Oleta River Adventures

You filmed it in the moment because you had to. Because no one was going to believe you otherwise.

The manatee that launched out of the shallows right beside your kayak. The mangrove tunnel so still it reflected the roots like a mirror. The moment you paddled out of the trees and the full open bay spread out in front of you with the skyline on the horizon for the first time.

That video has been sitting in your camera roll ever since. It deserves more than that.

Here's how it works: upload your video through Hovr, share the story behind it, and you're entered.

Videos only on this one, not photos. Your moment needs to move to win.

Grand prize is a 2-night stay at any Adventures Unbound property plus a $150 gas card.

Your camera roll is ready. So are we.

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There's an island in Miami you can only reach by kayak and it has friendly raccoons.

Sandspur Island is a short paddle from Oleta River Adventures across the open bay. It's basically a sandbar with shade on one side and the Intracoastal on the other. The raccoons that live there are used to visitors and completely unbothered about it.

Your rental covers the full paddle route. Sandspur Island is the turnaround point if you want it to be.

We're paddling out to clean up the island. Come with us.

Join us Friday, August 21st for a volunteer paddle cleanup to Sandspur Island. No experience needed. Kayaks provided. Good vibes guaranteed.

This place gives a lot. This is one way to give something back.

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Oleta River Grill is officially open.

Right outside the entrance to Oleta River State Park, on the water, and you don't need a park pass to eat here. Just pull up, sit down, and order.

Open every day 11am to 6pm. Kayaks coming soon.

Go. Now. This week.

The birds at Oleta don't care that you're there. That's the whole point.

Great blue herons. Roseate spoonbills. Ospreys dropping into the water from twenty feet up. August mornings at Oleta River State Park are quieter than you'd expect from a park inside a major city, and the wildlife moves like it knows that.

Get there before 10, and you'll understand why people keep coming back.

Most people don't know you can snorkel right here in Miami.

The Snorkel Adventure Kayak Tour at Oleta River State Park takes you out by kayak to explore what's just beneath the surface of Biscayne Bay. Clear water. Marine life. Zero crowds. No boat required.

It runs Thursday through Sunday, and it's one of those things you'll wonder why you waited this long to do.

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Some trips leave a memory you keep going back to.

You know the one.

The morning the mangrove tunnel opened up and the water was so still you could hear your own paddle. The manatee that surfaced right beside your kayak and looked at you for a second before it moved on. The Miami skyline sitting behind you while you floated in silence at 8am and the whole city felt very far away.

That memory is your entry.

Upload the video. Tell us the story behind it. That's it.

No new trip required. Just the moment you already captured and the words only you can put to it.

Enter for a chance to win a 2-night stay at any Adventures Unbound property plus a $150 gas card.

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The America250 celebration is still going, and so is the deal.

25% off all paddle craft rentals at Oleta River State Park through the end of December. Kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboards. Solo morning on the water, tandem with someone you like, guided Eco Tour through the mangroves. Whatever gets you out here.

Use code AMERICA250 at checkout and the savings show up automatically.

The mangroves aren't going anywhere. Neither is this offer.

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POV: You traded your Friday dinner reservation for a sunset on the water.

Tomorrow is Sunset Kayak Tour night at Oleta River State Park. Guided group, Beach Cove, bonfire, s'mores, the Miami skyline going orange and then pink and then purple behind you.

You're going to tell people about it on Monday.

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