PaddleFest

Friday, Apr 12, 2024 at 9:00am

Big Lagoon State Park
12301 Gulf Beach Highway

Schedule:

7:00am – 9:00am: Continental Breakfast and late event check-in. (Governor's Pavilion): Provided by Friends of
the State Park. Note: Paddlers meet their Leads and Sweeps.

Water Events start time = launch time (Pensacola is on CST!)

9:00am – 4:00pm: Big Lagoon to Ft. McRee (13.5 miles round trip)
9:00am – 3:00pm: Styx River Paddle (14 miles) – via Wilson B. Robertson Ramp
10:00am – 4:00pm: Perdido River (11.6 miles) [Shuttle Required] – Adventures Perdido to Wilson B.
Robertson Ramp
9:00am – 12:00pm: Paddle training/Towing and Complementary USCG Vessel Safety Check (w/Don Rice)
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Big Lagoon Perdido Key (3.5 miles round trip) – spend 1 hour at Perdido Key
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Ono Island Paddle (5.5 miles) – via Galvez Landing Boat Ramp
1:00pm – 3:00pm: Paddle training/Towing and Complementary USCG Vessel Safety (w/Don Rice)
Land Events
9:00am – 11:00pm: Guided Tour of Big Lagoon State Park
9:00am – 2:00pm: Self-guided Tour NAS Naval Museum## with lunch at Mustin Beach Club
(navymwrpensacola.com)
To access the base, you must Be U.S. Citizen with a valid ID
9:00am – 2:00pm: Self-guided Tour Pensacola Lighthouse and Museum with lunch at Mustin Beach Club
(navymwrpensacola.com)
Lunch available Friday only 11:00am – 2:00pm
1:00pm – 3:00pm: Guided Tour of Tarkiln State Park
6:00pm: Catered meal (Governor's Pavilion): Sponsored by Greg Pflug/Adventures in Florida
Grilled Ginger Soy Chicken with Napa Cabbage Salad, dessert.
6:30pm: FPTA Awards/CT Reunion and Tales from the CT (Governor's Pavilion)

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