This is list of water trails designated as part of the National Water Trails System in the United States. The designation was established by the National Park Service in 2012 as a subclass of trails in the National Recreation Trails Program, itself a component of the National Trail System. National Water Trails are fit for navigation by small, non-motorized vessels such as canoes, kayaks, and rafts.[1] [2] Eligible trails must be complete, well designed and maintained, and open to the public.[3], there are 35 National Water Trails. A number of additional water trails have been designated as National Recreation Trails, but not explicitly as National Water Trails.
| Name[4] | State | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Scenic River Trail | AL | ||
| Arkansas River Water Trail | KS | ||
| Bayou Teche Paddle Trail | LA | ||
| Black Canyon Water Trail | AZ, NV | ||
| Bronx River Blueway | NY | ||
| Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Water Trail | GA | ||
| Chippewa River Water Trail | WI | ||
| Flint River Water Trail | MI | ||
| Great Miami River Watershed Water Trail | OH | ||
| Green and Nolin Rivers Blueway | KY | ||
| Hudson River Greenway Water Trail | NY | ||
| Huron River Water Trail | MI | ||
| Kankakee River Water Trail | IN | ||
| Kansas River Trail | KS | ||
| Kitsap Peninsula Water Trail | WA | ||
| Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Water Trail | MN | ||
| Mississippi River Water Trail | IL, MO | ||
| Missouri National Recreational River Water Trail | IA, NE, SD | ||
| Mohave Water Trail | AZ, NV | ||
| Musconetcong Watershed National Water Trail | NJ | ||
| New York State Canalway Water Trail | NY | ||
| North Carolina Smoky Mountain Blueways | NC | ||
| OH, WV | |||
| Okefenokee Wilderness Canoe Trail System | GA | ||
| Red Rock Water Trail | IA | ||
| Rock River Water Trail | IL, WI | ||
| Shiawassee River Water Trail | MI | ||
| South Carolina Revolutionary Rivers Trail | SC | ||
| St. Louis River Estuary Water Trail | MN, WI | ||
| Suwannee River Wilderness Trail | FL, GA | ||
| The Island Loop Route | MI | ||
| Trinity River Paddling Trail | TX | ||
| Tualatin River Water Trail | OR | ||
| Waccamaw River Blue Trail | SC | ||
| Willamette River Water Trail | OR |