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Steinhatchee
Steinhatchee is known for our Annual Fiddler Crab Festival and Scallop Season, but there is so much more to do. Whether you like to fish, hunt, scallop, kayak or stand up paddle board, our community has something for you!
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Boat Ramps
Local area boat ramps include:
Steinhatchee launch with three ramps, located on Hwy 51 (Riverside) just east of Roy’s Restaurant. Daily fee is $5.00. (An annual pass may be purchased online from the Taylor CountyTax Collector for much less than the daily cost.)
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The Jena launch has a double ramp. No launch fees. Located at the end of Hwy 358 approximately 1 mile from Steinhatchee Bridge, Jena side of River.
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Rocky Creek launch, No launch fee. Located out Hwy 361 to 459 St. Right turn, to the end of the road. Caution, this creek may be hazardous, especially at low tide. This is a small craft launch. New ramp with floating dock.
First Avenue launch. No launch fee. Located at the end of First Avenue, east off Hwy 51 just north of the Post Office. This is a small craft launch, small boats, canoes, kayaks, SUP’s.
Big Bend Saltwater Paddling Trail
One of the longest and wildest publicly-owned coastal wetlands in the United States, you will find an array of bird and marine life. Flocks of white pelicans often zoom past in winter and great egrets dot marsh expanses, white as snow flakes. Bald eagles and ospreys entertain with their aerial maneuvers, and in the often clear waters, one can spot crabs, fishes, sea turtles, manatees, cannonball jellyfish and small sharks and rays.
Hagen’s Cove
About a 15-minute drive up the coast is some of the most gorgeous scenery you will find and home to some beautiful bird and wildlife watching. Called one of the “premier shorebird locations on Florida’s Gulf Coast” the Cove attracts sandpipers, whimbrel, reddish egrets, plovers, egrets, blue herons, and swallow-tailed kites. The Cove offers picnic pavilions, a lookout and some incredible march grasses shoreline! The recreation area provides panoramic views of the pine island’s, unique natural beaches, and shallow bays of the Gulf of Mexico. An observation tower offers great view of the surrounding areas and a boat ramp for small craft is on site. Taking in the Cove at sunset is an absolute must, especially during the winter months.
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Keaton Beach
The areas only beach, Hodges Park features a fishing pier, swimming beach, playground and picnic area.
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Steinhatchee Falls
Steinhatchee Falls rates as Florida’s broadest and most interesting waterfall. This limestone shelf along the Steinhatchee River served as a crossing point for wagons as settlers pushed their way south along the gulf Coast. The wagon ruts are still visible in the limestone on both sides of the river. Timucuan Indians, Spanish Explorers, Seminole Indians, and Civil War troops also passed through this area, crossing at the Falls. A riverside park has interpretive information, picnic tables, and a boat launch; a hiking trail starts just outside the gate.
*River Haven Marina offers kayak rentals that include drop off at the Falls.
a local resident maintains this amazing facebook page! If you are looking for something unique to do, she features different ideas, from exploring old dirt roads to hiking trails.
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