North Carolina Paddling Vacations

North Carolina Paddling Travel Guide

• North Carolina Overview
• North Carolina Hotels
• North Carolina Attractions
• North Carolina Feature Articles
• North Carolina Vacation Rentals

Other Guides for North Carolina

Active and Adventure Guide
• Aerial Sports
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• Paddling
• Beach Guide
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• Family Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
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Top Paddling Destinations In North Carolina

• Outer Banks, NC
  

Travel Guides In North Carolina

• Charlotte, NC
  • Family Guide
• Outer Banks, NC
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Asheville, NC
  • Family Guide
• Corolla, NC
  • Beach Guide
• Kill Devil Hills, NC
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Blue Ridge Parkway, VA
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Buxton, NC
  • Beach Guide
• Nantahala National Forest, NC
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Ocracoke, NC
  • Beach Guide
• Pisgah National Forest, NC
  • Active and Adventure Guide

Southeast Paddling States/Provinces

• Arkansas
• Florida
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

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  • Minnesota
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• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Top North Carolina Paddling Destinations

• Outer Banks

Feature Articles

• Schools: Current Curriculum
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  Immersion course in kayaking, rafting, and canoeing
• The Thrill of the Skill
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  Paddling
• GORP - American Canoe Association: Proposed Wild and Scenic Rivers in North Carolina
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• Carolina on My Bow
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  A new way to navigate the Tar Heel state
• Conserving the Chattooga by Dave Perrin
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Trip Ideas

• East: The Outer Banks (North Carolina)
  Top Eight Sea Kayaking Hot Spots
• Best Water Playground: Cape Hatteras National Seashore (North Carolina)
  America's Best Beaches
• Bold Colors on the Blue Ridge: Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
  GORP's Top 10 Autumn Escapes: Fall's Best Forests

Practical Advice

• A Whitewater Rafting Primer
  
• A Sea Kayaking Primer
  
• GORP - Mastering Leave No Trace - Introduction
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• GORP - How To Outfit a Family Canoe Adventure
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• GORP - Choosing a Canoe for Family Trips
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GORPTravel Trips

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  Nolichucky River Family Whitewater Rafting - The Lower Nolichucky
  Cherokee Adventures
  from $52, 1-2 days
  A relaxing trip down the Nolichucky River, perfect for the family and gentle enough for the younger children. ...
  
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  Nolichucky River Whitewater Rafting - The Upper Nolichucky
  Cherokee Adventures
  from $64, 1-2 days
  The Upper Nolichucky is one of the wildest and most scenic rivers in the Southeast - exciting and challenging! ...
  

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Paddling
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things paddling.
• KayakPro Nemo Sea Kayak
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  H2Aaahh
• Necky Manitou 13
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• Float and Gloat
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  Not every playboat is for whitewater. Maximize your summer fun on lakes, rivers, and oceans with these versatile sit-on-top kayaks.
• Sea Me
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  British adventure filmmaker JUSTINE CURGENVEN, 33, elevates sea kayaking to the highest level of action sports: cool videos!

Fitness

• Power Stroke
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  Get fit for summer's hottest sport—in less time than you'd think
• City Without Limits
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  Seattle
• The Shape of Your Life
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  Beyond the Weight Room

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Attractions

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Hotels

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GOOD FOR PADDLING

Hampton Inn Franklin
244 Cunningham Road
Franklin, NC 28734 Map

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from: $60

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Microtel Inn & Suites Maggie Valley
3777 Soco Road Rt 19
Maggie Valley, NC 28751 Map

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from: $93

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites BREVARD
1570 ASHEVILLE HWY
Brevard, NC 28712 Map

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