Trout Creek Park Canoe Launch

On Hillsborough River

The Hillsborough River is a river in west-central Florida. It rises in the Green Swamp near the point where Hillsborough, Pasco and Polk counties meet. From there it flows about 60 miles through Pasco and Hillsborough counties, passing Thonotosassa, Temple Terrace and Tampa, and empties into Hillsborough Bay in Tampa. Its drainage basin covers about 740 square miles. Just downstream of Temple Terrace, the Hillsborough River Dam in Sulphur Springs holds back the City of Tampa's Hillsborough River Reservoir. The reservoir covers about 1,300 acres, can store up to 1.2 billion gallons and is the city's primary source of drinking water. The city finished the current dam in 1944 on the site of an earlier Tampa Electric dam that a flood washed away in 1933. The Tampa Bypass Canal, about 14 miles long, was built in the 1960s and 1970s for flood control. More about Hillsborough River.

Boating rules on Hillsborough River

• Idle speed zone on the river near Lowry Park (according to FWC) source
• Slow Speed Minimum Wake and Idle Speed No Wake zones from Sligh Avenue Bridge to Seddon Channel, adopted by City of Tampa ordinance and sent to FWC for approval in 2020 (final status not confirmed) source
• Proposed 300-foot and 500-foot slow speed/minimum wake zones and 500-foot idle speed/no wake zones near bridges and public docks in downtown Tampa source

Community

Where people who use Hillsborough River talk about it.

• Hillsborough River State Park - Florida State Parks Agency
• Hillsborough River - Tampa Bay Water Atlas Link
• Hillsborough River Reservoir - SWFWMD Agency
• Hillsborough River State Park Preservation Society Facebook
• Search Reddit: r/florida Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Hillsborough River, Florida Reddit

Nearby launches

• Lettuce Lake Regional Park - Canoe Launch and Rentals · 2.1 mi · Hillsborough River
• Morris Bridge Park · 2.4 mi · Hillsborough River
• Rotary Riverfront Park - City of Temple Terrace · 2.5 mi · Hillsborough River
• John B. Sargeant Public Boat Ramp · 3.9 mi · Hillsborough River
• Harney Park - Tampa Bypass Canal (10 HP maximum) · 5.2 mi · Harney Canal
• Riverhills Park Boat Ramp - City of Temple Terrace · 5.2 mi · Hillsborough River