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Despite Drought, Colo.’s BaileyFest 2026 Celebrates Best Bailey Season in Years

“What’s 300 cfs…about low side of medium?” I ask this year’s Bailey Fest organizer Collin Remmers. “High side of low,” he responds, as we get...
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A Guide to Paddling New York’s Thousand Islands

First of all, the name is a misnomer. There are actually more than 1,800 islands in the Thousand Islands, a 50-mile archipelago on the...
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Want a Free 6-Day Kayaking Trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations’ Sweepstakes!

Yes, you heard right. Want a free six-day kayaking trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations' Sweepstakes! They’re running an EPIC GIVEAWAY on their...
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Athlete Stories

Geologist Paddles, Studies Mighty Stikine; Releases Film

For Rye Hester, the seventh time is the charm. That’s how many times the kayaker has been down Canada’s famed Stikine River, descending it...
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Destinations

Flood, Debris Flow at Bright Angel Creek Closes Colorado in Grand Canyon, Phantom Ranch Evacuated

Forget such rapids as Hance, Crystal and Lava Falls. Now rafters have bigger things to worry about on the Grand Canyon. A debris flow...
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Destinations

Flash Floods, Debris Flows Clog Up Seidel’s Suckhole on Colorado’s Arkansas

Outfitters on Brown’s Canyon of Colorado’s Arkansas River got a surprise on Sunday when they rounded a corner and saw the stretch’s marquee rapid,...
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Conservation

10 Top Wild and Scenic Floats

Start this paddling season off with a bang by floating one of our nation's top Wild & Scenic Rivers! Behold, 10 of the best...
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Destinations

Sayulita to Become Mexico’s First Official Surf City

Known for its consistent waves, laid-back atmosphere, surf schools, and international community, Sayulita has become a favorite destination for beginners and experienced surfers alike.
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Conservation

Fall/Winter Outlook for the Grand (from Tom Martin/Grand Canyon Private River Runners)

Running the Grand this fall or winter and wondering what the water levels might be? So are we. Read on for the latest report...
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Canoeing

Forest Fires Close Boundary Waters, Canoeists Rescued

Planning to paddle the Boundary Waters this summer? Might want to double-check your itinerary, as the year’s heat wave and wildfire season have now...
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Destinations

RISE Fly Fishing Festival Returns to Asheville’s French Broad River September 26

Wrong Way River Lodge & Cabins, the Asheville, N.C., cabin campground opened by two former whitewater raft guides, and Uproar Concept have announced the...
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Canoeing

Canadian River Expeditions Launches First Commercial Rafting Season on Yukon’s Wind River for 2026

The Yukon outfitter will offer 13-day expeditions through the protected Peel Watershed, opening guided access to one of northern Canada's most remote wilderness rivers.
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Canoeing

Training and Racing with Hanalei Canoe Club on Kaua’i

“Hut!” Paddle. “Ho!” Switch sides. And just like that, the outrigger canoe keeps gliding forward. Regatta season is underway in Hawaiʻi, and I recently had...
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Destinations

Your Guide to Paddling the Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a paddler's dream. Whether traveling though on a more expansive vacation, or making paddling your de-facto mission, the Keys offer...
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Conservation

New Book Out on Idaho’s Selway: The Original Wild & Scenic River 

There’s a new book out on the Selway River, and like your oars in Ladle, Moose Juice, or Wolf Creek rapids, you won’t want...
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Athlete Stories

Cali’s Golden Gate Is In! (Watch Rapid-by-Rapid Footie Here!)

Golden Gate Canyon on California's South Fork of the American is in, and boaters are getting after it large time. Don't believe us? Check out this...
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Destinations

A Week on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River with Far and Away Adventures

Idaho’s Middle Fork of the Salmon is a bucket-list river trip by any standard. Whether private or commercial, this is one of the west’s most beautiful and secluded multi-day runs, and permits here are as coveted as the Grand.
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Destinations

Snaggletooth Rapid on the Dolores River Changed by Debris Flow

It’s not likely anyone will see how it looks on this low-water year, but Snaggletooth Rapid on the Dolores River has been changed by...
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Canoeing

Plan Your 2026 River Trips on NationalRiversProject.com

Want help planning your next river trip? Look no further than the River Management Society’s searchable database of recreational river reaches, mapped from put-ins...
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Destinations

Arkansas River Outfitters Gear Up for 2026, All Eyes on the Water

There's no doubt that it's a bleak runoff outlook for most rivers in the Colorado Rockies this season, with the state in the midst...
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Athlete Stories

“Freeland: A Blackwater Story” Film Released on YouTube, Honors Steep-creekers, Pioneer Tim Gavin

It's never too late to honor someone you love. Such is the case with Justin Harris, an East Cosat boater who recently released a...
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Conservation

5 Top Freed (Undammed) Rivers to Paddle! 

Highlighted by the recent decommissioning of four dams along California's Klamath River, there’s a new era underway to remove dams across the country, restoring...
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Destinations

Inside the Hilleke’s Salmon River Adventure Camp: A Kids Instruction Paradise

“Hey Nick, did you see that kickflip?!” one of my teenage students yells as I watch him flip over and back-deck roll in a...
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Canoeing

A Guide to Paddling the Hudson River

The Hudson has been called “America’s river.” Just 315 miles from its source in the Adirondacks to its mouth inManhattan, the Hudson barely cracks...
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Ken Sleight, River Guide Who Inspired Edward Abbey’s Seldom Seen Smith, Dies at 97

Ken Sleight, the river guide who inspired Edward Abbey's Seldom Seen Smith in "The Monkey Wrench Gang," has died...
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Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River, billed as a faith-based survival thriller. Filmed among the rugged canyons...
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That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.

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