Jacksonville Boating & Watersports

There are some fantastic marinas in the Jacksonville area. The St. John’s River crosses the IntraCoastal Waterway and then you can go up river and south into Florida about 150 miles from Jacksonville. You will find some great fishing, wonderful restaurants and real “ol’ Florida” places. I really enjoy the “mom and pop” businesses of “old” Florida.

The Ortega river is one of my favorites, and where the old Ortega River Marina and Boat yard used to be is one of my favorite parts of Jacksonville. There are still some good ol’ marinas there, although the Ortega Boat Yard is gone. Sadler Point and Lamb’s are still running strong, and there are a couple others over there. There is some good fishing up the Ortega River sometimes, and you can load up on some good bait fish and shrimp at certain times of the year.

There are endless Jacksonville marinas. Click on the previous link to go to a good resource page for their addresses and phone numbers on the premier watersports magazine and marine resource for the Jacksonville area, JaxBoating.net.