Testimonial Camp Aranzazu

ADA Compliant Floating Dock

The dock is functioning very well; we had a lot of success with it this summer! We already cannot believe how we conducted boating activities without it. Thank you again, this is a wonderful addition to our camp and our campers love it!

Liz

Gerald M. (Jerry) P.
Assistant Manager
Lignumvitae Key

Third is Danny, Danny came with his mother Katrina and has cerebral palsy. Danny never in his life had the opportunity to go kayaking and was very excited with the idea along with his mother. Danny needed some further assistance from park staff getting in and out of the kayak once Danny was out on the water you should have seen the smile on his face. While Rangers Wendell and Ashley took Danny for a kayak tour I had the opportunity to speak with his mother. Katrina was almost in tears with gratitude for the opportunities this has opened up for her and her son. Katrina said "To see Danny have the chance to get out on the water and have a completely new experience makes me so happy, Thank You." Danny got a chance to touch a blue crab, see mullet jump out of the water right in front of his kayak and can't wait to come back out on the water.

We look forward to getting many more folks with varying abilities out on the water that day and many more days to come.

Tony C.
Park Manager
Oscar Scherer State Park
1843 South Tamiami Trail
Osprey Fl 34229

I wanted to kayak from our dock which is on a beautiful lake in the Adirondaks. The water off the dock is too deep for me to step into the kayak without also falling into the water. The only way I was able to kayak was to use the beach front of a nearby friend. Somehow my amazing husband found this floating dock especially made for the independence of launching and docking your own kayak...even if you are not very strong and have poor balance.

My husband attached this floating dock to our traditional wooden dock. Stepping down onto the floating dock is like steping onto a large stable boat deck. The dock only moves minimally. I am able to drag my kayak down from the grass, release the rope at the end of the launching ramp, place my kayak on the ramp... hold the rail and step into the kayak. Then I push my self off either with my paddle and or by pulling my self along on the cleats.

Paddling back onto the ramp is just as easy no matter how windy it is....then pulling kayak up further on ramp using cleats, holding the rail and stepping out onto floating dock. Then I walk around and raise the ramp by the rope attached to it and secure it on a cleat. I absolutely love my new dock, it has given me back my independence. I was even able to launch my visiting friend's kayak and we both used the ramp one behind the other.

Tony T.