Great Calusa Blueway

North Captiva Island, Pine Island Sound

The Great Calusa Blueway is a paddling trail in Florida for kayakers, canoers, paddle boarders and other paddlers. It covers 190 miles meandering through the coastal waters and inland tributaries of Lee County, Florida.[1][2] The Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival is held to celebrate the trail.[3][1]

It is named for the Calusa tribe.

  1. ^ a b Kinser, J.L. (2016). Moon Florida Gulf Coast. Travel Guide. Avalon Publishing. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-63121-400-4. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  2. ^ "The Un-Road Trip came and went". Great Calusa Blueway Kayak and Canoe Paddling Trail website. Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau. May 28, 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  3. ^ Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival - Southwest Florida Official website