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Some of the first water trails following Iowa DNR guidelines will be developed this summer. This page will be a growing resource for canoeists and kayakers to find water trails - segments of rivers and lakes that have been developed in ways friendly toward canoeists and kayakers, where ample warning is provided for known hazards like low-head dams, and where portage exist either to get around hazards or to get from one body of water to another.
Stay tuned for more details!
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Dam locations
Be safe, and be prepared. Accidents, sometimes deadly, occur at low-head dams every year. Check this recently updated
map of dams on major rivers in Iowa,*.pdf for the segment of river you plan to use.
Paddle Safe
Iowa DNR wants you to be safe on the water. A good first toward knowing what you need to know on the water in paddlecraft is the American Canoe Associations "
SmartStart" brochure,*.pdf (3.1MB). To order paper copies for your group, please e-mail
watertrails2@dnr.iowa.gov. Any time you go out on the water, wear your PFD!
Renting canoes and kayaks
Check out our latest listing of places where you can rent a canoe or a kayak:
Canoe & Kayak Rentals,*.pdf
State Designated Water Trails
New DNR River Maps
Other Water Trails
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