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Paddle KC is an active paddling club for Kansas City area kayakers, paddleboarders, and canoeists. We are an ACA Paddle America Club hosting over 90 events a year around Kansas City and beyond. If you own a boat or board, join us at paddlekc.com!

We're all about getting out on the water together to enjoy great experiences, explore outdoor places, learn and share skills, and grow connections and friendships with fun-loving kayakers, paddleboarders, and canoeists. Frequent monthly events include outings on local lakes and rivers, weekend trips to paddling and camping destinations, night paddles, skills and safety clinics, annual special events, sea kayaking adventures, whitewater trips, and unique adventures at bucket list destinations.We follow paddlesport industry safety guidelines as well as careful pandemic safety measures.

Paddle KC is a registered ACA Paddle America Club, which adds many benefits for members. In addition to frequent paddling with safety-minded experienced paddlers, the club offers members skills training, discounts and also limited-attendance special adventures for intermediate and advanced paddlers.

If you live outside the Kansas City area you are welcome to join but are required to participate within 30 days of joining, and attend additional events occasionally. Our focus is on showing up and sharing great times! 

Examples of activities...

  • Weekend/Weekday Paddles Every Month, Scheduled in Advance or Last-Minute
  • Paddle Lakes in Kansas City Area and Beyond
  • Sunrise, Moonlight and Full Moon Paddles
  • River Floats in Kansas and Surrounding States
  • Dog Paddles (With Dogs In Boats and On Paddleboards)
  • Skills and Safety Training Clinics
  • Underground Kayaking (camping AND kayaking in a cave!)
  • Kayak DIY Upgrades Clinic & Cookout
  • Online Paddlers Show & Tell events
  • New Paddler Clinics
  • Kayaking Games Day & Scavenger Hunt
  • Kayaking & Craft Beer Events
  • Paddleboarding Intro and Skills Practice
  • Workout and Endurance Paddles
  • Bucket List Destination Trips Featuring Paddling
  • Park Service Project, Hike, Fireside Chili Sampling 
  • Canoecopia Paddlesports Show & Learning Sessions (Madison, WI)
  • Missouri Whitewater Championships Trip 
  • Monday Night Weekly SUP & Kayak Paddles  
  • Endurance Races
  • Kansas (Kaw) River Day Floats and Multi-DayKayak Camping Trips
  • Spring Kansas City Paddling Kickoff at Hillsdale Lake
  • Missouri River Night Paddle
  • 3rd Annual Fireworks On The Water. REI participating sponsor
  • National Girl Scouts Adventure at Hillsdale Lake
  • MR340 River Race Volunteering on Ramps Across Missouri River
  • Acadia National Park Sea Kayaking in Maine
  • Annual Fall Float Weekend
  • Labor Day Kayak Camping Trip
  • Fri Oct 18-20. Camp, Kayak, Hike Lake Scott (West KS)
  • Mon Dec 30-Jan 1. Current River Kayaking Clinics and First Day Float 
  • Bucket List Trips (past included Mardi Gras, Swamp and River in Louisiana, Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, Chicago River)

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