Flatwater
& Canoe Trips in
New York
#1.
Delaware River:
Hancock, NY to Trenton,
NJ
The Hancock area can get
pretty crowded during the
summer. The upper river
(Hancock to Narrowsburg)
flows between high, green
hills and flat, grassy banks.
The area is surprisingly
remote, and very ...
From the guidebook "Appalachian
Whitewater: The Northern
States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Hancock, PA - Whitewater
Paddling
#2. Buffalo River
Urban Canoe Trail (West
Seneca to Buffalo)
Paddling this waterway gives
you a perspective on development
that can only be seen from
water level. As you paddle
toward Buffalo, you’ll
pass through three sections
designated the Natural River,
the...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Western New York"
Running
the Rivers of North America
West Seneca, NY - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 6.5 miles
#3. West River Marsh
West River Marsh is part
of the Hi Tor Wildlife Management
Area, which covers about
6,100 acres, including high
wooded hills, ravines and
marshland. The cattail marsh
at the south end of Canandaigua
L...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Finger Lakes,
NY"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Naples , NY - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 4 miles
#4. Canandaigua Outlet (Manchester
to Lyons)
Canandaigua Outlet
runs for 38 miles from the
north end of Canandaigua
Lake until it merges with
the Erie Canal at Lyons.
As the water leaves Canandaigua
Lake it follows a 2-mile-long
canal with a loc...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Finger Lakes,
NY"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Phelps, NY - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 15.8 miles
#5. Black Creek
(Chili)
You have several options
for paddling this area.
Launch and/or take-out into
either Little Black Creek
or Black Creek. There is
current in the Genesee River,
but it’s easy to paddle
upstream (and a fa...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Western New York"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Chili, NY - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 16 miles
#6. Burnt Ship &
Woods Creek
Buckhorn Island State Park
sits at the northwest point
of Grand Island. It’s
an island by virtue of narrow
streams called Burnt Ship
Creek and Woods Creek, which
bisect this 895 acres of
marsh, meadow...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Western New York"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Grand Island, NY - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 2.8 miles
#7. Eighteenmile
Creek (Burnt Dam to Olcott)
We were awed by this waterway.
We put in expecting to see
a channel lined by docks
and boats. Instead, we found
ourselves in a pristine
valley where great blue
herons swooped overhead
and duckweed par...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Western New York"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Newfane, NY - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 2 miles
#8. Ganargua Creek
(Palmyra to Lyons)
Ganargua Creek’s flow
was tapped to provide a
water source for the Erie
Canal. The headwaters are
a spider’s web of
small brooks in the Victor,
Bloomfield and Farmington
area. They merge and flow
nort...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Finger Lakes,
NY"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Palmyra, NY - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 16 miles
#9. Irondequoit
Creek (Ellison Park to Irondequoit
Bay)
You have two options for
paddling Irondequoit Creek.
One is to start in Ellison
Park (or upstream from behind
Panorama Plaza in Penfield)
and paddle downstream to
Irondequoit Bay as described
below. T...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Western New York"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Penfield, NY - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 4.5 miles
#10. Tonawanda Creek
(Batavia to North Pembroke)
Mostly deep and wide with
a mild current, Tonawanda
Creek below Batavia is interspersed
with short shallow, rocky
sections that produce minor
ripples. Rimmed by high
mud banks, it alternates
between w...
From the guidebook "Take
a Paddle: Western New York"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Batavia, NY - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 12 miles
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