Cruising the St. Johns River, off the AICW, Jacksonville to Sanford, FL
The Waterway intersects the St. Johns River at Statute Mile 741, east of Jacksonville.
I found that the St. Johns River all the way down to Sanford is a great way to spend the winter. It is 300 river miles with plenty of depth and NO locks. When you are in Sanford at the docks in town, it is a 2 city block walk to downtown Main St. When we were there over a year ago, the town store fronts were full and very vibrant with activities every week. You will need a car to get to the malls and grocery but Enterprise has some outstanding weekend rates. You are also very close to Orlando and Disney World.
John Sagel
SEAS 2 DAY
Just so there is no misunderstanding here, the navigable portion of the St. Johns River from the intersection of the AICW to Sanford is 180 miles.
It is a great cruise with a number of interesting places to stop along the way. Sanford is about 30 miles from Disney, and a little closer to some of the other tourist attractions in Orlando. Orlando International Airport is about 20 miles. Those distances are off the top of my head.
Judy Young & Bob McLeran
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of AICW/St. Johns Intersection
Comments from Cruisers (1)
Is there a southern route from Sanford to the intracoastal waterway?