Best National Parks for Paddling

113 parks offer paddling

Showing 21–40 of 113 parks with paddling

A large bluff shelter near Buffalo Point.

Buffalo National River

National River · AR

Dune plants, beach, and ocean.

Canaveral National Seashore

National Seashore · FL

a broad stone arch with rock pinnacles in the distance

Canyonlands National Park

National Park · UT

A curling wave breaks against the backdrop of a pink sunrise.

Cape Cod National Seashore

National Seashore · MA

The first-order Fresnel lens is visible in the lantern room of the Bodie Island Lighthouse.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

National Seashore · NC

: Black & white patterned tower of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse stands against a blue & white cloud f

Cape Lookout National Seashore

National Seashore · NC

A heron at sunset in the waters and marshes of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail

National Historic Trail · VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NY

Steep, rugged ocean cliffs extending in an island chain.

Channel Islands National Park

National Park · CA

Two adult Great Blue Herons stand watch over their 3 young chicks in the nest.

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · GA

A view of docks and boats in the waterside town of Cape Charles VA

Chesapeake Bay

National Park · DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV

The rushing river cascades over the rocks of the Potomac

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

National Historical Park · DC, MD, WV

Kelley Cabin

Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

National Military Park · GA, TN

Lincoln Bridge with Travertine Creek flowing below

Chickasaw National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · OK

View of the Congaree River during the Fall

Congaree National Park

National Park · SC

The snow-capped San Juan Mountain Range looms in the distance as viewed from the Crystal Trail

Curecanti National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · CO

People in bright orange kayaks paddle around a bend in a river, past green trees and a rocky shore.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

National Park · OH

View of the Delaware River cutting between two low mountain peaks

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · NJ, PA

Reenactor Bill Boston on his horse Dixie in front of the De Soto Monument.

De Soto National Memorial

National Memorial · FL

the fossilized skull of camarasaurus dinosaur

Dinosaur National Monument

National Monument · CO, UT

A few of the stars at night with a view of Fort Jefferson.

Dry Tortugas National Park

National Park · FL

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