Boating

Boating in Connecticut

Where can I paddle in Connecticut? Looking to kayak or paddleboard/SUP?

The Rivers Alliance currently has a complete map of launches with 412 launches, their interface leaves a little something to be desired but definitely use them as a resource as I continue to work on this page.

Quick Links:

• Rivers Alliance of Connecticut
• Connecticut River Guide
  • CT River Boat Launches
  • CT River Camping
• Whitewater in Connecticut
• Kayaking with Lou

Work in progress below with at least 125 rivers in Connecticut and many more lakes and ponds aiming to strike a balance between most boat-able/popular and complete.

Major Rivers: 

• Connecticut River
• Farmington River
• Housatonic River
• Salmon River

Major Bodies of Water:

• Candlewood Lake
• Squantz Pond
• Bantam Lake
• Lake Zoar

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• Green Fall River
• Mystic River
• Pawcatuck River
• Poquonock River
• Shunock River
• Thames River
• Wood River

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       Block Island Sound

• • Pawcatuck River
    • Shunock River
    • Green Fall River
    • Wood River

  Long Island Sound

  • Mystic River
  • Poquonock River
  • Thames River
    • Oxoboxo River
    • Shetucket River
      • Quinebaug River
        • Pachaug River
        • Blackwell Brook
        • Moosup River
        • Five Mile River
        • Little River (Quinebaug River tributary)
        • French River
      • Little River (Shetucket River tributary)
      • Merrick Brook
        • Beaver Brook
      • Natchaug River
        • Mount Hope River
          • Fenton River
        • Bigelow Brook
        • Still River (Natchaug River tributary)
      • Willimantic River
        • Tenmile River
        • Hop River
          • Skungamaug River
    • Yantic River
  • Niantic River
  • Pattagansett River
  • Fourmile River
  • Threemile River
  • Black Hall River
  Connecticut River watershed
  • Connecticut River
    • Back River
    • Lieutenant River
    • Falls River
    • Eightmile River
    • Deep River
    • Salmon River
      • Moodus River
      • Blackledge River
      • Jeremy River
    • Sumner Brook
      • Pameacha Creek
    • Mattabesset River
      • Coginchaug River
    • Hockanum River
      • Tankerhoosen River
    • Park River – also known as Hog River and Little River
      • North Branch Park River
      • South Branch Park River
    • Podunk River
    • Farmington River
      • Pequabu River
        • Pequabuck River
      • Nepaug River
        • Poland River
      • East Branch Farmington River
        • Hubbard River
      • West Branch Farmington River
        • Still River
          • Mad River
    • Scantic River
      • Watchaug River
  • Patchogue River
  • Menunketesuck River
  • Indian River (Clinton)
  • Hammonasset River
  • Neck River
  • East River
  • West River (Guilford)
  • Branford River
  • Farm River
  Rivers of New Haven
  • Quinnipiac River
    • Muddy River
    • Tenmile River
    • Eightmile River
  • Mill River
  • West River
    • Sargent River
  • Cove River
  • Oyster River
  • Indian River (Milford)
  • Wepawaug River
  Housatonic River watershed
  • Housatonic River
    • Farmill River
    • Naugatuck River
      • Mad River
    • Halfway River
    • Pomperaug River
      • Nonnewaug River
      • Weekeepeemee River
    • Pootatuck River
    • Shepaug River
      • Bantam River
      • Marshepaug River
    • Still River
    • West Aspetuck River
      • East Aspetuck River
    • Rocky River
    • Ten Mile River
    • Hollenbeck River
    • Blackberry River
      • Whiting River
    • Konkapot River
  • Pequonnock River
  • Ash Creek
    • Rooster River
  • Mill River
  • Saugatuck River
    • West Branch Saugatuck River
    • Aspetuck River
    • Little River
  • Norwalk River
    • Silvermine River
  Rippowam River
  • Fivemile River
  • Noroton River
  • Rippowam River
  • Mianus River
  • Byram River [/expand]