Canoe Outpost-Peace River

The people that run this place are racist. Banned us from coming back for playing Spanish music.

I come here once a year with a large group and this is my favorite way to go camping. The outpost lets you send your gear up to the campsite instead of making you take everything on the canoe. Several miles of river to explore. Canoes, life jackets & cushions all in pretty good condition. There are also seatbacks available for rental.
Portapotties available for you to relieve yourself at the campsite. Also a real bathroom available at outpost– make sure you use it before you head out. Raccoons & critters pretty much leave you alone out there. I’ve never seen them at this site (unlike Fisheating Creek).
All in all, my favorite place to camp & once you visit– it will be yours too!

Great place ! Very organized with the canoe trips. We had a great day on the peace river. So peaceful !!! We will come back ASAP !!!

My husband and I went canoe camping this winter on the Peace River from Canoe Outpost. We loooooved it! I saw a lot of complaints about the customer service on Tripadvisor, but we had a truly amazing time and found everyone to be really nice and helpful!
Some things to know about camping on the Peace River,
1. some of the land is privately owned so it’s good to use a place like Canoe Outpost that gives you a map showing you where it is okay to camp and where not to camp.
2. In the winter you can go fossiling, they have kits you can borrow (first come first serve so get there early) or buy. They give you tips on how to fossil and you’ll find tons of sharks teeth and some other very cool treasures.
3. red ants are going to be where you camp. Check the ground well before you pitch your tent, and watch where you step. My husband and I left with many bites (but that is florida for you).
4. It gets crowded! We were dropped off upstream at 2pm on a Friday in the winter and saw one person on a kayak the whole time. Saturday, there were people everywhere once we got south of the Brownville bridge. It’s pretty much one crazy river party. So if you want privacy, go on a weekday.
5. yes, there are gators. Although you may never see them. We didn’t know we had camped right next to one until shining our flashlight around reveled his little eyes. But he kept his distance. That said, I wouldn’t be bringing my little dog and letting him run around. But some people did!
Can’t wait to go back!

Peace River is one of my favorite trips I’ve done consistently over the last 15 years. I’ve been on the river over 20 times and every time with Canoe Outpost. I used to live in Florida which made it super convenient. I’ve flown to Florida multiple times living out of Philly and Denver to make this trip with my friends. Everyone at Canoe outpost is awesome, friendly, helpful, if not friends. They know our group by name and look forward to us making it up to see them a few times of year.
If you are looking for a good day on the river and you are reading this; look no further!

Canoe Outpost is a great outfitter with some excellent trip packages at a decent price. We went on an overnight trip ($ 75/​per canoe) and had a great time! They bus you upstream help you with your gear and then send you on your way. They give you a campsite # that you are supposed to set up camp at and they will drop off your gear there. Perfect for the summer time taking a bunch of friends on a booze cruise down the Peace.

Pretty darn good place to rent canoes from on the Peace River. They’ll rent you a canoe, then bus you upstream (at scheduled times) so you can take advantage of the current and paddle easily back down. They also rent bug nets, and shovels and mesh baskets so you can sift the sand for fossil shark’s teeth.
We went canoeing over Mother’s Day, and the river was pretty low in places, but still passable. We did run into a big group of drunk and obnoxious yahoos on the river (No, inebriated fellow, my mother-​in-​law did not want to take you up on your offer of «a shot or a smoke» in honor of Mother’s Day. But thanks for asking, I guess.), but that’s more or less a hazard of canoeing in general and obviously not the fault of the canoe outfitter. Overall, this was a fun outing.

I love the Peace RIver, when it has water. Even when it’s running low, it’s still a fun two days of drinking and paddling.
Canoe Outpost is great to work with. They’re exceptional with groups and planning and the pricing is really good.
If you’re near Sarasota, or want to go on a fun and adventurous overnight camp, go to the Peace River and use Canoe Outpost.
Good stuff.