December 15, 2025
For many visitors, the Virginia Water Trails are the entry point to rural coastal Virginia — a region shaped by winding tidal rivers, quiet creeks and broad Chesapeake Bay shorelines. …
Category: Northern Neck
July 2, 2025
Did you know there are two dozen launch sites for canoes/kayaks/paddleboards between the Yeocomico River and Indian Creek? The Northumberland Association For Progressive Stewardship (NAPS) has produced a new, improved and completely updated …
Continue reading “New Updated Paddler’s Guide to Northumberland County, VA Now Available”
July 2, 2025
Historic waterway is a refuge for wildlife – and humans. When you dip a paddle into Cat Point Creek, you become part of a story that began soon after the …
Continue reading “Paddlers are time traveling at Cat Point Creek by Woodie Walker”
May 17, 2024
The Menokin Foundation announces the Power of Place: Conservation, Kayaking, and Culture Festival taking place Saturday, July 13th from 8am to 5pm at Menokin. Come celebrate the Northern Neck’s pristine …
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September 26, 2023
A new kayak/canoe launch is being constructed on the Great Wicomico River to extend your paddle! At Glebe Point on the Great Wicomico River between Burgess and Wicomico Church off …
September 20, 2023
Paddling on the Potomac River in opposition to wind and tide can be a challenge, but paddlers can find quieter water and tranquil views in Monroe Bay. For a long …
Continue reading “Colonial Beach Paddling & Tips for Novices”
September 18, 2023
Tucked away in Virginia’s historic Northern Neck and on the Middle Peninsula is Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). Here over 10,000 acres of land have been set …
July 18, 2023
Paddling to a beach sounds delightful, doesn’t it? Beaches that you can drive to are typically mobbed with people. But if you could paddle to a beach that’s not accessible …
Continue reading “Paddle to a Secluded Beach in Coastal Virginia”
June 12, 2023
Virginia Indians knew the Northern Neck peninsula by its villages and bodies of water. The current names of many of those waterways and settlements trace their origins to the Virginia …
Continue reading “Paddling through History in the Northern Neck”
August 22, 2022
Virginia’s water trails are not just about paddling. When you find yourself paddling a remote trail, with few signs of modern development along the shorelines, it’s almost as though you’ve …
