Caspersen Beach Kayak Trip

Venice, Florida:  Our tour of the kayak trails continues with a stop at Caspersen Beach.  Located on the south end of the island of Venice, the kayak trail at Caspersen includes a few lagoons and Red Lake as highlights of the trip.

As we crossed over the bridge, we noticed how swiftly the water was moving under the bridge and were starting to second guess our decision, but we pushed forward to give it a try.  Worse case scenario we cut the trip short.

The kayak launch is on the east side of the park.  A short series of steps lead you to the water where you begin your journey.  We headed southbound towards the intercoastal waterway.  We passed under a walking bridge and over an oyster bed which almost acted more like a rapids ride at a theme park then a paddling trail.

Before reaching the intercoastal, we had to push through a mangrove tunnel that had almost grown shut.  Between the current and the tight opening, it was probably one of the toughest parts of the trip.

When we broke through, we had reached the intercoastal waterway, the southern boundary of our trip.  We avoided the boat traffic before jumping back into the safe haven of the lagoons.

As we traveled down the west side of our trail, we encountered quite a bit of wildlife.  Herons, Egrets and Osprey were abundant.  This was also the waterway we saw from the bridge, but we planned it right and had the current to our back.

A peaceful paddle down the lagoon led us to Red Lake.  We turned the corner and started with the tough paddle against the current back to the starting point.

The trail here was a nice short journey, about a mile and a half total.  But the water was dark and murky and did not really give us much to look at.  There was plenty of birds along the shoreline but all and all, it did not provide the scenery that some of the other journeys we have taken so far.

Here is a look at the path we took during this trip.




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