Eglin AFB - Basin Island Landing (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED)

On Yellow River

The Yellow River, once known as the Chester River or the Middle River, starts in Covington County, Alabama. It runs southwest through Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties in Florida and empties into Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay. Wikipedia gives its length as 118 miles. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission gives it as 92 miles, with 61 of those miles in Florida. The upper river drains the highest ground in Florida, so its current is faster than on most north Florida rivers. Limestone banks upstream give way to sand and gravel banks downstream, and the lower river deepens and slows through cypress and gum swamps. The Shoal River joins it near Crestview. More about Yellow River.

Boating rules on Yellow River

• Visitors aged 16 and older need an Eglin AFB permit and photo ID to enter the Eglin reservation, which includes the Eglin landings on the river source
• A base recreation permit is required to enter Eglin AFB land along the lower river, including stopping for lunch source

Community

Where people who use Yellow River talk about it.

• Yellow River Water Management Area (NWFWMD) Agency
• Eglin AFB iSportsman - Canoe and Kayak Trails Agency
• FWC Blackwater and Yellow Rivers fishing forecast Agency
• Pensacola Fishing Forum - Yellow River report 12/3/2023 Forum
• USGS 02368000 Yellow River at Milligan, Fla. (water levels) Link
• Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Yellow River, Florida Reddit

Nearby launches

• Eglin AFB - Atwell Pond Canoe Launch (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) · 2.0 mi · Atwell Pond
• Eglin AFB - Boiling Creek Put-In (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) · 2.1 mi · Yellow River - Boiling Creek
• Eglin AFB - Weaver River Camp Canoe Launch (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) · 2.9 mi · Weaver River
• Eglin AFB - Broxson Branch Landing (RESTRICTED ACCESS - PERMIT REQUIRED) · 4.3 mi · Yellow River
• Parkerville Boat Ramp (Small Boats Only) · 4.9 mi · Yellow River
• Brown's Fish Camp · 5.2 mi · Blackwater Bay