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RUN RECOMMENDATIONS

As I considered this book’s 50 amazing paddles, settling on the best of the best was no easy task. But for the attributes in the eight categories below, the following destinations won out based on my own experience and observation. These sites include freshwater rivers, tidal creeks, bays and harbors, water trails, and a lake. In alphabetical order, the categories are as follows:

BEST BEACHES

1 Accabonac Harbor

9 Georgica Pond

17 Mecox Bay

BEST FOR FISHING

18 Montauk Point

47 Jamaica Bay

48 Little Neck Bay

BEST GEOLOGIC SITES

15 Lloyd Harbor

18 Montauk Point

38 Hempstead Harbor

BEST FOR KIDS

3 Carmans River (Upper)

36 West Meadow Creek

41 Norman J. Levy Park, Merrick

BEST SCENERY

18 Montauk Point

29 Sebonac Creek

50 New York Upper Bay

BEST FOR SECLUSION

11 Hallock Bay

18 Montauk Point

27 Robins Island

BEST WATER TRAILS

4 Coecles Harbor Marine Water Trail

New York City Water Trail (includes all paddles in Part Three)

BEST FOR WILDLIFE

18 Montauk Point

35 Three Mile Harbor

47 Jamaica Bay