ARM Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge 2021

Sunrise to Sundown Intrepid Paddlers.

FWC opened the interior area of ARM Lox Refuge to paddling - non motorized water craft. See  in the map (yellow area) below.  Interested in a paddle across the ARM Lox Wildlife Refuge in Fall 2021 Winter 2022? 

The untested, unknown yellow or red routes are 21 miles! Water gage is North CA-1 North CA-1 Water Gage  Exploration trips this Fall to determine water level needed as compared to gage readings. I think but dont know if water elevation 16 ft would be a starting point for a trip. 

The park hours are 6 am to 10 pm so gives the No Brochure Team plenty of time. The route looks like a type of airboat trail, possibly for park maintenance use. The north end of yellow route is at the boat ramp. then a two mile canal paddle to a trail into the interior.

Drop the canoes at the 20 mile bend boat ramp. Shuttle cars back to the main park entrance of US 441 and Lee Road. End of the day would be at the main parking lot. Easy drive to Turnpike or Sawgrass Expy. 

The white route is a public canoe trail loop.

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    Terry Heaps

     I hike the Levee out there regularly and there has been daily herbicide spraying of invasives going on for months now and is still going on.  I have no idea where they are out there but any weekday, you can go there around 5pm and see them all returning to the ramp.  A pic was posted today of them in the parking lot and there are at least 5 airboats.  Might want to get some information on whether or not they are spraying on the route you want to take, around the time you want to take it.  That might be hell to paddle through while or just after they have sprayed.

    https://www.facebook.com/ARMLoxahatcheeNWR/photos/pcb.4350211695096...

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    Amazon Bill

    Terry, thanks for the tip.
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    Amazon Bill



    Gary, Flex is organizing a craighead trip 11/21.