Once again, Genesee RiverWatch is partnering with the Genesee Waterways Center to offer our summer series of guided paddles on the Genesee and adjoining waterways.  From long experience, we know that the best way to appreciate the unique beauty of our river is to explore it from water level, along with the herons, egrets, mink, muskrat, turtles, and occasional eagles that make their homes on the river and its banks.

Below is the schedule for this year’s program.  Pre-registration is required.  Click here for pricing details and to register on the Genesee Waterways website.  Pre-registration is required.

Unless noted below, all paddles leave from, and return to, the Waterways Center dock at 149 Elmwood Avenue.  Paddlers must be at least 10 years of age (6 for the Learn to Paddle events).  Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

• Saturday, June 27 – 10:00AM – 1:00PM – Learn to Paddle & Ice Cream Social – If you have never tried kayaking before, this is the event for you – and your children aged 6 and up.
• Sunday, July 26 – 10:00AM – 2:00PM – Invasive Chestnut Pull on the Lower River, Hosted by Seneca Park Zoo – We will launch from, and return to, the Petten Street kayak dock.
• Friday, August 7 – 5:30PM – 7:30PM – Red Creek Paddle & River Clean Up – Help make the Genesee and Red Creek more beautiful for all of us by collecting trash as we enjoy a peaceful summer evening on the river.
• Saturday, September 12 – 10:00AM – 2:00PM – Canal Paddle – – Experienced paddlers only. Experience the enormous size of Erie Canal Lock 33 from your kayak as you are lowered 25 feet to the next level of the waterway.  We will leave from the Genesee Waterways dock and end our trip at Lock 32 in Pittsford.  Transportation back to the Waterways Center will be provided.
• Saturday, Sept. 19 – 9:00AM – 1:00PM – Seth Green/Lower River – Experienced paddlers only. We will meet at the Petten Street parking lot off Lake Avenue at 9:00AM SHARP.  Transportation will be provided to Seth Green Park where we will meet our boats and paddle downriver to Petten Street.  Trash bags and grabbers will be provided for anyone wishing to help beautify the river as we paddle.
• Saturday, October 3 – 3:00PM – 6:00PM – ROC the Riverway  Weekend/Rochester Skyline Paddle

Click here for more information and to register for events

Stay tuned to our social media pages for more paddle event information as the dates get closer! (Paddle dates are subject to change.)