The summertime is the height of canoeing season. The latter two offer great opportunities for anglers. Three access areas to the upper river are provided by public boat ramps at Blackwater River State Park (off Deaton Bridge Road), three miles west of Holt (on Bryant Bridge Road), and a recently constructed county maintained ramp north of Bryant Bridge, in the Blackwater River State Forest. View current river conditions throughout Florida online. Anglers not fortunate enough to own vessels for fishing are reminded that numerous canoe outfitters are present in this watershed, and provide shuttling services for launching and pickup.Īccess to the lower river is provided by boat ramps in Milton (Carpenters Park north of downtown Milton, just off Highway 191, and also Russell Harbor Park, just north of Highway 90, on the east side of the river opposite downtown Milton), and in Bagdad (improved landing east of downtown Bagdad, off Highway 191). High water makes this area difficult to fish thus, fishermen should always check river levels before visiting the upper river. The river is no longer navigable south of Deaton Bridge due to a log jam.įishing success on the upper reaches of the Blackwater River generally depends on water levels. A 31-mile section of river from Kennedy Bridge near Munson, Fl to Deaton Bridge in the Blackwater River State park is designated as the Blackwater River Canoe trail. The Blackwater’s sandy bottom, white beaches and large sandbars contrast with the tannic water that gives the river its name. The river flows from Okaloosa County through Santa Rosa County to Blackwater Bay, an arm of Pensacola Bay.
The river’s headwaters start in the Conecuh National Forest of Southern Alabama and enter Florida in Okaloosa County. The Blackwater River is a 58-mile long river in which 49-miles are in Florida. Florida Youth Conservation Centers Networkīlackwater River, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties.Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail.Report injured, orphaned or dead manatees.Report fish kills, wildlife emergencies, sightings, etc.
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