A blueway or water trail

Water trail

Water trails or Blueways are marked routes on navigable waterways such as rivers, lakes, canals and coastlines for people using small non-motorized boats such as kayaks, canoes, rafts, or rowboats. Some trails may be suitable for float tubing...

 is a water path or trail that is developed with launch points, camping locations and points of interest for canoeists and kayakers. Blueways are typically developed by state, county or local municipalities to encourage family recreation, ecological education and preservation of our wildlife resources.

The National Park Service

National Park Service

The National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...

 Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program has compiled a list of water trail resources, success stories, and statewide contacts for water trails.

Terminology

The blue in blueway indicates the blue in water and way indicates waterway

Waterway

A waterway is any navigable body of water. Waterways can include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...

. Blueways are usually developed in quiet still water linear bodies of water that are absent of motor powered boats.

Notable Blueways

• Tennessee River Blueway - Chattanooga, Tennessee - 50 mile blueway through Chattanooga and the Tennessee River Gorge (Tennessee's Grand Canyon)
• Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival - Southwest Florida - Calusa Blueway Paddling Festival Official Web Site. Information on Festival Events, The Great Calusa Blueway and Area Information.
• French Broad River Blueway - Knoxville, Tennessee - A complete blueway paddling guide brochure in PDF format
• The Great Calusa Blueway - Southwest Florida - The Great Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail is a 190-mile marked canoe and kayak trail that meanders through the coastal waters and inland tributaries of Lee County, Florida.
• Paradise Coast Blueway - A Collier County Florida Paddling Trail
• Pellissippi Blueway - Oak Ridge, Tennessee- The proposed Pellissippi Blueway provides over 50 miles of flatwater paddling along the Pellissippi/Clinch River.
• Harpeth River Blueway - A blueway project in Nashville, Tennessee
• Lake County Blueway - Lake County, Florida
• Franklin County, Virginia Blueways - Pigg River, Blackwater River and Smith Rivers
• Powhatan Creek Park and Blueway - Eastern Virginia
• Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - A Chesapeake Bay trail

See also

• water trail
  Water trail
  Water trails or Blueways are marked routes on navigable waterways such as rivers, lakes, canals and coastlines for people using small non-motorized boats such as kayaks, canoes, rafts, or rowboats. Some trails may be suitable for float tubing...
  
  
• waterway
  Waterway
  A waterway is any navigable body of water. Waterways can include rivers, lakes, seas, oceans, and canals. In order for a waterway to be navigable, it must meet several criteria:...
  
  
• Canoe
  Canoe
  A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
  
  
• Kayak
  Kayak
  A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
  
  
• American Canoe Association - Canoeing, kayaking, and rafting organization promoting paddlesports and river conservation.