KAYAK & STAND UP PADDLEBOARD (SUP) RENTALS & TOURS ARE IN GULFPORT FLORIDA!

PHONE OR TEXT RESERVATIONS REQUIRED!      727-418-9728

When you arrive at the launch site in Clam Bayou we’ll have your reserved eqpt on the water’s edge and ready for launch!  A map will be provided along with a suggested route, points of interest and instruction if necessary.    After paddling the route thru 165 acres of narrow channels, shallow lagoons and bayou mangroves (approx 2hrs) you have the option to slip down the shoreline to historic Gulfport Florida beach (1 mile) where you can pull the boats ashore, go for a walk or swim, have a picnic or visit one of the great restaurants and/or shops!  For the paddlers looking for the tropical outting, a small island awaits just beyond (30 minutes) Gulfport!   Plan accordingly and you’ll have a day you won’t soon forget!

ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS WELCOME!

Please feel free to peruse our HUGE VIDEO collection and stories on the WHAT’S NEW ON THE BAYOU link

“Every day is like a brand new mission to us, because the rovers move. And so we are in different locations, there is different terrain, there is different geology, there is something new to explore. We’re like Lewis and Clark going upriver and every day there’s new phenomena to see.”  – Callas

With the fall bird migration well underway reservations for kayak rental/stand up paddleboard (sup) rental is required.    Come visit and kayak nature today!

KAYAK NATURE ADVENTURES OFFERS GUIDED KAYAK TOURS!

Just minutes from St Petersburg, St Pete Beach & Clearwater Beaches!

Kurt Zuelsdorf

On Sept 18th 30 members of the newly formed Kayak Nature Adventures Paddle Club traveled just 1hr North of St Petersburg to the wilderness area of the Weeki Wachee River.  With a special permit issued by FWC we were allowed access through a locked gate into the Chassawiska Wildlife area. Down the overgrown, gravel road and past the bear scat we emerged onto a high bluff overlooking a beautiful corner of the river.

Members ranging from 8 years old to 70 years young worked together to manage the challanging launch site and pick some trash along the way!

KNAPC Shirts, bumper stickers and more are now available online!  Please visit and get yours today = http://www.cafepress.com/PhotoArt4U/7288618

Please join us for our October Full Moon paddle adventure and our trip to the Wonderful Weedon Island!

Adventure Awaits

Kurt Zuelsdorf

When the humid, salty sea-air gently ruffled my collar I dropped my head back to catch a breath and I thought I saw something standing below the osprey. The grand plumage of our osprey was shining from atop The Kings Nest and for a good reason. The new osprey chick has arrived and is venturing to the edge of the nest!

The birds-eye view from there one can only imagine….Glistening bay waters reflecting the pristine pink castle on Pass-a-grille, shadows of shiners and mullet cruising the shallow grass flats below, the clickity-clang of the mast’s in the yacht club and of course the ruffled canopy of the mangrove estuary…

I’ve been watching anxiously, daily for three years as the birds tested, nested & guarded the South pole. I watched the first stick be carried and tucked into the platform, I saw a storm wipe out the first nest. Many of you toured Clam Bayou sensed my enthusiasm as we kayaked or paddleboarded past the nest and I thought it fitting to send ya’ll, because you’ve helped create and protect this habitat, a short video we got this week. With your continued support and efforts this family, for generations to come, will be the first to view the sunrise and the last to see it set here in this paradise called Clam Bayou.
CONGRATS TO YOU AND THE PROUD OSPREY FAMILY….WELCOME TO GULFPORT!

Gulfport Marina webcam has a pre-setting on the active nest here. You may get a glimpse of the newcomer = http://www.mygulfport.us/City_Departments/Leisure_Services/Marina/Large_Cam/Large_Marina_Cam1.htm

Welcome West Coast Kayak!