USA Parks and Recreation Areas with Kayaking

Comprised of five in a chain of eight southern California islands near Los Angeles, Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant natural and cultural resources. Over 2,000 species of plants and animals can be found within the park. However only four mammals are endemic to the islands. One hundred and forty-five of these species are unique to the islands and found nowhere else in the world. read more...

Phone: 805-658-5730   Price Range: $0 - $735   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Ventura   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hiking, Backpacking, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Kayaking, Nature Walks, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Channel Islands

Padre Island National Seashore, encompassing 130,454 acres, is the longest remaining undeveloped stretch of barrier island in the world, and offers a wide variety of flora and fauna as well as recreation. read more...

Phone: (361) 949-8173   Price Range: $5 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Corpus Christi   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Backpacking, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Kayaking, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Padre Island National Seashore

From over 7,000 years ago to the 1960s people have quarried or mined the rich copper deposits of the Keweenaw. First, it was Native peoples that fashioned the copper into tools and trade items. Much later came the eastern investors and immigrants in one of the nations first large mineral rushes. read more...

Phone: (906) 337-3168   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Calumet   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Park   Activities: Birding, Boating and Watercraft, Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting and Shooting, Backpacking, Cross Country Skiing, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Kayaking, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing, Snowmobiling   Details Provided By: Keweenaw National Historical Park