Paddle with a Ranger occurs weekly at multiple sites throughout the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area corridor. View the calendar here.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
What a way to start your morning then an early morning paddle out on Pickerel Lake? Tap in to nature and yourself on a self guided meditative float. Bring your coffee!
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Third Space Thursday is a community gathering in the park to share food, meet neighbors, and access the river. Connect with your community over importance of preserving river access, yoga, birding, and other activities, talking up MPC programs, and experiencing the river firsthand on a BIPOC evening paddle. Paddle share aims to host this program as bi-weekly “come as you are” events with the main goal in getting people out in nature.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
What a way to start your morning then an early morning paddle out on Pickerel Lake? Tap in to nature and yourself on a self guided meditative float. Bring your coffee!
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
What a way to start your morning then an early morning paddle out on Pickerel Lake? Tap in to nature and yourself on a self guided meditative float. Bring your coffee!
Third Space Thursday is a community gathering in the park to share food, meet neighbors, and access the river. Connect with your community over importance of preserving river access, yoga, birding, and other activities, talking up MPC programs, and experiencing the river firsthand on a BIPOC evening paddle. Paddle share aims to host this program as bi-weekly “come as you are” events with the main goal in getting people out in nature.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
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.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Third Space Thursday is a community gathering in the park to share food, meet neighbors, and access the river. Connect with your community over importance of preserving river access, yoga, birding, and other activities, talking up MPC programs, and experiencing the river firsthand on a BIPOC evening paddle. Paddle share aims to host this program as bi-weekly “come as you are” events with the main goal in getting people out in nature.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Third Space Thursday is a community gathering in the park to share food, meet neighbors, and access the river. Connect with your community over importance of preserving river access, yoga, birding, and other activities, talking up MPC programs, and experiencing the river firsthand on a BIPOC evening paddle. Paddle share aims to host this program as bi-weekly “come as you are” events with the main goal in getting people out in nature.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
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 that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Third Space Thursday is a community gathering in the park to share food, meet neighbors, and access the river. Connect with your community over importance of preserving river access, yoga, birding, and other activities, talking up MPC programs, and experiencing the river firsthand on a BIPOC evening paddle. Paddle share aims to host this program as bi-weekly “come as you are” events with the main goal in getting people out in nature.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Third Space Thursday is a community gathering in the park to share food, meet neighbors, and access the river. Connect with your community over importance of preserving river access, yoga, birding, and other activities, talking up MPC programs, and experiencing the river firsthand on a BIPOC evening paddle. Paddle share aims to host this program as bi-weekly “come as you are” events with the main goal in getting people out in nature.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Explore a unique portion of this national park that’s reminiscent of a Louisiana bayou, with a National Park Service ranger as your guide.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
Pickerel Lake is an excellent location for beginners to learn about paddling. The program is also great for those who want to brush up on their paddling skills. National Park Service park rangers will be your guide on this outdoor adventure.
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!
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.
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!
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!
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!
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.
