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. …

Northern Neck Hidden History Trail website shown on multiple devices with logo and NNKHiddenHistoryTrail.org URL

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 …


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 …


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 …

Marsh and Waterview from Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve

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 …


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 …


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 …


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 …

historic hand-drawn map of coastal Virginia


March 15, 2022

If you’ve been thinking about planning a getaway to paddle some of Virginia’s Water Trails, but you haven’t yet chosen when to go, consider planning your trip to coincide with …