Coldwater Creek at Munson Highway Primitive Boat Ramp & Canoe Take-Out

On Big Coldwater Creek

Big Coldwater Creek, also called Coldwater Creek, is a 28-mile (45 km) tributary of the Blackwater River in Santa Rosa County, Florida. It begins as several small streams in the north of the county near the Alabama line. Its East Fork rises near Sellersville and its West Fork near Dixonville. The creek flows south and joins the Blackwater River about 3 miles northeast of Milton. Its basin covers 238 square miles, and its average flow at the mouth is 542 cubic feet per second. Baseflow supplies about 60 percent of that flow. Most of the creek runs through Blackwater River State Forest. The stream is generally shallow, with a sand bottom, and Naval Air Station Whiting Field lies 2 miles west of its lower reach. More about Big Coldwater Creek.

Boating rules on Big Coldwater Creek

• Beach area at the Coldwater Recreation Area is for campers only source

Community

Where people who use Big Coldwater Creek talk about it.

• Florida's Designated Paddling Trails (Coldwater Creek guide) Agency
• Florida Forest Service - Blackwater Forestry Center (posts Coldwater Recreation Area closures) Facebook
• Big Coldwater Creek NR Milton, Fla. - USGS gauge Link
• Big Coldwater Creek, in the Florida Panhandle - Song of the Paddle Forum Forum
• Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Big Coldwater Creek, Florida Reddit

Nearby launches

• Coldwater Creek - Old Steel Bridge Access · 2.5 mi · Big Coldwater Creek
• Blackwater River State Forest - Big Juniper Creek - Indian Ford Take Out · 4.5 mi · Juniper Creek
• Blackwater River State Park - Deaton Bridge Canoe Take-Out · 5.4 mi · Blackwater River
• Blackwater River State Forest- Deaton Bridge Public Boat Ramp (Small Boats) · 6.3 mi · Blackwater River
• Russell Harber Landing Park (Milton) - Old River Canoe Trail · 6.4 mi · Blackwater River
• Carpenter's Park North Boat Launch · 6.4 mi · Blackwater River