Woods Ferry River Camp (Managed by Lafayette Blue Springs State Park) Canoe/Kayak Launch
Woods Ferry River Camp (Managed by Lafayette Blue Springs State Park) Canoe/Kayak Launch is a free public kayak and canoe launch on the Suwannee River near Live Oak, Florida, run by Florida State Parks.
- Free
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Managed by
- Florida State Parks
- Coordinates
- 30.35397, -82.85542
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level, flow, water temperature at the SUWANNEE RIVER AT SUWANNEE SPRINGS FLA gauge · USGS, 5.3 mi away on Suwannee River
Water level
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USGS gauge SUWANNEE RIVER AT SUWANNEE SPRINGS FLA, 5.3 mi from this launch on Suwannee River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On Suwannee River
The Suwannee River is a blackwater river about 246 miles long. It rises in the Okefenokee Swamp near Fargo, Georgia, and flows southwest through north Florida to the Gulf of Mexico near the town of Suwannee, in the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge. After crossing into Florida it drops through limestone into a whitewater rapid, which is rare in Florida, and turns west near White Springs. Along the southern edge of Hamilton County it is joined by the Alapaha and Withlacoochee rivers. The river then bends south near Ellaville, passes Luraville, and takes in the Santa Fe River, its main tributary, south of Branford. More about Suwannee River.
Boating rules on Suwannee River
- Idle speed/no wake on US 90 to SR 51 when the flood gauge reaches 49 ft source
- Idle speed/no wake on SR 51 to Little River Spring when the gauge reaches 22 ft source
- Idle speed/no wake on Little River Spring to CR 340 (Rock Bluff) when the gauge reaches 22 ft source
- Idle speed/no wake on CR 340 to Fowler Bluff when the gauge reaches 7 ft source
- Boat ramps can be closed by county authorities during high water source
Community
Where people who use Suwannee River talk about it.
- WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER Association
- WWALS Watershed Coalition is Suwannee Riverkeeper (Facebook) Facebook
- FWC - Suwannee and Santa Fe Rivers flood zone activations Agency
- Suwannee River Boating (Facebook page) Facebook
- Suwannee River Wilderness Trail - Florida State Parks Link
- Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Suwannee River, Florida Reddit
Nearby launches
- Woods Ferry Tract Canoe Launch · 0.9 mi · Suwannee River
- Blue Sink Tract Canoe Access · 2.3 mi · Suwannee River
- Suwannee Springs Tract Canoe Launch · 5.4 mi · Suwannee River
- Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center - Canoe/Kayak Launch · 5.5 mi · Suwannee River
- Suwannee Lake Fish Management Area Boat Ramp · 5.8 mi · Suwannee Lake
- White Springs Public Boat Ramp and Park · 7.2 mi · Suwannee River
Sources
- Florida State Parks points of interest (boat ramps and canoe/kayak launches) record -82.85542,30.35400 · FDEP: relative location reference only, not a survey; acknowledge the originator (Florida DEP Division of Recreation and Parks)
- OpenStreetMap n5413017833 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida State Parks points of interest (boat ramps and canoe/kayak launches). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.