Canoeing and Kayaking Fodder.
I love to be out on the water, exploring new and interesting places. I have a 15 foot aluminum canoe I go canoeing out with my dog, and a much lighter 12 foot kayak I like to take out to explore the wilderness.
Adirondacks: Central.Cheney Pond. Cheney Pond is located off of Boreas Road in the Vanderwhacker Wild Forest. [May 21, 2011] Kayaking Hitchens Pond & Lows Lake, Aug 13. The Bog River Flow consists of two dams that provide vast lakes for kayaking and camping on. [August 13, 2010] |
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Adirondacks: Northern.Kayaking Barnum Pond, July 2011. Barnum Pond behind the Adirondack Visitors Center offers specutlator scenery, and is near the Mountain Pond Camping Area. [July 1, 2011] Kayaking Horseshoe Lake, Aug 12. A medium sized pond near Bog River Canoe Area, located in South-Eastern St Lawrence County. [August 12, 2010] Kayaking Mountain Pond, Aug 14. Mountain Pond is a mile long pond that twists along an old Routing of NY 30 in Paul Smiths. [August 14, 2010] |
Adirondacks: Southern.East Canada Creek at Powley Place. Exploring the navigatable branches of East Canada Creek around Powley Place. [May 30, 2011] |
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Adirondacks: Western.Kayaking Francis Lake. Francis Lake on Stillwater Road in Independence River Wild Forest offers a smaller lake to kayak. [June 28, 2011] Kayaking Little River. The Little River off of Streeter Lake Road, offers some kayaking opportunities but watch out for beaver dams. [June 30, 2011] Kayaking Streeter Lake. Streeter Lake is in the Aldrich Wild Forest south of the hamlet of Oswegatchie off of Route 3. It is home to 17 roadside campsites, and the Mud River and Streeter Lake for kayaking or fishing. [June 30, 2011] Kayaking Woodhull Lake. Woodhull Lake in the Black River Wild Forest offers interesting kayaking opportunities on a large lake about 10 miles from NY 28. [June 27, 2011] |
Catskills.Kayaking Beaver Creek, August 2011. Beaver Creek north of the Madison County Fairgrounds in Brookfield, offers a couple of miles of beautiful paddling. [August 1, 2011] Kayaking Big Pond. One of two man-made ponds in the Catskill Mountains with free camping on a lake. [August 27, 2010] New York State Boat Launch Sites. A Google Map from NYS DEC that shows where you can launch a boat across New York State. [August 3, 2011] |
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Central Adirondacks.Floodwood Loop in St Regis Canoe Area. The famous 3 or 4 hour loop consisting of two short portages, and a downstream paddle between Floodwood Pond, Little Square Pond, Whey Pond, and Rollins Pond. [July 19, 2011] Kayaking Cedar River Flow, August 2010. Cedar River Flow is a beautiful man-made lake, in West Canada Wilderness and Moose River Plains. [August 11, 2010] Kayaking Mason Lake, August 11. Experiences and photos kayaking around Mason Lake after camping at a lake front campsite. [August 11, 2010] |
Green Mountains.Grout Pond. Grout Pond in the Southern Green Mountains offers camping along one shore, and a smaller lake to paddle around. [June 18, 2011] |
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Hudson River.Maps: Kayaking the Hudson from Albany to Coeymans. A series of topographic maps showing the route for kayaking from Albany to Hudson. [April 22, 2012] Why Kayak the Hudson River Between Albany and Troy? It is a very interesting trip, that gives one a different impression of the modern city. [May 31, 2011] |
Lawsons Lake.Canoeing at Lawson Lake. Visiting a county park with my canoe and dog near the Alcove Reservoir. [August 30, 2009] |
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Leatherstocking Country.Kayaking Long Pond. Long Pond State Forest is located on the border of Chenango and Broome County. [July 29, 2011] |
Southern Adirondacks.Erie Canal Kayak Maps from Little Falls to Utica. The Upper Mohawk River offers a lot of interesting terrian to kayak in along the Erie Canal. [September 6, 2011] |
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