St. Augustine is surrounded by a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) just begging you to come on a Eco Kayak Tour. Explore a living laboratory spanning 40 miles of iconic Florida Coastal Waterways with one of our certified kayak guides. Have an intimate experience of this significant, rare, and valuable estuary system by kayak. The GTM Research Reserve incorporates three rivers that converge on the Saint Augustine Inlet.
The Matanzas River is a thrilling kayak tour adventure since it also influenced by a natural inlet to the south. Immerse yourself in the diverse habitats Florida has to offer
Kayakers who explore where a river meets the sea have special kayak tour experiences.
Kayaking trails in St. Johns also attract countless species of birds, fish, mollusks, dolphins, turtles, manatees and tons of other wildlife to live and reproduce providing ecological, cultural, and economical benefits. The GTM Reserve serves as an important habitat for migrating species including calving North Atlantic right whales and serves as a critical feeding and resting location for migrating shorebirds. Manatees, wood storks, roseate spoonbills, bald eagles and peregrine falcons find refuge in the GTM. When you are looking for things to do in St. Augustine, come kayaking with our ACA Certified Guides so you can get up close and see it all by kayak.
Ideal for the most enthusiastic kayakers, St. Johns County offers an uncut gem of eco exploration. Our breathtaking shoreline is enriched with inland navigable waters, lakes, rivers, bays, estuaries, marshes, swamps, and tidal planes. It’s almost heaven for the water recreation and sporting enthusiasts, especially kayakers.
all in one place. Take a kayaking lesson if you want to see first hand how all the life sustaining magic happens here.A key location to study climate change and other global ecological processes. The Reserve‟s pristine condition, unique climate and biodiversity are ideal for eco tourism as well as scientific research and study.
The time has come for visitors and locals to start a love affair for exploration of this living laboratory in their kayaks. Known as an EcoTone, this one of a kind region of Florida transitions between the tropical and temperate climate zone. There are dramatic transformations from the freshwater habitats of the Guana River, erosion zones created by the intracoastal waterway, expansive oyster fields, spoil islands, tidal creeks, grass marshes, ripping tidal flows, hidden isolated beaches, even freshwater swamps. Taking multiple kayak tours of the GTM Research Reserve is a requirement to say you’ve seen it all.