Guides, shops and venues

Guide services, gear shops and venues in Florida, A to Z. Listed from their public websites; they don't pay to be here and are never mixed into the communities.

In Florida · all of the Southeast · all regions · change

• 1st Place Sportsshop · Road running · Jacksonville, FL

  Jacksonville running store that hosts group runs and community running events.

• Central Rock Gym Tampavenue · Indoor climbing · Tampa, FL

  South Tampa climbing gym with bouldering, auto belays and intro classes for all levels.

• ECOmersionguide service · Kayaking · St. Petersburg, FL

  Guided kayak and paddleboard tours and rentals in Weedon Island Preserve, led by ACA-certified guides.

• Epic Paddle Adventuresguide service · Kayaking · Orlando, FL

  Orlando clear-kayak and paddleboard tours and rentals.

• Florida Museum of Natural Historyvenue · Conservation volunteering · Gainesville, FL

  UF natural history museum in Gainesville with public nature programs and a butterfly rainforest.

• Florida Springs Institutevenue · Conservation volunteering · Gainesville, FL

  Gainesville-based springs science nonprofit with public education programs about Florida's springs.

• Get Up and Go Kayakingguide service · Kayaking · Orlando, FL

  Guided clear-kayak tours on Central Florida springs and rivers.

• High Point Climbing and Fitness Orlandoshop · Indoor climbing · Orlando, FL

  Large climbing gym in the Packing District with ropes, bouldering and classes.

• Orange County Parks and Recreationvenue · Walking groups · Orlando, FL

  County parks system around Orlando with trails, springs and nature programs.

• Paddleboard Orlandoguide service · Stand-up paddleboard · Orlando, FL

  Paddleboard lessons and guided tours on the Wekiva River from Wekiva Island.

• projectROCKvenue · Indoor climbing · Fort Lauderdale, FL

  Oakland Park climbing gym near Fort Lauderdale with roped climbing and bouldering.

• Silver Springs State Parkvenue · Kayaking · Ocala, FL

  Ocala state park at the head of the Silver River with glass-bottom boats, paddling and trails.

• Tall Timbers Research Stationvenue · Birding · Tallahassee, FL

  Research station near Tallahassee whose bird lab leads public field trips October through May.

• Velocity Climbingvenue · Indoor climbing · Miami, FL

  North Miami climbing gym with 60-foot roped walls, bouldering and classes for new climbers.

• Weedon Island Preservevenue · Kayaking · St. Petersburg, FL

  Pinellas County preserve with a mangrove paddling trail, boardwalks and a cultural center with nature programs.