Kayak for Free at the Long Island City (NY) Boathouse
A few posts ago we told about the Downtown Boathouse in New York City which had a few location around Manhattan where you could go kayaking and get some instructions for free.
Well, we now want to tell you about similar opportunity to paddle in New York City – the Long Island City Community Boathouse. For those of you not too familiar with NYC, Long Island City is located in Queens, right on the East River. The LIC Boathouse offers free kayaking, canoeing, and educational programs on the East River.
They haven’t posted their 2008 event schedule yet, but if you go to their website, you can contact them directly for more information. Click here for street and water directions to the Long Island City Community Boathouse.
Finding all of these great paddling resources in New York City, prompted us to do some more digging for NYC canoer and kayaker, and boy did we hit the motherload! We found a ton of places to canoe and kayak in New York City. Each of the five boroughs – Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island – all offer several places to put in and paddle.
Check out our Places to Paddle in NYC page. If you’re a New Yorker who loves to kayak or canoe, tell us where your favorite spot to paddle is – we’ll post it!
If you’re looking for other places to paddle, canoe or kayak anywhere in the country, be sure to visit our Events and Races page, Places to Paddle page, or our Whitewater Kayak Parks page, or even out Kayak and Canoe Trips page.
See you on the water!
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