Name: KAYAK/SUP: BLACK FRIDAY - Silver River & Silver Springs w/options (no shuttle)
Start: 2025-11-28T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-28T13:30:00-05:00
Location: Ray Wayside Park

Join us for an ***unforgettable*** trip on the **Silver River** to **Silver Springs** and back.

If you want to arrive on Thursday night, several of us are staying at the **Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites-Ocala, 5360 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs, FL**. Tel: 352-304-6111. The Hotel is 10 minutes drive from **Ray's Wayside Park** (where we launch on Friday morning).

**Friday**: Bring $7 (in cash) for the launch fee. There are bathrooms at this location
**Required Safety Gear**: PFD and whistle.

**Dinner** (optional - **Thursday** night): Join us at 6:30 pm at **Los Magueyes Mexican Restaurant**, 5855 SE 5th St. Unit 1, Ocala, FL 34472 (5 minutes drive from the hotel).

**Friday Morning:** We launch from (and return to) **Ray's Wayside Park** at 9:30 am to paddle the **Silver River** for 5+ miles, against the current, to the headwaters at **Silver Springs**. Paddling the **crystal clear** waters of Silver River you will probably encounter manatees, turtles, monkeys, otters, gators and a variety of fish and fowl.

The river is very deep at points but the water is crystal clear so that you can see to the bottom at all times.

**FRIDAY**: Arrive at Ray's Wayside Park **no later than 9:00 am** since we leave at **9:30 am SHARP**!

Approximately 5 minutes before launch time we will hold a **MANDATORY** pre-paddle safety briefing. Please do not get into your kayaks until **AFTER** the safety briefing.

This trip is exclusively for members of SunCoast Pedal & Paddle. No **guests, pets, spouses or +1's allowed** on this trip.

**Optional Gear**: water/liquids, bug spray, itch relief, sunscreen, snacks, paddle leash, bilge pump, paddle float.

***Please know your limits*** as there will be a **current heading towards the Springs**. There is no shuttle and the paddle is 5+ miles **in each direction** (10+ miles total).

If you prefer other overnight accommodations, there are many additional motels and campgrounds in the Ocala-Silver Springs area.

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