Aucilla River Paddling

With high limestone banks and an arching canopy of live oaks, cypress and other trees, the Aucilla River is as picturesque as it is wild. The river is designated a National Recreation Trail and runs 75 miles to the Gulf of Mexico, much of it within the Aucilla Wildlife Management Area and lands managed by the Suwannee River Water Management District. Only about a third is navigable as the river plunges underground near Goose Pasture Road and reappears nearby as a chain of sink holes strewn through a lush, primal landscape. The Aucilla emerges about eight miles later at Nutall Rise and totally changes character, becoming flatter, wider and brackish as it ends with majestic vistas of the Gulf of Mexico.

Explore God’s World’s favorite portion is from the Reams Landing 8.5 miles downstream to the Aucilla Rapids. If you decide to run the rapid, it is recommended to stop and scout them first as conditions may be challenging depending on water levels. Take out above the rapids if uncertain.

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