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Texas has a program called the Texas Paddling Trails. This program has developed public inland and coastal paddling trails throughout the State of Texas. According to their website, these are trails with maps, signs and other information. The paddling trails are for day trips in different settings and are for all levels of paddling experience.

Whether you live in the State of Texas or just visiting, if you want to go kayaking or canoeing you have plenty of choices.

Here is the list of inland and coastal paddling trails:

Inland Paddling Trails

• Lake Arlington Paddling Trail – This 10.9-mile paddling trail
• Upper Guadalupe- Nichol’s Landing Paddling Trail - This is 9.9-mile of the Guadalupe River in Comal County
• Victoria Paddling Trail- Riverside Park, Victoria TX -This is 4.2 miles of the Guadalupe River in the Coastal Region
• El Camino Real Paddling Trail, Bastrop, TX -6 mile trail
• Wilbarger Paddling Trail, Bastrop, TX -14.3 mile trail
• Columbus Paddling Trail, Columbus, TX – is a 6.5 miles trail on the Colorado River
• Goliad Paddling Trail, Goliad TX -This 6.6-mile river trail is located on the San Antonio River near the town of Goliad.
• Luling Zedler Mill Paddling Trail, Luling, TX – six-mile river trail is located on the San Marcos River near the city of Luling.

Coastal Paddling Trails

• South Bay Paddling Trail – The South Bay Paddling Trail follows the shores of South Bay in a loop of about eight miles. This trail is located in Cameron County. Brownsville, Port Isabel, South Padre Island.
• Christmas Bay Paddling Trail – This is a 19.1 mile circumnavigation in the western end of Galveston Bay. Convenient to metro Houston. This Paddling Trail also offers shorter loops of 3.8 and 10.3 miles.
• Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail – The Lighthouse Lakes Paddling Trail offers a series of four loops ranging in length from 1.25 miles to 6.8 miles.
• Armand Bayou Paddling Trail – The Armand Bayou Paddling Trail follows Armand Bayou near Clear Lake.
• Galveston Island State Park Paddling Trail – Galveston Island State Park offers three paddling trails, the 2.6-mile Dana Cove (Lake Como) trail, the 4.8-mile Oak Bayou trail and the 2.8-mile Jenkins Bayou trail.
• Mustang Island Paddling Trail – The Mustang Island Paddling Trail offers three paddling trails, the 8.5 mile North Trail, the 5.24 mile Shamrock Loop and the 6.8 mile Ashum Trail. All three trails follow the western shoreline of Mustang Island in Corpus Christi Bay.
• Port O’Connor Paddling Trail – There are three paddling trails that total more than 25 miles, the 12.3 mile Fishpond trail, 8.28 mile South Loop trail and 4.82 mile North Loop.

Another popular kayaking and canoeing river is the Brazos River.

The Brazos River Authority provides paddling maps for below the Possum Kingdom Lake and Below Lake Granbury.

Click here to go to our places to paddle in Texas page to find these websites and more.

Click here to find places to paddle around the U.S.

Looking to enter or attend a kayak or canoe race?

Do you live near:

• Milford, Connecticut
• Auburn, New York
• San Antonio, Texas
• Port Gamble, Washington? 

Then you’re in luck! Listed below are races and events that are happening in August in these areas. Not to worry if you’re new to paddling, as there are some novice classes available also.

Kayaking & Canoeing in Milford, Connecticut

The 34th annual Milford Oyster Festival’s Canoe and Kayak will be held on Saturday August 16th in Milford Connecticut. The kayak race will be 5 miles and have separate men’s and women’s classes. The Canoe race will have a Racing Class and a Novice Class. The Canoe Racing Class is 4 miles and the Novice Canoe Class is 1 mile. This event sounds like a great opportunity for a paddler who has never entered a race before but wants to give it a try. **Register Early! The first 50 entries will receive an official Annual Milford Oyster Festival Canoe & Kayak Race t-shirt.

Click here for more information about the Annual Milford Oyster Festival Canoe and Kayak event. 

Run, Bike and Paddle in Auburn, New York

The Great Race also known as the 31st annual Captain Myles Keogh Paddle, Wheel & Run will be held on Sunday, August 10th on Owasco Lake, Auburn New York. This event is a Run, Bike and Paddle (Kayak or Canoe) Team Relay Race. There will be 5 different team triathlon relay races. The four person teams will choose from the traditional canoe race or a shorter canoe race. Three person teams will choose from the traditional kayak race or the short kayak race and they also have a two person canoe race.

Click here for more information on the Auburn, NY Bike, Run, Paddle event.

Team Canoeing in San Antonio, Texas

The Paseo del Rio Associations 40th annual Ford Canoe Challenge down the San Antonio River in San Antonio, Texas will be held on Saturday, August 16th. Over 90 teams compete in this canoe challenge. The race begins at the Chamber of Commerce, heads east through and around the Convention Center Lagoon then through the River Center Mall Lagoon and ending back at the chamber of commerce.

Click here for more information about Team Canoeing in San Antonio, TX.

2 Day Paddle from Port Gamble to Poulsbo, Washington

Paddle Kitsap is a 2 day fully supported paddle from Port Gamble to Poulsbo, Washington. August 1-2. According to their website Registration closed July 25th. After July 25th there is an additional charge if space is available.

Click here for more information about Paddle Kitsap.

Even if you’re not a racing paddler, these races and events are also fun to watch and cheer on fellow paddlers.

Are you interested in other paddling race and events? Click here for the canoe and kayak event and race page.

Want to find a Place to Paddle in your area? Click here for the places to paddle, canoe and kayak page.

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