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Kayaking is the new trend these days and Bayou City Outdoors is hooked on this thrilling activity!
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Those in the know will tell you that one of the best ways to spend your afternoon is floating down your favorite bayou while soaking up sun with friends or family. Being the Bayou City, there are many opportunities to enjoy canoeing or kayaking adventure. If you are looking for a little more adventure than the calm of the bayou, try kayaking the moving waters of nearby rivers.
National Safety Council's safe canoeing tips (click here)
Safety checklist for canoeing - before you go and while you're out on the water (click here)
Keeping dry and keeping safe while canoeing (click here)
Clean Boats Campaign!! Let's help keep our lakes and rivers free of invasive plant species!
*provided by HoustonWilderness.org
This is a video of our beginners' whitewater kayak class at the Power Olympic Outdoor Center ( http://www.kayakinstruction.org ). If you're a member who attended you can order the DVD from them (it's good).
This video may look like we know what we're doing, but we were all total beginners at the start of the one day class. Michelle & Ben taught us everything we needed to know. Lots of fun, even though some of us had trouble staying upright!
We also take a trip to Mexico every year in October to run the whitewater south of the border, and we always have a great adventure! Just check out the video below to see! You can sign up for the trip on our calendar in October. You should sign up early because we always fill up fast!
Texas offers kayakers a wide range of choices to enjoy this great outdoor activity. With more than 3,700 named streams, 15 major rivers and some 3,300 miles of tidal shoreline along the Gulf Coast, Texas offers myriad opportunities for paddling adventures of all types. You have plenty of freshwater streams, rivers, and lakes to choose from and lots of choices for saltwater paddling. Bottom line, there are lots of places to river kayak and enjoy the water, scenery and camaraderie. Kayak fishing is growing leaps and bounds and Texas rivers have some fish just waiting for you, so give it a try!
Here is some information on some of the best rivers for kayaking or canoeing:
San Marcos River - this is a popular and fun place to tube with tubers usually starting in San Marcos
Brazos River - the most popular section is below Possum Kingdom dam
Comal River - said to be the shortest river in Texas, this 3 mile small crystal clear river flows from large springs in New Braunfels to the Guadalupe river
Guadalupe River - this is by far the most popular river for tubing with multiple places to tube and plenty of outfitters that rent tubes, rafts, kayaks, or canoes
Neches - very pretty and scenic river and popular for paddling
Frio River - this is a hidden gem of a river with cool, clear water that flows from underground springs
Texas Paddling Trails - this is a new program from Texas Parks & Wildlife to develop public inland and coastal paddling trails throughout the state and support these trails with maps, signage and other information
