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Kayak and paddle launches near Orlando
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Kayak and paddle launches near Orlando

7 stops5 watersUpdated Nov 6

Among the 59 access points closest to downtown Orlando, 7 are named as kayak, canoe or paddlecraft launches in the state registry.

Distances are straight-line from downtown Orlando; below are the 7 closest, grouped by water.

Lake Conway

Recorded in Lake Conway: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.

Surveyed depths in Lake Conway reach 34 ft.

  1. 1Warren Park Paddlecraft Launch Dock: boat ramp on Lake Conway, ≈ 6 mi from downtown.

Lake Tohopekaliga

Recorded in Lake Tohopekaliga: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Surveyed depths in Lake Tohopekaliga reach 17 ft.

  1. 2Tupperware Island Conservation Area / Brownie Wise Park - Canoe/Kayak Launch Dock: boat ramp on Lake Tohopekaliga, ≈ 18.4 mi from downtown.
  2. 3Scotty's Cove Conservation Area - Canoe/Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Lake Tohopekaliga, ≈ 19.3 mi from downtown.
  3. 4Twin Oaks Conservation Area - Canoe/Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Lake Tohopekaliga, ≈ 21 mi from downtown.

Saint Johns River

Recorded in Saint Johns River: Flier, Spotted Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Spotted Gar.

Surveyed depths in Saint Johns River reach 65 ft.

  1. 5Volusia Blue Spring State Park - Canoe/Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Saint Johns River, ≈ 27.7 mi from downtown.

Lake Griffin

Recorded in Lake Griffin: Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Sunshine Bass, and Brown Bullhead.

Surveyed depths in Lake Griffin reach 18 ft.

  1. 6Henderson Park at Beverly Shores Kayak Launch: boat ramp on Lake Griffin, ≈ 36.2 mi from downtown.

Lake Rochelle

Recorded in Lake Rochelle: Largemouth Bass, Sunshine Bass, Brown Bullhead, and Channel Catfish.

Surveyed depths in Lake Rochelle reach 18 ft.

  1. 7Mackay Gardens and Lakeside Preserve - Canoe Launch: boat ramp on Lake Rochelle, ≈ 38.2 mi from downtown.

When the fish bite here

By our bite calendar, November is a slow month around Orlando for the fish recorded at these stops — the bars on each card show when each one picks up.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Orlando fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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