.....................................................................................Outdoor Adventures
Water Recreation
Airboating or Swamp
buggy rides, anyone?
Explore our watery wilderness on
an airboat ride, and you’ll experience
a Florida that few ever see. The fast,
powerful boats at Alligator Cove
Excursions, Camp Mack’s River
Resort, Captain Fred’s Airboat
Nature Tours, Gator Country
Airboat Tours, Mild to Wild Airboat
& Nature Tours or Westgate River
Ranch Resort can take you into
shallow areas not accessible by any
other means. You’ll see the REAL
Florida, up close and personal.
Westgate River Ranch Resort also
offers swamp buggy rides for
another option for the close-up
nature encounter.
Boating, Cruising,
& Water-skiing
Public boat ramps and boat rental
outfitters make it easy to get on
the water. Rent a boat and explore
our waterways, or hop aboard a
nature cruise and let the captain
do the work. Southland Scenic
Water Tours offers guided tours
on Crooked Lake, Bass Fishing
Charters and Memory Makin’
Guides offer pontoon tours of the
Winter Haven Chain of Lakes and
the Kissimmee River chain. You can
relax on a sunset cruise of Lake
Pierce with the Florida Leadership
Training Center.
If you’ve always wanted to learn
to water-ski, several area schools
will teach you the basics. If you’re
experienced, come here to train
with the best. Visit the Water Ski
Hall of Fame and Museum and
learn the history of the sport.
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AIRBOAT TOURS
Alligator Cove Excursions
Lake Wales, 863-696-0406
www.alligatorcove.com
Camp Mack’s River Resort
Lake Wales, 863-696-1108
www.campmack.com
Captain Fred’s
Airboat Nature Tours
Lake Wales, 863-696-1637
www.captfreds.com
Gator Country Airboat Tours
at Grape Hammock Fish Camp
Lake Wales, 863-692-1500
www.grapehammock.com
Mild to Wild Airboat &
Nature Tours at Camp Lester
Lake Wales, 863-696-0313
www.mildtowildairboattours.com
Westgate River Ranch Resort
River Ranch,
863-692-1321 x40000
www.wgriverranch.com
PONTOON BOAT CRUISES
Bass Fishing Charters
863-692-1869, 800-488-3315
Florida Leadership
Training Center
863-439-7332, www.flaltc.org
Memory Makin’ Guides
863-632-0304, 800-749-2278
www.memorymakinguides.com
Southland Scenic Water Tours
863-638-2295
Lake Juliana
Boating & Lodging
Auburndale, 863-984-1144
www.lakejuliana.tripod.com
Marine Supply
Winter Haven,
863-293-1156,
877-364-2921
www.marinesupplyboats.com
Oak Harbor Kayaks
Haines City,
863-289-6661,
877-956-1341
www.oakharbor-rv.com
Thomas Landing
RV & Fish Camp
863-692-1121
www.thomaslanding.org
Westgate River
Ranch Resort
863-692-1321 ext. 40000
www.wgriverranch.com
BOAT RENTALS
Aloha Rainbow Marina
Winter Haven,
863-318-9000
Camp Mack’s River Resort
Lake Wales,
863-696-1108,
www.campmack.com
Drift-in Resort:
Lake Wales,
863-439-7712
Florida Leadership
Training Center
Haines City,
863-439-7332,
www.flaltc.org
Grape Hammock Fish Camp
Lake Wales,
863-692-1500
www.grapehammock.com
Jennings Resort
Lake Wales,
863-439-3811
www.jenningsresort.com