Availability of Canoes on the Peace River
800-268-0083, 863-494-1215, 863-494-4391 fax

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Note: If you don't have a reservation and to avoid disappointment upon arrival please note the following departure times are full because all seats on the buses are full at that particular time slot with customers who have reservations. The below departure times are tentatively full until confirmation is received from the groups with reservations. Other departure times are still available, check with the office at 800-268-0083. All runs are a.m. unless noted otherwise. Can you guess where the most popular State Canoe Trail is in Florida?
New info: Blue mileages are 2008 updated mileages, the mileages in pink are the old measurements. Click on River Mileages for more info.
 
Current Departure Times for August & September, high water departures. For departures other times of the year, please call 800-268-0083
Oak Hill (4.25/5 mile/mini-half day): 12:30 daily, call first to check driver availability on weekdays.  Have till closing time to be in. Later trips available for groups. Will do a 1:30 on Saturdays and Sundays for the late risers.  
Brownville (8/10 mile/half day): 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 daily for the day runs. Overnight stays are the same departure plus a 2:00 depart.
Gardner (12/16 mile/full day) 8:00 & 10:00 daily. Overnight stays leave at 8:00, 10:00, 12:00, & 2:00
Zolfo Springs (19.5/23 mile, overnight): 8:30 & 11:30 daily, check-in at Arcadia Office
No reservations needed weekdays unless going on an overnight run or you have a large group or you need kayaks. Saturdays are busiest, some runs may fill. Call 800-268-0083 for reservations. For questions and group info contact: peacepaddler@canoeoutpost.com . Summer/Fall office hours are 8:45 to 4:30 daily (3:00 if all the canoes are in). You still have until 5:00 to be in at the dock on weekdays and 6:00 on weekends.
The following departures are full at this time. Not the whole day, just that particular departure time.
October 4, 2008/Saturday: 9:30 Brownville Run is full at this time, 10:00 Gardner Run is full at this time, 10:00 Zolfo Springs is full at this time
November 08, 2008/Saturday/Veteran's Day Weekend: Brownville Run: 9:00 thru 11:00-YMCA Saturday, YMCA only has seats on the bus. At 11:00 we should be able to start regular bus runs to Brownville.
November 28, 2008/Friday: 5:30 & 7:30 Zolfo Springs Run is full at this time.
December 06, 2008/Saturday: 11:30 Gardner Run is full at this time.
January 16, 2009/Friday/MLK Weekend: 8:00 Gardner Run is full at this time.
March 28, 2009/Saturday/Spring Break: 9:30 Brownville Run is full at this time.
April 10, 2009/Friday/: 8:00 Brownville Run is full at this time.
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