Online Kayak and Paddling Resources


AdventureBid.com The Webs largest Adventure Travel Auction and Outfitter Directory. CKF receives a percentage of all trips referred through the CKF web site.
Adventure Maps Adventure Maps, Inc. has been making sport specific, waterproof, topographic maps for over nine years. Our goal is simply to get people out on trails appropriate to their ability level and return them home safely. The company has grown out of the combination of a passion for outdoor recreation and the necessity for accurate, easy to read maps.
Adventure Sports Resource Directory of California adventure sports and extreme sports.
Boat Classifieds & Forum There's a $10 fee to list the item for one year.
BoatingNews.com The latest news and information on boating, sailing, PWCs, paddling, water-skiing, scuba diving, builders, parts, charters, safety, maintenance, classic boats, magazines, docks & lifts, marinas, clubs, sailboarding, regions, waterfront properties, dealers, organizations, waterways navigation, charts, hovercraft, trailers, paints, motors, drives, outboards and so much more. Plus a classified section to sell almost anything nautical.
BoatOwners.com Links on boating, sailing, PWCs, paddling, canoe, kayak, waterskiing, scuba diving, builders, parts, charters, safety, maintenance, classic boats, magazines, docks, lifts, marinas, clubs, sailboarding, regions, waterfront properties, dealers, classified section, organizations, waterways, navigation, charts, hovercraft, trailers, paints, motors, drives, outboards and so much more.
Buddyup.com Find paddling partners on the web! An easy way to find a partner for a sport or activity and it makes it easy to then schedule an activity.
California Coastal Records Project Environmental activist Ken Adelman is taking thousands of photographs of the California coastline. His images are being used to identify illegal seawalls and for other environmental uses. So far he's taken 7,000 images, and expects this to rise to 10,000 when he's completed the entire coastline. The exact longitude, latitude and altitude are recorded with each picture.
California Creekin' a whitewater and touring guide for California boating.
Camping Reviews.com - Articles on camping, gear, and kayaking.
Canoe America dot org. CAdO is a new paddlers resource building a database on paddling locations around the world. Our database includes trip reports, slide shows, outfitter/club listings and more. Feel free to add your adventures or list outfitter services in our database.
Canoeing and Kayaking in Sweden Presents more than 360 different trips by canoe and kayak in Sweden on lakes, rivers and small streams as well as tours in archipelagos and along the coast. All kinds of tours, from whitewater paddling to sea-kayaking are covered.
Class5.info Provides information for all types of paddling, including touring, whitewater, and recreation. Our goal is to create the most comprehensive source of information available for the paddling community, all listings are completely FREE.
Dirextory.com The internet's largest resource of X-sport sites. Combines the draw of 15 X-sports with more than 10,000 websites, forming a community geared to mutually benefit all its members.
Get Outdoors Detailed information on outdoor gear, skills, clubs, events, destinations and trails throughout the US and overseas. Destination and trail finders searchable by name, terrain, activity, zip code, keyword.
GORP Great Outdoor Recreation Pages.
Groovy Adventures A non-profit adventure website.
Intercoastal Guide Hundreds of kayak related links and also links on boating, sailing, water and outdoor activities like fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, waterskiing and scuba diving, and organizations and associations that support the pursuit of these activities through education, legislation, conservation and natural resources management.
ItsBeenStolen.com Designed to help reunite people with their identifiable lost or stolen property. FREE Access, find your lost/stolen boat or check if a boat you are thinking of buying has been stolen.
KayakingClubs.com - an online guide to kayak clubs.
Kayaking San Diego Information on rentals, gear, put-ins, fishing, diving, weather, where to go, and where to eat in the San Diego area.
Kayakshops.com "Resource directory for 1st quality kayaks, gear, & advice" -- Featuring independent shops and specialty manufacturers nationwide. Includes a forum, articles, and links. info@kayakshops.com
Kay-Yak.com Contains links to other kayak related sites and also has a bulletin board.
MapCard.com - The premiere mapping tool for outdoor recreation. Access, customize, save, and print seamless USGS topographic maps and aerial photos... all from any PC with Internet access!
Marine & Coastal Wildlife - Information on various wildlife you may encounter.
Mariner Kayaks - Check out their lost/stolen area.
MyTopo.com - The web's first print-on-demand service for custom, waterproof topo maps and aerial photos. You also have the ability to order topos and air photos on a glossy paper, more appropriate for framing.
Nauticfriend.com The Ultimate Water Sports Portal, The Best Links Sorted Out To Fit The Best.
Ocean Portal A high-level directory of Ocean Data and Information related web sites. Its objective is to help scientists and other ocean experts in locating such data & information.
Paddling.net A great resource site that offers FREE classifieds, articles, newsletter, photos, reviews, guides, and links.
Playak.com A resouce site primarily focusing on playboating and extreme paddling.
Red Rock Wilderness Store Lots of "how to" articles and canoe/kayak related information.
Sea Conditions Rating System by Eric Soares... Caution this system is meant to enhance other types of judgment, not to be used in a cookbook fashion.
seapaddler.co.uk A sea kayaking online resource that covers: tips, photos, articles, book reviews, video clips, newsletter, and more!
SEE Kayak A directory of sea kayaking related web sites.
Shark Research Committee Research on the general biology, behavior and ecology of sharks indigenous to waters off the Pacific Coast.
Spadout - Sport/Adventure/Outdoors: Kayaking links and info.
Surfline - Surf reports, live cams and more.
The Mother of All Maritime Links Anything & everything related to the sea.
The Smith River for Rafters and Kayakers Description of whitewater runs on the Smith River and California river flows.
Trails.com Resource for planning outdoor/travel activities. The site features over 22,000 detailed trail descriptions covering 12 different outdoor activities (e.g. skiing, biking, kayaking, hiking) across North America. It also has free topo maps, real-time weather, trail reviews and more.
TRAKtag A FREE Lost and Found worldwide service. Property marking of personal property to ensure it is traceable back to its rightful owner if it's lost or stolen. Free newsletter on personal safety and lost and found issues.
Ultimate Directory of Kayak Links This site really lives up to its name!
University of Sea Kayaking The mission of USK is to promote sea kayaking education (founded by Wayne Horodowich)
WaveMaster USA Kayak surfing instructions and tips.
WetDawg Water sports news, feature stories, photography, interactive email with pros, soon-to-be-international water directory, tips & techniques from experts, message board, adventure travel research, etc. Submissions of pictures and stories welcome!
xackers.net all kayaking, extreme white water kayaking preferably :) besides that, you'll also find more about the regular playboating and freestyle scene, creeking material, videos, links, trip-reports, adventures, etc.
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Updated on April 15, 2008