Paddling New York City

Kayak, Canoe, and Stand-Up Paddle the Greatest Waters in the Five Boroughs and Long Island

Erik Baard

The waters of New York City and Long Island provide extensive and unique paddling experiences. There are reaches accommodating every ability level, and are suitable for an array of crafts including, touring kayaks, recreational kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and canoes. A guidebook dedicated to the city would make for a compelling resource for growing demographics of outdoor enthusiasts living in or near the city seeking readily accessible recreation, as well as support environmental improvements, and reduce their impact by exploring locally. This guidebook provides vital information paddlers need to safely and fully experience the rush of paddling around one of the world’s busiest ports.

Globe Pequot / Falcon Guides

Pages: 224 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-5834-1 • Paperback • June 2025 • $19.95 • (£14.99)

978-1-4930-5835-8 • eBook • June 2025 • $19.00 • (£14.99) (coming soon)

Series: Paddling Series

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Water Sports

Paddling New York City

Kayak, Canoe, and Stand-Up Paddle the Greatest Waters in the Five Boroughs and Long Island

Paperback

Summary

The waters of New York City and Long Island provide extensive and unique paddling experiences. There are reaches accommodating every ability level, and are suitable for an array of crafts including, touring kayaks, recreational kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and canoes. A guidebook dedicated to the city would make for a compelling resource for growing demographics of outdoor enthusiasts living in or near the city seeking readily accessible recreation, as well as support environmental improvements, and reduce their impact by exploring locally. This guidebook provides vital information paddlers need to safely and fully experience the rush of paddling around one of the world’s busiest ports.

Details

Globe Pequot / Falcon Guides

Pages: 224 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4930-5834-1 • Paperback • June 2025 • $19.95 • (£14.99)

978-1-4930-5835-8 • eBook • June 2025 • $19.00 • (£14.99) (coming soon)

Series: Paddling Series

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Water Sports

Author

Erik Baard has been leading kayak tours of New York City for nearly a quarter century and has founded several paddling organizations. He’s a native New Yorker from a lineage of working mariners. He was honored by the state as “The Greenest New Yorker” for his environmental education projects, won the Best Reporting “Deadline Club” prize from the New York chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in two categories. He’s written about kayaking and harbor life for the Hudson River Watertrail Guide, The The New Yorker, The Village Voice, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time Out New York, and other media.