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Alafia River access points and trip distances, Florida

5 access points (5 public) along 22.5 river miles of the Alafia River in Florida. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Alderman'S Ford Park Canoe Launch
About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line.
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27.86613, -82.14623 8.8
8.8Lithia Springs Park Canoe Launch
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27.86725, -82.22794 6.2
15.1Alafia River Public Boat Ramp
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27.88067, -82.29960 2.9
18.0Riverview Public Boat Ramp
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27.86577, -82.31913 4.5
22.5Williams Park Public Boat Ramp
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27.86031, -82.38459 end
Data notes: 1 access point is more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from FWC Florida Boat Ramp Inventory. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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