2026 FPTA Paddlefest & CT Reunion

Name: 2026 FPTA Paddlefest & CT Reunion
Start: 2026-04-16T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-19T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Camp Kiwanis

Schedule

Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sun, 19 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Camp Kiwanis | Silver Springs, FL

UPDATE: REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! ——> https://www.floridapaddlingtrails.com/2026-paddlefest. There is a link to the event booklet on this site for more information.
The 2026 FPTA (Florida Paddling Trails Association) Paddlefest and CT Reunion will be held from Thursday afternoon April 16th through Sunday morning April 19th, 2026 at Camp Kiwanis in the Silver Springs area.
Participants will tent camp* at Camp Kiwanis, which is a self contained facility on the banks of Mill Dam Lake.
Meals, paddling and presentations will take place at the large pavilion in the Camp while event paddles will take place at nearby Silver Springs, Silver River and the Ocklawaha River and possibly Juniper Creek.
Paddle oriented training will be offered at the Mill Dam Lake waterfront.
All of this will be offered for one fee for FPTA members (which will be $150) and a slightly higher fee for non-FPTA members ($175).
We hope to have many paddling manufacturers and retailers in attendance to show off and demo the latest in paddling gear and vessels. We will be raffling off one Mocean Kayak (1 ticket comes with each registration) with proceeds to benefit the Taylor Howard Youth Paddling Fund and the CT Fund.
* you are welcome to secure your own accommodations at Silver Springs Park or area hotels, however, we encourage everyone to stay at the Camp which has capacity for 300 people.
WE WILL BE LIMITING THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO A MAX OF 125 PEOPLE. Do not RSVP to this Event Page. This Event Page is only for the purpose of distributing information. Link to event booklet is located on this site!
Volunteers, CT Hall of Famers, Lifetime members and Sponsors should NOT use this link. Contact David Chen privately for those links.