Best National Parks for Paddling

113 parks offer paddling

Showing 61–80 of 113 parks with paddling

Mirror reflection of Lunksoos Mountain and trees within the water of the river.

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

National Monument · ME

salmon jumping at waterfall

Katmai National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · AK

aerial image of Bear Glacier

Kenai Fjords National Park

National Park · AK

sun setting on sand dunes

Kobuk Valley National Park

National Park · AK

Photo of blue sky with fluffy white clouds reflect in calm lake with mountains in the background.

Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · AK

sun rising on Black Canyon

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · AZ, NV

A boat travels across Lake Meredith on a sunny day. The lake is light blue.

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · TX

Looking down Lake Roosevelt with clear skies and treed shorelines.

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · WA

A frozen lake below snow-covered trees and peak

Lassen Volcanic National Park

National Park · CA

The Memorial

LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac

National Park · DC

A fifty foot square wooden fort surrounded by tall trees in a forest.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

National Historical Park · OR, WA

Fall Season in the Canyon

Little River Canyon National Preserve

National Preserve · AL

A rural boat lock with a gate

Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River

National Wild and Scenic River · PA, NJ

A cascade of water pours over a rock ledge. Green foliage is in the background.

Mammoth Cave National Park

National Park · KY

Large canoes and crews paddle down the river amidst autumnal color.

Mississippi National River & Recreation Area

National River & Recreation Area · MN

Aerial view of the Missouri River and surrounding landscape.

Missouri National Recreational River

National Recreational River · SD, NE

Federal style house with trees behind it during the fall season.

Monocacy National Battlefield

National Battlefield · MD

Cannon on a hill on a winter day. American flag to the left of the cannon

Moores Creek National Battlefield

National Battlefield · NC

Manhattan skyline as seen from Governors Island National Monument

National Parks of New York Harbor

National Park · NY

sun rising over the New River Gorge

New River Gorge National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · WV

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