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Paddling Places

Here are our favorite places to paddle in the San Diego Area, Southwestern United States, Florida, Southeast Alaska, San Juan Islands, and Baja California.

Click on the links for a full page description of each tour.

San Diego Area
  San Diego Bay Scenic Tour - travel under the Coronado Bay bridge and view the San Diego skyline by kayak
  Sea Lion Tour on San Diego Bay - join us for this fun tour of San Diego Bay where we see lots of sea lions.
  Pelican and Sea Lion Tour - paddle to see pelicans, egrets, herons, and sea lions on Mission Bay
  Concerts on the Bay - we paddle to concerts May through October. Check out the concert schedule.
  Lake Murray Nature Tour and Bird Sightings - open for kayaks 7 days a week, sunrise to sunset.
  Dinner Paddle on Mission Bay to Barefoot Bar - work up an appetite and indulge yourself in an evening feast
  Dog Paddles on Mission Bay - take your best friend along for a ride
  Dinner Paddle from Glorietta Bay to Coronado Ferry Landing - paddle under the Coronado Bay Bridge to the Ferry Landing for dinner on the patio
  Mother's Day Brunch Paddle - take Mom for a paddle under the Coronado Bay Bridge to brunch on the patio overlooking San Diego Bay skyline
  Father's Day Brunch Paddle - take Dad for a paddle on Lake Hodges to brunch at Hernandez Hideaway
  Full Moon Paddle on Mission Bay - discover the life and excitement of the bay under the light of a full moon.
  Green Sea Turtle Discovery Tour - visit their northernmost habitat in our own San Diego Bay. Best viewing is November through March.
  WOW!! - Women On Water - we offer several tours and trips for women only
  WIN - Workout In Nature - here is an opportunity to get a workout while having fun and meeting new people.
  El Capitan Reservoir - one of the largest of the lakes along the San Diego River Park.
  Kayaking and Camping at Lake Morena - the only San Diego County lake where we can kayak and camp at the same location.
  Lake Hodges Nature Tour - Open for kayaks February through October, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, sunrise to sunset.
  Otay Lake Paddle and Birdwatching - home of the Olympic training center for water sports. Open for kayaks Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, sunrise to sunset.
  Nature Tour at Lake San Vicente - Open for kayaks Saturday and Sunday sunrise to sunset
  Nature Tour by Kayak at Lake Wohlford - a remote lake in the hills above Escondido. Open for kayaks daily, sunrise to sunset.
  Miramar Lake Nature Tour by Kayak - open for kayaks on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday sunrise to sunset.
  Tour of Buoys Open Water Swim - we keep the swimmers on course and make sure they are safe
  How to Pack a Kayak Clinic - find out how to get all that stuff in that little kayak
Southwestern United States
  Thanksgiving on the Colorado River - your holiday meal never tasted so good
  Black Canyon Hot Springs on the Colorado River - naturalist supplied by the San Diego Natural History Museum
  Family Kayak Camping on the Colorado River - a great weekend trip for learning to be totally self-sufficient in a kayak
Baja California, Mexico
  Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California - beautiful islands and beaches to explore
  San Quintin Bay, Baja California - a quiet little bay on the Pacific with deserted beaches, tide pools, dolphins and sea lions,
  Whale Encounter, Laguna San Ignacio, Baja California - up-close-and-personal encounter with the grey whales that migrate to Baja every winter
  Laguna Hanson, Parque Nacional Constitucion de 1857, Baja California - see a different part of Baja during this weekend in the pines in the Sierra de Juarez Mountains northeast of Ensenada.
Florida
  Manatees and Mangroves in the Florida Everglades - Experience the excitement of the tropics while kayaking Everglades National Park. There is no area more diverse in wildlife than this section along the Florida coast.
Northwestern United States
  Glaciers and Whales, Southeast Alaska - we've combined our two favorite trips into one HUGE adventure. Paddle among whales and icebergs during the long summer days of Southeast Alaska.
  Orcas and Eagles in the San Juan Islands - Paddle among orcas on this journey through the San Juan Islands.
Highlights
Picture Yourself Here!

Downtown San Diego


Colorado River


Southeast Alaska


Baja California


Nakari Island


Bahia de Concepcion

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