Reserve a Wekiva River paddling weekend on water 17 miles from the Orlando desk
from $225 per person, two nights, two sharing a room and a car; $450 for the two of you; room taxes are added by the inn
- Nights
- two
- Office to the river
- about 30 minutes, 17 miles
- Median flow
- 214 cfs
- Per person from
- $225
This Wekiva River paddling weekend runs two nights from an inn near Longwood, in Seminole County. From the desk on East Colonial Drive to the river is about 30 minutes and 17 miles by car, the shortest drive of the six runs on the list.
Why two waters on one trip? Each paddling day puts you on a different one: a full day on the Wekiva River, then Rock Springs Run for up to four hours, the limit the outfitter posts.
The water: Wekiva River and Rock Springs Run
The gauge for this run sits on the Wekiva River near Sanford, below the point where Rock Springs Run comes in. Across water year 2026 its median daily flow was 214 cubic feet per second.
That puts the run among the first-magnitude waters on the list, where 100 cfs or more marks the line. The park pages put the spring water at about 72 degrees all year.
What is the water part? On day one each traveler takes a single kayak for a full day from an outfitter's landing on the Wekiva River outside the springs park. On day two each takes a single kayak on Rock Springs Run for up to four hours.
From Longwood: a Wekiva day, a Rock Springs day, a drive home
- Day one: drive about 30 minutes, 17 miles, from Orlando to an outfitter's landing on the Wekiva River outside the springs park, spend the full day in a single kayak, then settle into the inn near Longwood.
- Day two: pay the $10 per adult landing entry and launch on Rock Springs Run for up to four hours in a single kayak.
- Day three: the last morning of the departure, then the drive home to Orlando.
$113 a room night halved, plus $47 and $54 per boat and $10 per adult
Each of the four dated departures carries the same $225 per person. The sum assumes two travelers sharing one room and one car, each in a single kayak. Two inn nights at $113 a room night, halved, come to $113 per person. Add $47 per boat for the Wekiva day, $54 per boat for Rock Springs Run and the $10 per adult landing entry, and the total of $224 rounds up to the next $5.
What moves it? The real inn named in the quote replaces the calibration of $113 a room night, and its room taxes and the county tourist tax come on top. A solo traveler in a room alone carries the whole room, about $226 for the two nights before taxes.
| Dated departure | Inn ceiling used | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| December 4 to 6, 2026 | $113 a room night | from $225 per person$450 for two sharing |
| January 15 to 17, 2027 | $113 a room night | from $225 per person$450 for two sharing |
| March 5 to 7, 2027 | $113 a room night | from $225 per person$450 for two sharing |
| April 23 to 25, 2027 | $113 a room night | from $225 per person$450 for two sharing |
Inside the $225 per person: Longwood nights, two kayaks and the landing entry
- Two nights at an inn in or near Longwood, the room shared by two
- Single kayak on the Wekiva River, full day before 4 p.m., $47 per boat, at the outfitter's posted figure
- Single kayak on Rock Springs Run, up to four hours, $54 per boat, at the outfitter's posted figure
- Landing entry on Rock Springs Run, $10 per adult, as the landing posts it
Seminole County room and tourist taxes come on top
- Room taxes and the county's tourist tax, which the inn adds to its bill
- Your drive to the river and back, and fuel
- Meals, snacks and drinks, and anything you buy at the launch
- A tip for a guide, if the paddle has one and you choose to leave it
- Extra time on the water beyond what the outfitter's posted figure covers
Reading the run's water year
The monthly medians for water year 2026 start high. October ran at 307 cfs and November at 270, then the flow eased each month through spring, to 205 in March and 170 in May.
June was the low point at 162 cfs, with July close behind at 167. August climbed to 233 and September to 296. Across the whole year the single day with the least flow measured 157 cfs and the one with the most 519.
Rate, room taxes and refund terms arrive with the quote
Once the inn and the outfitter have both answered, the office sends the full written quote. It names the actual inn near Longwood for your nights, with its rate, its taxes and its own cancellation and refund terms, and it quotes the terms the outfitter and the park set for canceling and refunds as well.
The figure is confirmed only there, after the inn and the outfitter answer for those exact nights.
A day-use reservation, limited landing slots and a release each paddler signs
If you visit the springs park, it asks for a day-use reservation, which the office makes in your name; the day-one kayak launches outside the park, so no park entry is in that figure. The landing on Rock Springs Run has a limited number of slots, allows no inflatable boats on its longer run, and takes no children under two.
Before launching, every paddler signs the outfitter's release or risk acknowledgment, children included, with a parent signing for a child.
Pick a Wekiva weekend: Dec 4, Jan 15, Mar 5 or Apr 23
Pick Dec 4 to 6, 2026, Jan 15 to 17, Mar 5 to 7 or Apr 23 to 25, 2027, and send the form; it works at any hour, asks for no payment and reserves nothing. The office then asks the inn and the outfitter whether those nights and a place on the water are free. A first written answer reaches you before sundown in Orlando, the same day when you write by noon Eastern, Monday to Saturday, and the full quote follows once both have answered. When you say yes in writing, the office asks the inn and the outfitter to hold the nights and the launch. You pay the inn, the outfitter and the park directly, on their terms, and every paddler signs the outfitter's release before the first stroke.
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