Places to Paddle



Search Water Trails

The American Canoe Association (ACA) has created a directory of all of the water trails in the United States. It’s the most complete directory available on the web. Click here to search.

The Northern Forest Canoe and Trail mission is to establish and steward a water trail tracing historic Native American travel routes across New York, Vermont, Québec, New Hampshire, and Maine. Plan your own adventure by visiting their excellent Plan a Trip site.  

Search by State

Paddling.Net offers a search feature to find the best kayaking locations by state.
http://www.paddling.net/places/

River Network offers kayak hiking adventures in Idaho, Oregon and Montana.
http://www.riverlink.org/

Washington Water Trails Association (WWTA) is a non-profit collaboration of people who love to travel and enjoy the world by small boats.
http://www.wwta.org/trip_planning/

Top Rated Adventures

Lets Go Paddle! offers their Top Ten destinations in North America to paddle.
http://www.letsgopaddle.com/FamilyFun/Top10Destinations/tabid/81/Default.aspx

Trails.com offers a list of their top sea kayaking destinations as rated by their site visitors in North America.
http://www.trails.com/toptrails.aspx?area=10617

Best kayaking locations in the United States.
http://www.americasbestonline.net/index.php/pages/kayakingwhitewater.html


Get real-time water level data for the entire United States! Visit the USGS System.