The enormous Mobile-Tenshaw Delta in
Alabama is a wondrous maze of
wetlands and waterways weaving through marsh, forest, and
cypress-tupelo swamp. Several campsites are on floating docks.
www.outdooralabama.com/outdoor-adventures/bartram.cfm, (334)
242-3484
Cascadia Marine Trail
The trail extends the length and breadth of
Washington's Puget
Sound. It's one of the country's best-developed trails, and there
are 55 campsites on the trail (and growing). Imagine island camping
with
Seattle's skyline before you and a deer behind you.
www.wwta.org, (206) 545-9161
Florida Greenways and Trails System
Florida is laced with nearly 40 paddling trails; they range from
small sections of river to the roughly 100-mile Big Bend Saltwater
Paddling Trail. Most offer developed campsites along the way.
www.floridagreenwaysandtrails.com, (877) 822-5208
Lake Superior Water Trail
There's plenty of shoreline and diverse natural history on the
world's largest freshwater lake, which straddles the border of the
United States and
Canada. Make day trips from nearby towns, or use
the kayak campsites tucked among the islands. www.lswta.org, (612)
729-2879
Lake Tahoe Water Trail
It boasts 72 miles of shoreline and water that's an impossible blue
- plus all the spectacular hiking, climbing, and mountain biking
you could want. www.laketahoewatertrail.org, (530) 542-5651
Maine Island Trail
Maine's coast is magnificent, and so is its paddling; the trail
winds 350 miles, from Cape Porpoise Harbor, on the west, to Machias
Bay, down east. There are more than 150 islands and mainland sites
along the route that are available for exploring and for camping.
www.mainecoastguide.com