When I first heard of rapids in Florida I knew we had to check it out. Located in the Tampa area on Florida's west coast lies Hillsborough River State Park. This is a gorgeous park lush with vegetation, palm trees and tons more. The trails are great and they have a very cool swinging bridge. But you come here for the rapids and kayaking/canoeing the Hillsborough River. The rapids are really scenic and there are gators throughout the river. Don't miss this one!