Pickerel Lake is a wonderful location to be introduced to the world of paddling. Staff will provide instruction and equipment for an adventure on the water for a wide range of experience and ability levels. Register Here

Pickerel Lake is a wonderful location to be introduced to the world of paddling. Staff will provide instruction and equipment for an adventure on the water for a wide range of experience and ability levels. Register Here

Pickerel Lake is a wonderful location to be introduced to the world of paddling. Staff will provide instruction and equipment for an adventure on the water for a wide range of experience and ability levels. Register Here

Pickerel Lake is a wonderful location to be introduced to the world of paddling. Staff will provide instruction and equipment for an adventure on the water for a wide range of experience and ability levels. Register Here

Pickerel Lake is a wonderful location to be introduced to the world of paddling. Staff will provide instruction and equipment for an adventure on the water for a wide range of experience and ability levels. Register Here

Pickerel Lake is a wonderful location to be introduced to the world of paddling. Staff will provide instruction and equipment for an adventure on the water for a wide range of experience and ability levels.

Instructors from the National Park Service and Paddle Bridge Guide Collective will lead participants on a guided paddle with a variety of adaptive equipment available to use.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

This guided tour with National Park Service rangers and Three Rivers Park District staff starts just downstream of the Coon Rapids Dam. Free shuttle service back to Mississippi Gateway Regional Park after your paddle is provided by Three Rivers Park District.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Instructors from the National Park Service and Paddle Bridge Guide Collective will lead participants on a guided paddle with a variety of adaptive equipment available to use.

This guided tour with National Park Service rangers and Three Rivers Park District staff starts just downstream of the Coon Rapids Dam. Free shuttle service back to Mississippi Gateway Regional Park after your paddle is provided by Three Rivers Park District.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Get up close with a heron rookery (nesting birds may or may not be present), spot bald eagles, peregrine falcons, and other wildlife as you kayak down the Mississippi River. You will also pass by the Upper Harbor Terminal Project site, several industries on the river, the Lowry Avenue Bridge, and the iconic Boom Island lighthouse, with the Minneapolis skyline as your backdrop.

Note: Nesting birds at the rookery typically leave by the end of July.

This guided tour with National Park Service rangers and Three Rivers Park District staff starts just downstream of the Coon Rapids Dam. Free shuttle service back to Mississippi Gateway Regional Park after your paddle is provided by Three Rivers Park District.

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!

Explore a unique portion of this national park with a National Park Service ranger who will guide you through the back channels of a floodplain forest!