Clear Canoe Rental: Explore Silver River Wildlife

Experience the unique wildlife of Silver Springs while clear canoeing. Rent our clear canoes and paddle over 30 spring heads, encountering birds, fish, manatees, and monkeys!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Welcome to Clear Canoeing! We provide self-guided rentals at Silver Springs State Park, where you can enjoy a clear view of manatees, wild monkeys, turtles, and much more. Silver Springs is Florida’s oldest tourist attraction, renowned for its pristine beauty.
Silver Springs State Park requires an admission and launch fee. The cost is $2 per person and…

What's Included
  • Clear canoe rental with paddles and life jackets included.
What's Not Included
  • Tour Guide- This is a self-guided rental not a tour.
Additional Information

Rent our completely transparent canoes and enjoy paddling along the stunning, spring-fed Silver River! As you paddle, you’ll encounter local wildlife such as birds, fish, manatees, and even rhesus monkeys! Our Clear Canoes provide a unique opportunity to observe the wildlife beneath you.
While most springs in Florida have a single spring head, Silver…

Location
Silver Springs State Park
East Silver Springs Boulevard
Enter park at the large wooden and brick sign that says Silver Springs Entrance. At the stop sign turn left to the main parking lot. On the side of the parking is the kayak drop of area. We will be at the kayak drop off area. Our clear kayaks have American flag life jackets.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kimberly_s
Jan 4, 2026
Awesome experience - Very friendly, shared good map and information so that we could see the animals and stay safe. Boat was clear enough that we got great videos of underwater sea life.
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Julia_s
Jan 4, 2026
Amazing Wildlife Kayaking - Rebecca helped make this experience truly unforgettable! Absolutely would recommend, saw tons of wildlife including manatees, gators, fish and turtles. Brought the dog too and she had a great time
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Ivette_f
Jan 2, 2026
Amazing!! - Surpassed our expectations! Took our two kids 3yo and 7yo and saw SOOO many manatees right under us! Amazing experience. Definitely a core memory 🤍
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Jeanie_w
Dec 30, 2025
Clear Canoes Silver Springs - Christmas holiday time extremely busy. The springs are crowded and the wait to launch from the time of check in was 30+ minutes. The springs are stunning- definitely worth taking the clear canoe experience. Beautiful clear water, manatees, birds, turtles, fish, and alligators. No swimming area. Very peaceful setting. Highly recommend. Nice café, gift shop and ice cream available- picnic tables too. Rebecca our organizer was excellent.
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Cxb77
Dec 29, 2025
Experience Nature’s Best in a Day - It was our No1 experience and exceeded all our expectations. Clear water + clear glass bottom boat = superior experience. We saw many manatees and other underwater wildlife. Highly recommend for families and vacationers to get a break away from Orlando. Rebecca is the best guide.
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Alicia_p
Dec 27, 2025
Rebecca did a fabulous... - Rebecca did a fabulous job getting us checked in, oriented to the location and launching our canoe. Would rent from her group again.
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Stephanie_t
Dec 21, 2025
Wonderful experience with... - Wonderful experience with our family doing the glass bottom boat tour! Rebecca was knowledgeable and hard working.
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Chelcee_d
Dec 6, 2025
Awesome experience! Very... - Awesome experience! Very detailed explanation given for route, & map given to us to make the trip on our own.
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Brittany_k
Dec 5, 2025
Great experience - Rebecca was very friendly and we had a great time we saw gators, turtles, fish, manatees and so many birds. Get there 10-15 minutes early the line to pay for entrance fees was a little long but overall 10/10
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Krunlarun
Dec 2, 2025
Kayaking - Rebecca was awesome in giving us pointers about how to enjoy our river experience. We saw manatees, alligators, otters, and a plethora of birds. The water was wonderfully clear. I recommend this outfitter 100%
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From $30
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).