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Water Trail Maps:

Want a route mapped out for you to paddle? This is the page for you! Below are links to over 30 water trail maps for paddling trips throughout Rhode Island and the Narragansett Bay Watershed: from the Blackstone River in the north to the salt ponds in the south, and from the Taunton River watershed in the east to the Wood-Pawcatuck in the west. All maps can be downloaded and printed for free. All maps are in Adobe Acrobat format and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.

For information on the many printed books and maps available for Rhode Island and the Narragansett Bay Watershed see the Maps and Books page. For information put-ins so you can "make your own trip," see the boat launch map.

Click on the names below for more details on the paddle maps for that area

What is a "Water Trail"? You won't find trail markers or trail signs on a water trail. What you will find is a route that has been scouted by experienced paddlers and described and shown on the maps below, with information about the experience level recommended for the route, where to put in and take out, what to expect on the water, and lots of other useful information for specifically for paddlers. Many of the maps also talk about the history of the area or the wildlife you may see on the paddle.

Blackstone River


Bristol Area


Buckeye Brook


Kickemuit River


Narrow River


Olney and Barney Ponds, Moshassuck Watershed


Pawcatuck River


Pawtuxet River


Roger Williams Trail


South County Salt Ponds


Taunton River Watershed


Ten Mile River


Warwick Area Saltwater Paddles


Wood River


Woonasquatucket River


 
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