest are accessible by kayak along with colorful fishing communities and urban centers.
Vast, beautiful and filled with natural wonders, this is the saltwater equivalent of the Appalachian Trail.
Citrus County is in the 26-segment trail’s seventh segment, which runs from the Chassahowitzka River on the southern end of the County to the Withlacoochee River on the northern end. It meanders through thousands of salt marsh islands—requiring a GPS unit for successful navigation—and travels the length of The Salt River. Paddlers can rest and rejuvenate at a campsite located north of the Homosassa River down Salt Creek.
Segment 7 Maps:
For more information on all 26 paddling segments of the trail,
click here.
