Boat Storage
Up to 18 ft · 8 slips · from $200/mo
Paddle Craft Storage
Covered rack · 32 craft · $25/mo
Water Access
Private canal · Basin Bayou · Choctawhatchee Bay
A private paddle sports and sportsman's club on Basin Bayou with direct access to Choctawhatchee Bay. Limited membership. Serious water.
"The best water in the Panhandle isn't at the resort. It's in the estuary, before sunrise, with nobody else on it."
Stage the night before a big fishing day. Wake up at the water. Members may camp on Club grounds — bring your own camper or pitch a tent, sleep under the longleaf pines, and launch at first light into Basin Bayou. Scheduled on first-come, first-served basis for all members.
The Basin Bayou community sits on the southern edge of Eglin Air Force Base — the largest air force base in the free world, encompassing over 640,000 acres of Northwest Florida's best natural communities in the region — that offers permitted camping on the interior shorelines of Basin Bayou. The Eglin reservation creates a permanent buffer for the US Air Force testing missions — and a buffer against the overdevelopment that has consumed much of the Florida Panhandle coastline to the south.
The Water
The Club fronts a private 35-foot canal cut in the 1940s that connects directly into Basin Bayou — a Class II Florida waterbody defined by clear water, abundant wildlife, and year-round accessibility for every paddle discipline.
No public crowds. No 30A traffic. Surrounded by Eglin AFB reservation, the estuary you paddle today is protected from development by design. Dolphin, redfish, trout, bass, osprey, and manatee. The forests meet the water here, and nothing interrupts that.
Club Facilities
Membership
No tiers, no packages, no fine print. A private recreational license to the grounds and the water — then add a rack slot or a boat slip if you need one. Membership is capped at 24.
All memberships are month-to-month with 30 days notice by either party. No long-term commitment, no initiation fee, no contract.
Membership conveys a personal recreational license only. No real property interest, equity stake, or ownership right in Seminole Woods, LLC is created or conveyed. All storage is at member's risk; facilities include perimeter fencing, lighting, cameras, and coded gate access.
Members Only · 8 Slips
Boat storage is an optional add-on to Club membership. Eight slips, vessels up to 18 feet, on a gated, fenced, camera-covered lot — with the public ramp directly across Highway 20.
Nick's Seafood is a Freeport institution — a working waterfront neighbor adjacent to the public boat ramp across Highway 20. Club members are expected to conduct themselves accordingly: keep noise in check, maintain clean lot lines, and respect Nick's operation and the working character of this stretch of highway. The kind of people this Club is built for already know how to behave around a working waterfront.
Membership Inquiry
Complete the form and we'll be in touch within 48 hours. Membership is capped at 24, with only 8 boat slips available.
We review all inquiries personally. North Bay Paddle Club is a private members-only facility — enrollment is at the discretion of Club management.