01/13/2026
First Clean Up Event of 2026 🥳🎉
Land and Sea Clean Up 2026 *Co-ed Event*
Date: January 17th , 2026
Time: 10am to 1pm
3 Clean Up spots
📍1. Kirkpatrick Recreation Area aka Rodman Dam
Address: 410 Rodman Dam Road
Palatka FL 32177
Info: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/rodman-recreation-area
📍2. Kenwood Recreation Area
Address: 191 Kenwood Boat Ramp Road
Interlachen FL 32148
Info: https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/kenwood-recreation-area
📍3. Orange Springs Boat Ramp
Address: 14525 NE 245th St. Road
Fort Mccoy, FL 32134
Info: https://parks.marionfl.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/76/5048
🚮 You can choose which location you want to help clean up we'll have grabbers, gloves and reflective vests, trash bags on site or bring your own. 🚮
Organizations involved:
Girls Who Hike FL (At all 3 locations)
St. Johns Riverkeeper (Kirkpatrick Dam close to the boat ramp)
Central Florida Recon (Starting at Kenwood and will move on to the other locations)
Marion County Parks and Recreation
Marion County Litter Task Force
🗒Details: Join us at any of the 3 Clean up spots to clean up on the river and along the banks and our recreation area parking lots, we'll enjoy a day of community and fresh air and working together. 🗒
This is a Co-ed Event so men and women cause we need as much help as we can get.
🛶 If you want to bring your own kayak/canoe or even a boat and clean up on the water, we ask that you have a life jacket on and a whistle, safety comes first ❤️
Bring:
Lunch
Snacks
Water
Sturdy (closed toe shoes)
Wadders (if you have them)
A hat or bandana
Sunscreen
Camping chair
We are excited to give back, and we hope to see you either on land or sea to help keep our natural spaces clean.
**Note**
Orange Springs Boat Ramp meeting at the main parking lot boat ramp than moving onto the 2nd boat ramp.
Kirkpatrick Dam meeting in the parking lot after the boat ramp parking
St. Johns Riverkeeper will have waivers to sign, thank you in advance.
Kenwood Rec Area-Meet in the first parking lot
