Kayaking – Orlando Citizen

Bald cypress on Lake Louisa, Lake Louisa State Park. Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Cypress standing in black water, ten lakes, 20 miles of trails and cabins over Dixie Lake — Lake Louisa, plainly labeled at Clermont’s southern edge, is the unmediated Florida the theme parks imitate.

Across Lake Conway toward the Belle Isle shoreline. Photo: Chris Gent, CC BY-SA, via Flickr.

Tips & Guides

November 14, 2026 Claire Donovan

Paddling the Chain: From Perkins Ramp to Lake Gatlin

An 8.9-mile documented paddle threads Lake Conway, Little Lake Conway and the canals to quiet Lake Gatlin. The paddler’s guide to Belle Isle’s chain, launches included.