List of National Water Trails

This is list of water trails designated as part of the National Water Trails System in the United States. The designation was established by the National Park Service in 2012 as a subclass of trails in the National Recreation Trails Program, itself a component of the National Trail System. National Water Trails are fit for navigation by small, non-motorized vessels such as canoes, kayaks, and rafts.[1][2] Eligible trails must be complete, well designed and maintained, and open to the public.[3] As of 2023, there are 35 National Water Trails. A number of additional water trails have been designated as National Recreation Trails, but not explicitly as National Water Trails.[4]

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List

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Name[4] State Length
Alabama Scenic River Trail AL 631 mi (1,015 km)
Arkansas River Water Trail KS 192 mi (309 km)
Bayou Teche Paddle Trail LA 135 mi (217 km)
Black Canyon Water Trail AZ, NV 30 mi (48 km)
Bronx River Blueway NY 8 mi (13 km)
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Water Trail GA 48 mi (77 km)
Chippewa River Water Trail WI 4.2 mi (6.8 km)
Flint River Water Trail MI 73 mi (117 km)
Great Miami River Watershed Water Trail OH 291 mi (468 km)
Green and Nolin Rivers Blueway KY 36 mi (58 km)
Hudson River Greenway Water Trail NY 256 mi (412 km)
Huron River Water Trail MI 104 mi (167 km)
Kankakee River Water Trail IN 133 mi (214 km)
Kansas River Trail KS 173 mi (278 km)
Kitsap Peninsula Water Trail WA 371 mi (597 km)
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Water Trail MN 76 mi (122 km)
Mississippi River Water Trail IL, MO 121 mi (195 km)
Missouri National Recreational River Water Trail IA, NE, SD 147 mi (237 km)
Mohave Water Trail AZ, NV 76 mi (122 km)
Musconetcong Watershed National Water Trail NJ 42 mi (68 km)
New York State Canalway Water Trail NY 450 mi (720 km)
North Carolina Smoky Mountain Blueways NC 167 mi (269 km)
Ohio River Water Trail around Parkersburg, West Virginia OH, WV 57 mi (92 km)
Okefenokee Wilderness Canoe Trail System GA 120 mi (190 km)
Red Rock Water Trail IA 36 mi (58 km)
Rock River Water Trail IL, WI 320 mi (510 km)
Shiawassee River Water Trail MI 88 mi (142 km)
South Carolina Revolutionary Rivers Trail SC 60 mi (97 km)
St. Louis River Estuary Water Trail MN, WI 16.5 mi (26.6 km)
Suwannee River Wilderness Trail FL, GA 235 mi (378 km)
The Island Loop Route MI 10.2 mi (16.4 km)
Trinity River Paddling Trail TX 130 mi (210 km)
Tualatin River Water Trail OR 38.5 mi (62.0 km)
Waccamaw River Blue Trail SC 100 mi (160 km)
Willamette River Water Trail OR 217 mi (349 km)

References

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  1. ^ "National Water Trails System - National Trails System". www.nps.gov. U.S. National Park Service. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ^ Salazar, Ken (29 February 2012). "Establishment of a National Water Trails System" (PDF). Secretary of the Interior. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "How To Apply for NRT Designation". American Trails. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  4. ^ a b "Trail Finder". www.nrtapplication.org. American Trails. Retrieved 27 October 2023.