Things to do

Boating in national parks

The National Park Service lists 24 things to do tagged “Boating” in 19 parks and sites. Curecanti National Recreation Area has the most (3). Each listing links to the NPS page with details. Data is from the NPS snapshot of Oct 28, 2026.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 3:52 AM EDT · NPS Data API

Showing 24 of 24 listings.

Listing	Park	Time needed	Season	Notes
Bay Venture Outfitters, North East, MD	Chesapeake Bay	60-240 Minutes	Spring, Summer, Fall	Reservation, Fee
Boat on Blue Mesa Reservoir	Curecanti National Recreation Area	—	Spring, Summer, Fall	Fee
Boat on Crystal Reservoir	Curecanti National Recreation Area	—	Summer, Fall	—
Boat on Morrow Point Reservoir	Curecanti National Recreation Area	—	Summer, Fall	—
Boating at Amistad	Amistad National Recreation Area	—	—	Fee
Boating at Fort Pulaski	Fort Pulaski National Monument	—	Year-round	—
Boating at Lake Roosevelt NRA	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	—	Year-round	Fee
Boating Fire Island	Fire Island National Seashore	—	Spring, Summer, Fall	Reservation, Fee
Boating in Canyonlands	Canyonlands National Park	1-12 Days	Year-round	Reservation, Fee
Boating in Katmai National Park and Preserve	Katmai National Park & Preserve	—	Summer	Reservation, Fee
Boating in Rock Creek Park	Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, Rock Creek Park	—	—	Reservation, Fee
Boating in the Backwaters	Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve	1-24 Hours	Year-round	—
Boating in the Missouri NRR	Missouri National Recreational River	—	Year-round	Fee
Chronic Sailing	Chesapeake Bay	3-8 Hours	Spring, Summer, Fall	Reservation, Fee
Float the Savonoski Loop	Katmai National Park & Preserve	4-10 Days	—	Reservation
Kayak in the park with Paddle Share	Mississippi National River & Recreation Area	—	Summer	Reservation, Fee
Motorboating in the North Cascades	North Cascades National Park	—	Spring, Summer, Fall	—
Non-Kayak Boating at Pictured Rocks	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	—	Spring, Summer, Fall	—
Paddle Sports at Mowich Lake	Mount Rainier National Park	2-8 Hours	Summer, Fall	Fee
Paddling in the North Cascades	North Cascades National Park	—	Year-round	—
Rafting in the North Cascades	North Cascades National Park	—	Summer	—
Ride the Ferry	Gulf Islands National Seashore	30-60 Minutes	Spring, Summer	Fee
Skiffin’ Down to Nottingham on Mattaponi Creek	Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail	—	Year-round	Fee
Whitewater Boating	New River Gorge National Park & Preserve	—	Spring, Summer, Fall	—

Parks with the most boating listings

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Sources

National Park Service Data API — things to do (developer.nps.gov), snapshot of Oct 28, 2026. Listings, seasons and fees can change; confirm on nps.gov. The NPS does not endorse this site.