Southwest Paddling Vacations

Southwest Paddling Travel Guide

• Southwest Overview
• Southwest Hotels
• Southwest Attractions
• Southwest Feature Articles
• Southwest Vacation Rentals

Other Guides for Southwest

Active and Adventure Guide
• Aerial Sports
• Biking
• Caving and Canyoneering
• Climbing
• Hiking and Backpacking
• Paddling
• Skiing
• Snow Sports
• Family Guide
• Gay and Lesbian Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Horses and Riding
  • Nature
  • Road and Rail Journeys

Top Paddling Destinations In Southwest

• Grand Canyon, AZ
  
• Big Bend National Park, TX
  
• Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, AZ
  
• Lake Powell, AZ
  
• Padre Island National Seashore, TX
  

Travel Guides In Southwest

• Austin, TX
  • Family Guide
• Houston, TX
  • Family Guide
• Sedona, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
• Flagstaff, AZ
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Boulder City, NV
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests, AZ
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Great Basin National Park, NV
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Havasu National Wildlife Refuge, AZ
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Lake Powell, AZ
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Saguaro National Park, AZ
  • Active and Adventure Guide

United States Paddling Subregions

• Mid-Atlantic
• Midwest
• Mountain West
• Northeast
• Pacific Coast
• Southeast
• Southwest

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Southwest Paddling Destinations

• Arizona
• Texas

Feature Articles

• They Call Me Groover Boy
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  But it isn't because of my dance moves. My life at the helm of a Colorado River latrine raft.
• Wake Them Up With a Splash
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  How to bring the world's freshwater woes into focus? Try 3-D. On one of the most ambitious Imax projects to date, 44 river warriors including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Wade Davis go sloshing down the Grand Canyon—and try not to drop the million-dollar cameras into the drink.
• Kayak the Grand
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• Ain't it Just Grand
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  Climb aboard for the ultimate ride with the ultimate boat buddy: Martin Litton, the Colorado River legend and conservation warrior who, as much as any other single person, shaped the Grand Canyon float trip into an American classic
• GORP - Rio Grande River - Colorado
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Trip Ideas

• Whitewater Thrills
  
• Diving the Turks & Caicos
  

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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  Grand Canyon Rafting - 3 days
  Western River Expeditions
  from $1015, 3 days
  The awesome beauty of a Grand Canyon vacation continues in the lower 100 miles of the canyon, but the Colorado River's famous rapids, though still...
  
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  Grand Canyon River & Ranch
  Western River Expeditions
  from $1365, 4 days
  Combine the awesome beauty of your Grand Canyon tour with a one night stay at a working cattle ranch before your trip. ...
  
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  Grand Canyon Rafting - 6-7 days
  Western River Expeditions
  from $2185, 6-7 days
  In the grandest canyon of the Colorado, experience the excitement, serenity, joy and enchanting beauty of the river as it transforms this divine...
  
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  New Mexico: Poblanos, Peaks, & Pueblos
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $1998, 6 days
  From Santa Fe to Taos and the Rio Grande, enjoy the best of the authentic Old Southwest on this 6-day New Mexico vacation. ...
  
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  Rio Chama White Water Rafting
  Dvorak Expeditions
  from $320, 2-3 days
  The Rio Chama is a major tributary of the Rio Grande River in northern New Mexico, flowing through the multi-colored sandstone Rio Chama Canyon...
  

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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Harrah's Las Vegas
3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas, NV 89109 Map

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Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa
1300 Tuyuna Trail
Bernalillo, NM 87004 Map

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Inn on the Alameda
303 East Alameda
Santa Fe, NM 87501 Map

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