Moonlight Paddle at Camp Helen State Park

Come and join Park Rangers at Camp Helen State Park for a moonlight paddle on Lake Powell, Florida’s largest coastal dune lake on Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 7:30pm - 9pm. The experience will be a mostly quiet excursion led by Rangers and will give visitors a unique opportunity to view one of the rarest lakes in the world, while under a nearly full moon.

Advanced reservations are required to participate and can be done by calling Camp Helen State Park at (850) 233-5059. Program fee is $40.00 per person, CASH ONLY, EXACT CHANGE. 

The trip is approximately 1.5 hours and will begin with a brief safety review and interpretation on Lake Powell and why coastal dune lakes are such a rare natural phenomenon. Participants must be experienced paddlers and 12 years of age or older.

Camp Helen State Park is host to fun events throughout the year such as the Fall Festival, kayak paddle tours, Americana music series, and much more. These special events are sponsored by the Friends of Camp Helen State Park. Follow Friends of Camp Helen State Park on Facebook for updates on park events. 

Camp Helen State Park is located at 23937 Panama City Beach Parkway, just west of the Phillips Inlet Bridge on the Bay County and Walton County line. The park is bordered on three sides by the Gulf of Mexico, Phillips Inlet, and Lake Powell, which is one of the largest coastal dune lakes in Florida.  Read more about Camp Helen State Park and see photo gallery at SoWal Parks | Camp Helen State Park.