Blackwater Joe's Canoes

Never been tubing? Here is a first-timer's guide to tube rentals from Pensacola: the drive, the shuttle, the float, what to wear and what to bring.

Most first-timers overestimate how long they want to paddle. Here is an honest comparison of the short trip, the half day and the full run on the Blackwater River, and how our shuttle sets your trip length before you ever get in the boat.

Fall and winter are the quietest, most comfortable months to RV camp near the Blackwater River in Escambia County. Here is what changes off-season, what our six hookup sites are really like, and what to pack for a Panhandle cold front.

Blackwater Joe's Canoes has three riverside cabins in Holt, FL, about an hour east of Pensacola, plus tent and RV sites. Here is what each option gets you, what a cabin stay is really like, and how to book before the three fill up.

Blackwater Joe's Canoes has six RV hookup sites - four 30-amp and two 50-amp - on the Blackwater River in Holt, FL, about an hour east of Pensacola. Here is what our sites include, what they cost, and how to book.

Blackwater Joe's Canoes in Holt, Florida rents single and tandem kayaks on the Blackwater River about an hour east of Pensacola. Every rental includes the boat, paddle, life jacket and the shuttle upstream.

Yes — Blackwater Joe's Canoes offers riverside tent camping at 12375 Shammah Road in Holt, about an hour east of Pensacola. Unlimited tent sites start at around $10 per person per night, with canoe, kayak and tube trips from the same riverbank.

Blackwater Joe's Canoes rents canoes on the Blackwater River at 12375 Shammah Road in Holt, FL, an easy drive east of Escambia County. Rentals include paddles, life jackets and the shuttle upstream, starting around $30 per person.