Field guide
How to Read a River Gauge for Paddling
Match a gauge to your route, understand stage versus discharge, and read local ranges alongside trends, dam releases, and hazards.
Guides
Paddling Guides
Learn how to read water levels, plan route ideas, then open route pages for current conditions, access notes, and source confidence.
Featured
Current trip guides
Minnesota guide
Best Minnesota Paddle Trips
Weekend routes, long day trips, canoe-camping ideas, and beginner-friendly paddles with live scores where available.
Weekend guide
Best Weekend Paddle Trips in Minnesota
A live shortlist of Minnesota routes that look promising for the weekend and also have decent current scores.
Twin Cities water trail
How to Paddle Minnehaha Creek
Use MCWD’s creek-specific flow range, compare its three route sections, and plan with designated landing and hazard guidance.
State coverage
Tracked routes by state
Choose a state to browse its rivers, compare routes, and find access details for your next trip.
Alabama
50 routes across 11 rivers
Browse AlabamaArizona
43 routes across 3 rivers
Browse ArizonaArkansas
41 routes across 9 rivers
Browse ArkansasCalifornia
50 routes across 3 rivers
Browse CaliforniaColorado
48 routes across 15 rivers
Browse ColoradoConnecticut
18 routes across 4 rivers
Browse ConnecticutDelaware
16 routes across 15 rivers
Browse DelawareFlorida
36 routes across 4 rivers
Browse FloridaGeorgia
18 routes across 6 rivers
Browse GeorgiaIdaho
137 routes across 57 rivers
Browse IdahoIllinois
12 routes across 12 rivers
Browse IllinoisIndiana
16 routes across 8 rivers
Browse IndianaIowa
129 routes across 27 rivers
Browse IowaKansas
11 routes across 1 river
Browse KansasKentucky
112 routes across 20 rivers
Browse KentuckyLouisiana
17 routes across 2 rivers
Browse LouisianaMaine
84 routes across 21 rivers
Browse MaineMaryland
131 routes across 38 rivers
Browse MarylandMassachusetts
32 routes across 7 rivers
Browse MassachusettsMichigan
26 routes across 20 rivers
Browse MichiganMinnesota
231 routes across 40 rivers
Browse MinnesotaMississippi
50 routes across 3 rivers
Browse MississippiMissouri
75 routes across 14 rivers
Browse MissouriMontana
50 routes across 3 rivers
Browse MontanaNebraska
9 routes across 4 rivers
Browse NebraskaNevada
43 routes across 5 rivers
Browse NevadaNew Hampshire
46 routes across 6 rivers
Browse New HampshireNew Jersey
33 routes across 21 rivers
Browse New JerseyNew Mexico
38 routes across 4 rivers
Browse New MexicoNew York
282 routes across 121 rivers
Browse New YorkNorth Carolina
48 routes across 14 rivers
Browse North CarolinaNorth Dakota
7 routes across 3 rivers
Browse North DakotaOhio
10 routes across 7 rivers
Browse OhioOklahoma
4 routes across 4 rivers
Browse OklahomaOregon
6 routes across 2 rivers
Browse OregonPennsylvania
58 routes across 14 rivers
Browse PennsylvaniaRhode Island
18 routes across 3 rivers
Browse Rhode IslandSouth Carolina
36 routes across 8 rivers
Browse South CarolinaSouth Dakota
13 routes across 4 rivers
Browse South DakotaTennessee
4 routes across 3 rivers
Browse TennesseeTexas
84 routes across 22 rivers
Browse TexasUtah
6 routes across 5 rivers
Browse UtahVermont
38 routes across 3 rivers
Browse VermontVirginia
49 routes across 25 rivers
Browse VirginiaWashington
41 routes across 5 rivers
Browse WashingtonWest Virginia
56 routes across 12 rivers
Browse West VirginiaWisconsin
160 routes across 63 rivers
Browse WisconsinWyoming
19 routes across 8 rivers
Browse Wyoming