Commercial courses & vacations in North America
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Courses & Vacations Other Than In North America Tours, Treks, Races & Raids Meetings & Symposia Maritime Festivals
This is a list of water trails which make it easy to arrange a self-guided vacation, plus some commercial operators who provide sea kayak tours and training. For activities outside Canada and the US see next page.
Elsewhere we list some courses on building traditional kayaks; some tours, treks, races & raids; some sea kayak meetings & symposia, and national and regional sea kayaking associations.
Shuyak Island State Park Trails. Link here
Tongass National Forest Water Trails. Link here
Lake Tahoe Water Trail. www.laketahoewatertrail.org
San Francisco Bay Water Trail. www.bayaccess.org/
Beaufort Blueways. www.beaufortblueways.info
Berkeley County Blueways. www.berkeleyblueways.com
North Carolina Coastal Plain Paddle Trails. www.ncsu.edu/paddletrails
Connecticut Water Trails Association. www.connecticutwatertrails.com
Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail. Link here
Florida Trails Paddling Association. www.floridapaddlingtrails.com
Suwanee River Wilderness Trail. www.floridastateparks.org
Calumet Area Water Trails. www.openlands.org
Chicago Lake Front Water Trail. www.openlands.org
Chicago River Water Trails. www.openlands.org
Lake Michigan Water Trails. www.openlands.org
Nippersink Creek Water Trails. www.openlands.org
Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Trails. www.openlands.org
Salt Creek Water Trails. www.openlands.org
Potomac River Water Trail. www.potomactrail.org
Hiawatha Water Trail. www.hiawathawatertrail.org
Lake Superior Water Trail. www.lswta.org
Minnesota Canoe Trails. Link here
Lewis & Clark Water Trail. Link here
Hudson River Water Trail Association. www.hrwa.org
Kayak & Canoe Guide to Long Island State Parks. Link here
Coos Bay Estuary Water Trails. www.coostrails.com
Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership. www.columbiawatertrail.org
Siuslaw Water Trail. www.siuslawwatertrail.com
Tillamook County Water Trail. www.tbnep.org
Lake Champlain Paddlers' Trail. www.lakechamplaincommittee.org
Seaside Water Trail. www.deq.state.va.us/coastal/seasidewatertrail or www.a-npdc.org/virginiaseasidewatertrail
Upper James River Water Trail. www.upperjamesriverwatertrail.com
Cascadia Marine Trail. www.wwta.org/trails/CMT
Lakes-to-Locks Water Trail. www.wwta.org/trails/L2L/
Northwest Discovery Water Trail. Link here
Willapa Bay Water Trail. www.wwta.org/trails/willapa_bay
Lake Michigan Water Trail. www.wildernessconnection.com/watertrail
Lake Superior Water Trail. www.nps.gov/apis/index.htm
The following organisations offer courses at which you can build your own skin-on-frame kayak. Click here for a list of SOF building courses in Europe.
