Paddle Sports

All the best paddle sports for kids and families

7 Best Kids Stand Up Paddleboards for Water Loving Kids

Discover the best kids stand up paddleboards. Our water loving family has tried so many different paddleboards and we've got our best recommendations for kids SUPS here for you!
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15 Fantastic Kids Kayaks for 2023 From a Paddling Mom

Kids kayaks are one of the best things on the water, allowing little ones to paddle and navigate anything from a calm lake to whitewater on their own. As an avid kayaking family, we're sharing the absolute best kids kayaks you can buy!
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Boating The Chute of Muddy Creek – High Water Years

High water years delight Utah boaters who can finally paddle down Muddy Creek slot canyon. Learn all the details of this desert boat trip and safety considerations for a great trip.
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Ultimate Rafting Guide: Snake River, Jackson Wyoming

Everything you need to know about rafting the Snake River in Jackson Wyoming! The best float trips, whitewater, and best rafting for kids.
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The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Vernal, Utah

Traveling to Vernal Utah or Dinosaur National Monument and wondering what the main highlights are?  Want to make sure that ...
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Best places to raft on the Green River

The Green River, flowing through eastern Utah is one of the best sections of whitewater for family adventures in the ...
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Best Places to Kayak and Paddleboard Near Vernal Utah

There are few things that feel better on a hot day than spending the day at the lake.  Perhaps it’s ...
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10 Reasons your Family will LOVE Rafting Gates of Lodore in Dinosaur Monument

So you want to take your kids on a multi-day whitewater rafting trip? Congratulations, you are now officially one of ...
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Review: Oakiwear Trail One Piece Rain (and rafting) Suit

Before we jump right in, I want to check and see if you read yesterday’s post ” Unprepared – Lessons ...
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5 Easy Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Kayak

Isn’t it fantastic when your kids look around and think “you know, I want to be just like you”.  Okay, ...
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Westwater Canyon – When the Worst Likely Scenario Comes True

We couldn’t let winter jump on us without one more grand adventure.  So what did we do, we took  Mason ...
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Horsethief and Ruby Canyon Multi-day Rafting Trip Report

Warning:this post has a major picture overload.  These pictures will make you want to run away and escape to the ...
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Learning to kayak and letting my kids watch me fail

Trapped.  Upside down.  In a boat.  Underwater. There are few things in life that are more terrifying to me than ...
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Get your family into rafting – they’ll be thanking you for the rest of their lives!

21 years ago, my Dad and his friends came up with a crazy idea – they were going to be ...
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