The St. Johns River departs the AICW in Jacksonville in northern Florida and deep water navigation ends with Lake Monroe in Sanford in central Florida. Its beautiful dark waters have long been a favorite waterway. Be sure to peruse Cruisers’ Net for the many recent postings regarding marinas and anchorages in the St. Johns.

A lot of cruisers bypass the St. Johns River, but it is one of my favorite spots. The northern half to Palatka has springs , cheap dockage in downtown Jacksonville – free docks are the stadium Docks. Then Southern , from Palatka, has the wooden boat museum in Welaka, Silver Glen Springs for swimming and snorkeling and anchoring, and again many inexpensive marinas and fantastic anchorages. You defintely need to do some dinghy side trips up the creeks. It’s old undeveloped Florida at its best. There is so much more than I posted here. Don’t miss it.
Capt. Sterling