River Camping at Fisheating Creek, Palmdale

https://fisheatingcreekoutpost.com/

Fisheating Creek is located west of Lake Okeechobee near Palmdale, and, after the Kissimmee River, is the second largest source of water for the lake. The land bordering the creek was purchased by the State of Florida in 1989 and the outpost is operated under contract with The Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area. The creek is more or less 50 miles long. It's curious name was given to it by native peoples who called it "the place by the river where fish are eaten."

You will enjoy the sights and sounds on this beautiful and peaceful river. There are so many birds to view and, in the evening, they roost together.

I will camp at Fisheating Creek Outpost Campground the first night (Sunday) and the last night (Thursday)**. Click on the link above for camping and shuttle information. Anyone who wants to can arrive to catch the shuttle on Monday morning and just join us for the trip. Some people may want to leave on Thursday after the paddling trip. We river camped there at this time of the year several years ago and it was beautiful. There was mist in the morning and, at that time of year, the sun turns the landscape a golden color. The trip is approximately 16 miles long. This trip is water level dependent. There are also kayaks for rent.

We will take a shuttle to Ingram's Crossing which is the farthest upriver we can put in. We will paddle a short distance to a lake on the river where we will camp the first night.

The next day, we'll continue paddling down the river to camp at Sand Lake, where we will likely see roseate spoonbills.

Day three, depending on accessibility, we will camp at either Burnt Bridge or Lemon Lake.

On day four, we'll continue down the river and take out at Fisheating Creek Outpost Campground.

Contact Nancy Doucette (828) 556-8938 [email protected].