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Category: Kayaking and Boating

Point Your Bow to Great Boating in PA!

With a variety of waters and boating opportunities, chart your course for Pennsylvania Whether you like to quietly row on a small lake or jet around with the wind streaming through your hair, Pennsylvania state parks provide nearly unlimited opportunities for recreational boating on diverse bodies…

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Speed Boating Lakes in PA

Forget smooth rides and tranquil waters: some travelers have the need for speed — and rapids! Don’t get us wrong, we love a good picnic and can’t resist the chance to cast a fishing line, but adrenaline wins every so often. This summer, practice your water skiing, hold onto your inner tube, and kick…

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Water Trails Lead to Fun, Recreation and Discovery

Paddling Pennsylvania’s aquatic highways Do you want to combine water, good food, recreation, open space, history, culture, scenic beauty and geology into a one-day trip? We have you covered. Set your canoe or kayak on one of Pennsylvania’s water trails. These trails are boat routes suitable for…

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PA’s Flatwater Paddling at its Best!

Recreation, relaxation and ripples are yours while paddling at Pennsylvania’s state parks Many scenic rivers and lakes make their way through Pennsylvania state parks. Any Pennsylvania state park that has a lake more than 10 acres in size has opportunities for canoeing and flat-water boating…

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Kayaking in Pennsylvania: Land of the Lagoons

Exploring the serene lagoons of Presque Isle State Park by kayak provides a privileged glimpse of the flora and fauna found at Erie’s treasured peninsula park — even if you’ve never paddled a stroke. The tranquility envelops you as soon as the your kayak slides off the sandy launch area into lagoon…

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Float Your Boat: Pennsylvania Dragon Boating

Walk along Pittsburgh’s Washington’s Landing park in the summertime and you’ll hear a strange sound: war drums, beating steadily, growing slowly louder, approaching along the water. Peer through the trees to see a multi-colored, ornately carved boat streaking down the Allegheny River while 20 men…

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