| Rental trips include a canoe or kayak, paddles, PFDs (personal floatation devices) and a shuttle. Shuttles for private boaters are $20 per boat. For an additional $5 per person, all rental trips can be guided trips for groups of four or more.
GRAHAM LANDING
TO SWEPSONVILLE RIVER PARK
2.1 miles, 1 hour
$30 per single kayak
$40 per tamdem canoe or tamdem kayak
This trip is best for those interested in a little excitement. Class I and class I+ rapids cause the paddler to negotiate both natural and man-made objects. (map)
GREATER ALAMANCE CREEK PADDLE
2.7 miles, 1.5 hours
$30 per single kayak
$40 per tamdem canoe or tamdem kayak
Great for beginning paddlers and anyone who likes the feel of a remote, intimate river, this trip offers gentle flowing water, steep wooded slopes and unsuspecting birds and wildlife. (map)
RED SLIDE PARK
TO GRAHAM LANDING
3.2 miles, 1.5 hours
$30 per single kayak
$40 per tamdem canoe or tamdem kayak
Great for beginning paddlers and anyone interested in nature, this trip features easy paddling and opportunities to watch birds and wildlife. (map)
BYNUM UPRIVER PADDLE
4.5 miles, 2.5 hours
$40 per single kayak
$50 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
The flatwater upriver of the dam is especially well suited for both beginner paddlers and anyone interested in nature. Parents paddling with children find the experience particularly gratifying. (map)
GLENCOE RIVERSIDE PARK
TO RED SLIDE PARK
4.7 miles, 2.5 hours
$40 per single sit-on-top kayak
Numerous class I and class II rapids make this a particularly challenging stretch of river. Although the river flows through both urban and industrial areas, the rapids are fun to negotiate and there are enough remote sections with birds and wildlife to observe. (map)
GREATER ALAMANCE CREEK ACCESS
TO SAXAPAHAW LAKE
6.5 miles, 4 hours
$40 per single kayak
$50 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
Greater Alamance Creek offers paddlers a remote setting with lots of birds and wildlife. An even greater variety and abundance of birds and wildlife is available to see as the paddler continues downriver to Saxapahaw Lake. (map)
OLD GREENSBORO HIGHWAY
TO CHICKEN BRIDGE ROAD
5.5 miles, 3 hours
$40 per single sit-on-top kayak
There are many class I rapids and enough class II rapids to make this remote section of river both relaxing and exciting. Like the area upriver of the put-in, the river is particularly beautiful with lots of birds and wildlife to observe. (map)
RED SLIDE PARK
TO SWEPSONVILLE RIVER PARK
5.2 miles, 2.5 hours
$40 per single kayak
$50 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
This trip is best for those with some previous paddling experience. Class I and class I+ rapids add to the excitement of paddling this stretch of river. Birds and wildlife are easy to observe. (map)
SAXAPAHAW LAKE & UPRIVER
5.5 miles, 3 hours
$40 per single kayak
$50 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
A leisurely day of paddling awaits beginner and experienced paddlers alike upriver of the dam on Saxapahaw Lake. This is a great introductory experience particularly for parents paddling with children. This is a loop trip ending at the same place where you begin. (map)
SAXAPAHAW RIVERSIDE LANDING
TO OLD GREENSBORO HIGHWAY
5.5 miles, 3 hours
$40 per single sit-on-top kayak
The many class I rapids and the long, beautiful class II rapid make this section of the river both fun and exciting, while surrounding mature floodplain forests make it a particularly beautiful stretch of river, rich with birds and wildlife. (map)
SHALLOW FORD NATURAL AREA
TO INDIAN VALLEY ACCESS
5.2 miles, 2.5 hours
$40 per single kayak
$50 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
Originating from the 192-acre riverside park in northeastern Alamance County, this river trip is good for the beginner paddler and anyone who enjoys a remote, intimate river experience. Near the end of the trip, paddlers must carry around, not paddle over, the low-head dam at Indian Valley. (map)
SWEPSONVILLE RIVER PARK
TO SAXAPAHAW LAKE
4.7 miles, 2.5 hours
$40 per single kayak
$50 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
Enjoyed by inexperienced and experienced paddlers alike, this trip offers a variety of flatwater river conditions and landscapes, along with the opportunity to watch birds and wildlife. (map)
GLENCOE RIVERSIDE PARK
TO GRAHAM LANDING
8 miles, 4 hours
$50 per single sit-on-top kayak
The first half of this trip offers exciting class I and class II rapids as the river flows through urban and industrial areas. The second half of this trip offers a more remote paddling experience with gently, flowing water and lots of birds and wildlife. (map)
GLENCOE RIVERSIDE PARK
TO SWEPSONVILLE RIVER PARK
10 miles, 5 hours
$50 per single sit-on-top kayak
This paddling experience offers class I and class II rapids during the first third of the trip, remote flatwater for the second third of the trip and ends with class I and class I+ rapids during the final third of the trip. (map)
GRAHAM LANDING
TO SAXAPAHAW LAKE
7.8 miles, 4 hours
$50 per single kayak
$60 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
This trip is best for those with previous paddling experience who want more time on the water. Paddlers maneuver through both natural and man-made objects and enjoy opportunities to watch birds and wildlife. (map)
RED SLIDE PARK
TO SAXAPAHAW LAKE
11 miles, 5.5 hours
$50 per single kayak
$60 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
This trip is best for anyone wanting a weekend overnight canoe camping trip that offers different river conditions, including class I and class I+ rapids, different forests and landscape types, solitude, an isolated campsite and many opportunities to watch birds and wildlife. (map)
SAXAPAHAW LAKE & UPRIVER
9 miles, 5 hours
$50 per single kayak
$60 per tandem canoe or tandem kayak
A leisurely day of paddling awaits beginner and experienced paddlers alike upriver of the dam on Saxapahaw Lake. This is a great introductory experience particularly for parents paddling with children. This is a loop trip ending at the same place where you begin. (map)
SAXAPAHAW RIVERSIDE LANDING
TO CHICKEN BRIDGE
11 miles, 5.5 hours
$50 per single sit-on-top kayak
This trip is perfect for anyone wanting a longer and exciting whitewater experience coupled with beautiful, remote scenery and lots of birds and wildlife. (map)
SPIRIT ISLAND CAMPOUT
9 miles, overnight camping
$60 per canoe for the first day, $35 for the second day
$10 per person camping fee or $50 per platform for up to six people
Need to get away for the weekend, but don't want to go too far from home? Spirit Island, reached by a segment of river without rapids, is an ideal place to shed the stresses of an urban lifestyle and enjoy isolation, beautiful scenery and plenty of birds and wildlife. (map)
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