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Florida is home to some of the best beach getaways and places for paddling on the Gulf Coast. Grab your board, plan your road trip, and book an Escape campervan today.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":28252,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9,142,198],"tags":[],"blog_locations":[11724],"class_list":["post-28231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-renter-guest-posts","category-trip-ideas-guides","category-winter-road-trips","blog_locations-orlando"],"acf":{"title":"","sub_title":"","title_tag":false,"background_image":{"ID":28267,"id":28267,"title":"hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water","filename":"hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-scaled.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/en-gb\/blog\/beach-getaways-places-paddle-floridas-gulf-coast\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water\/","alt":"Hillsborough River in Florida","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":28231,"date":"2020-10-26 16:17:42","modified":"2020-10-26 16:32:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":867,"height":650,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-300x225.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-768x576.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-1024x768.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":768,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-1536x1152.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-2048x1536.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1536,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-1200x900.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":900,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":225,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":300,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-water-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":450}},"title_color":"dark","add_overlay":[],"override_global_post_advertising":"no","content_sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"

By Dawn S<\/span><\/h4>\n

Do you desire some fun in the sun? Do you love to be around the water while you\u2019re in Florida? Then here are some perfect beach getaways and places for paddling on Florida’s Gulf Coast.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":28232,"id":28232,"title":"caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking","filename":"caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-scaled.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/en-gb\/blog\/beach-getaways-places-paddle-floridas-gulf-coast\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking\/","alt":"Paddling in Tampa at Caladesi Island","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":28231,"date":"2020-10-26 16:15:07","modified":"2020-10-26 16:32:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":867,"height":650,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-300x225.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":225,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-768x576.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":576,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-1024x768.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":768,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-1536x1152.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1152,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-2048x1536.jpg","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":1536,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-1200x900.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":900,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":225,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":300,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/caladesi-island-sp-florida-kayaking-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":450}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"

Head Straight For Honeymoon Island In Clearwater<\/span><\/h2>\n

Pick up your Escape <\/span>campervan<\/span><\/a> at the\u00a0Orlando campervan rental location<\/a> <\/span> and begin the 2 hour drive to <\/span>Honeymoon Island and the Caladesi Island State Park.\u00a0 You will enjoy<\/span> some<\/span> awesome paddling, birding, shelling, calm waters, and <\/span>a couple<\/span> of the most beautiful white-sand beaches <\/span>for the perfect getaway and paddling on Florida’s Gulf Coast.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once a single barrier island, a storm separated <\/span>the Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands<\/span> in 1921 by a waterway now called \u201cHurricane Pass<\/span>.\u201d This<\/span> channel is a popular spot <\/span>for fishing. There<\/span> can be lots of boat traffic on weekends and holidays and strong tidal currents, <\/span>so be<\/span> mindful of the tides and weather conditions<\/span>.\u00a0 Stop<\/span> and chat with the nice folks at <\/span>Sail<\/span> Honeymoon<\/span><\/a>, an outfitter <\/span>offering stand up paddleboards (SUP)<\/span>, single\/tandem kayaks, and small sailboat rentals. They\u2019ll tell you <\/span>about the best paddling routes!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":28262,"id":28262,"title":"hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling","filename":"hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-scaled.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/en-gb\/blog\/beach-getaways-places-paddle-floridas-gulf-coast\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling\/","alt":"Paddling in Tampa at Hillsborough River","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":28231,"date":"2020-10-26 16:17:18","modified":"2020-10-26 16:32:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":488,"height":650,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-225x300.jpg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-768x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-768x1024.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-1152x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-1536x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":2048,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-1200x1600.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":1600,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":225,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":300,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillsborough-river-sp-florida-paddling-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":450,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"

