Econfina Creek Canoe Livery - (850) 722-9032

Absolutey a ripoff !!All the guy at the counter had to say to us was how much it cost.No directions except dont pass the second bridge.we had a 18 month old child with when asked if it would be safe for the child he said sure.They dont tell you of the difficulty to navigate this creek.Trees everywhere.stumps underwater that can turn a canoe over twice i know.They say clear water not!!It was so bad my sister got off the canoe at pitt spring because of danger to turning canoe over on 18 month old son.They walked back up the road to ecofina and was passed by the same guy we paid for the trip going to pickup canoes.The didnt offer a ride or even stop.When he got back they told him what happened and all he wanted to know was how they got there.No i am sorry or nothing.this trip was an absolute joke.This was supposed to be a family run business,i hope they treat their family better.When the guy picks you up he doesnt even ask if you enjoyed it.He just turns up the radio and hurries back to t

As a Panama City native and someone who has made the trip a couple dozen times I have a few tips to help you enjoy the trip. The livery opens at 8:30 and the 7 mile trip can be made in roughly 4 hours. You don't have to paddle the whole way, the current can carry you and you can still make it in less than 6 hours without making any stops. That being said, the last pickup is at 6 (roughly 10 hours after they first open.) There are a couple absolutely clear springs, some of which are tucked off to the side and require some exploring. However, all of these springs are in the first 2 - 2 and a half miles or so. So in my experience the best thing to do is get there early and allow yourself time (a couple hours) to park at one of these springs and go snorkeling or exploring in one of the limestone caves. After 2 miles or so (1 mile past the highway 20 bridge) the water becomes much less clear and there really isn't anywhere to comfortably stop with the exception of one bank I recommend stopp

This was the first time for my husband and I to go canoeing. We had been invited by our wonderful friends. We are both in our 50's and wondered if we could handle the 7.5 mile trip. Not only were we able to handle it but we had a great time. We were very sore by the end of the trip, but we were laughing.The springs are beautiful and a great way to refresh yourself on a hot summer day. I can not remember the last time that we had laughed so hard and so much at each others canoeing talents, even when we dumped the canoe over. We had taken a cooler with our lunch and stoped along the way at one of the springs to swim and relaxed.The cost of the days adventure was a great bargain. We felt that we had gotten our monies worth of fun and education on an area that we were not familiar. The only suggestion that we had was that we would have loved to have had a map of the creek and a little brochure with the history of the creek to read along the way.We would highly recommend this adventure to e