Paddle Or Take A Ferry Over To Caledesi Island State Park<\/span><\/h2>\n

Caladesi Island<\/span><\/a> is only accessible by boat and has a 3-mile marked paddling trail through mangroves. There is ample free parking and beach access along the causeway, where you can rent kayaks, or you can park<\/span> and launch from<\/span> the<\/span> Honeymoon Island State Park if you have your own <\/span>boat.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While paddling<\/span> along the <\/span>Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>keep an eye out for<\/span> turtles, migratory songbirds, wading, and shorebirds. There are plenty of opportunities to get out and <\/span>explore the<\/span> sandbars <\/span>on<\/span> the island’s shoreline. Look for stingrays, horseshoe crabs, shells, and sand dollars <\/span>along your way<\/span>. Don\u2019t miss the Pelican Cove nature trail with its observation decks on Honeymoon Island and the famous Osprey Trail.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of the best places to see the birds and their massive nests while paddling on Florida’s Gulf Coast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another option is to park your Escape campervan and take the hourly Caladesi Connection ferry from<\/span> Honeymoon to Caladesi Island.\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":28242,"id":28242,"title":"hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator","filename":"hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-scaled.jpg","filesize":717703,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/en-gb\/blog\/beach-getaways-places-paddle-floridas-gulf-coast\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator\/","alt":"Baby Alligator in Hillsborough River","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":28231,"date":"2020-10-26 16:15:50","modified":"2020-10-26 16:32:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":2560,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-225x300.jpg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-768x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-768x1024.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-1152x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-1536x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":2048,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-1200x1600.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":1600,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":225,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":300,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-baby-gator-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":450,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"

Spend The Night Camping At Hillsborough River State Park<\/span><\/h2>\n

Hillsborough River State Park<\/span><\/a> is a great place to park in your Escape <\/span>campervan<\/span><\/a> to rest, enjoy hiking, or do some easy<\/span> paddling on the quiet shaded river. Ancient cypress trees, limestone rock formations, yellow black-eyed Susans, and giant white and yellow swamp <\/span>lilies,<\/span> all line the banks in springtime<\/span>.<\/span> Wildlife is abundant here, so look out for wading birds, alligators, raccoons, and \u201csucker fish,\u201d while peering into the clear water<\/span>. The class II rapids located upstream are best seen from a walk over the suspension bridge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This park offers fishing, swimming, and has miles of hiking, biking, and paddling trails, and a campground. It\u2019s only 20-30 minutes from downtown Tampa, and one hour from Honeymoon Island and Caladesi Island State Park.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":28247,"id":28247,"title":"hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree","filename":"hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-scaled.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-scaled.jpg","link":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/en-gb\/blog\/beach-getaways-places-paddle-floridas-gulf-coast\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree\/","alt":"Cypress Tree in Hillsborough River","author":"53","description":"","caption":"","name":"hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":28231,"date":"2020-10-26 16:16:12","modified":"2020-10-26 16:37:50","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":488,"height":650,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-225x300.jpg","medium-width":225,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-768x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-768x1024.jpg","large-width":768,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-1152x1536.jpg","1536x1536-width":1152,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-1536x2048.jpg","2048x2048-width":1536,"2048x2048-height":2048,"blog-preview":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-600x353.jpg","blog-preview-width":600,"blog-preview-height":353,"post-thumbnail":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-1200x1600.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":1200,"post-thumbnail-height":1600,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":225,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":300,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":300,"gform-image-choice-md-height":400,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/escapecampervans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/hillborough-river-sp-fl-cypress-tree-scaled.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":450,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":600}},"image_link":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"

Check Out Nearby Attractions Before Grabbing Something To Eat<\/span><\/h2>\n

While in the area, <\/span>don\u2019t miss spending an afternoon<\/span> at Clearwater Beach.\u00a0 <\/span>Here you can<\/span> go parasailing, take the kids to the Clearwater Aquarium, visit the Hard Rock Cafe, or tour The Dali – Salvador Dali Museum in St. Pete.<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

If you get hungry,<\/span> stop by the Tampa Bay Brewing Company for some outdoor, socially distanced seating, live music, huge portions of good food, and a great beer selection. <\/span><\/p>\n

Florida is home to some of the best beach getaways and places for paddling on the Gulf Coast. 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