Wonderful Waters in All 50

 

Visit a body of water in every state!  If you have a 'water goal' in each state, let us know so we can add you to our Record Holders.

 

 

Top Water Experiences in Every State

Alabama –  Swim at Gulf Shores beaches off the Gulf of America

Alaska –  Kayak among glaciers and fjords, Go on a whale watching tour, Polar plunge in the Arctic Ocean

Arizona – Raft down the Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Hike to Havasu Falls

Arkansas – Touch the water at Hot Springs National Park

California – Surf some waves on the Pacific Ocean, Kayak with the sea otters in Monterey Bay, Kayak under the Golden Gate Bridge, See the tallest falls in the US, Yosemite Falls

Colorado –Whitewater raft Browns Canyon, Soak in Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, Swim at Medano Creek at Great Sand Dunes National Park

Connecticut – Tour the Submarine Museum in Groton on the Thames River

Delaware - Sunbathe on Atlantic Ocean beaches

Florida – Airboat through the Everglades, Swim with the manatees, Boat the intercoastal, Explore the Florida Keys

Georgia –  Explore Jekyll and Tybee Island waters

Hawaii – Night snorkel with manta rays. Snorkel at Molokai

Idaho – Dip your toes in Lake Coeur d'Alene, Float the Boise or Snake River

Illinois – Take a Chicago River Architecture boat tour, View Lake Michigan from Navy Pier

Indiana – Go to the beach at Indiana Sand Dunes National Park, Waterski on Patoka Lake

Iowa –  Kayak the Iowa River

Kansas – Swim at Wilson Lake or Lake Scott State Park

Kentucky – Canoe at Lake Cumberland

Louisiana – Go on a Bayou ride

Maine – Catch a lobster on a Lobster Boat Tour, Climb a lighthouse to view the Atlantic

Maryland – Walk the Baltimore Inner Harbor

Massachusetts – Beachwalk along Cape Cod National Seashore

Michigan – Go to the Great Lakes, Take a glass-bottom shipwreck tour in the Upper Peninsula, Kayak on Lake Superior’s Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Minnesota - Choose from 10,000 lakes, Go to the Mississippi River headwaters in Itasca, Attend a water skiing show, Ice fish, Experience Voyageurs National Park

Mississippi – Take a paddleboat down the Mississippi River

Missouri – Boat at Table Rock Lake, Canoe the Current River

Montana – Whitewater rafting on the Snake River

Nebraska – Watch the sandhill cranes on the Platte River

Nevada – Rent a houseboat on Lake Tahoe

New Hampshire – Wander the tide pools at Odiorne Point State Park, Step in the Swift River along the Kancamagus Highway

New Jersey – Ride the ferry across to the Statue of Liberty

New Mexico – Swim at Elephant Butte Lake

New York – Ride the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls, Drive through the Finger Lakes region

North Carolina – Sunbathe at the Outer Banks, Stand on Kill Devil Hills at the Wright Brothers National Memorial

North Dakota – Swim at Lake Sakakawea or Devil’s Lake, Ride the Lewis and Clark riverboat on the Missouri River

Ohio – Build a sandcastle along Lake Erie

Oklahoma – Kayak the rapids on the Mountain Fork River

Oregon – See the sea stacks along the Pacific Ocean, Sit on the shore of Crater Lake, Hike to Multnomah Falls

Pennsylvania - Cruise the Erie Canal, Tube the Delaware River

Rhode Island – Walk the Cliff Walk in Newport

South Carolina – Wade in the Atlantic Ocean

South Dakota – Walk the paths at Sioux Falls, Swim at Sylvan Lake Custer State Park

Tennessee – Raft the Ocoee River in the Smoky Mountains, Walk on the bridge over the Cumberland River in Nashville

Texas – Walk along the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Tube down the Guadalupe River,  Enjoy the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in New Braunfels

Utah – Float in the Great Salt Lake, Look at the canyon walls at Lake Powell

Vermont –Swim at the Dorset Granite Quarry, See Pikes Falls, and Fish at Lake Champlain

Virginia – Get a glimpse of the military ships at the Norfolk Naval Station

Washington – Walk along Pacific Ocean beaches

West Virginia – Raft at New River Gorge

Wisconsin – Ice fish at Lake Winnebago, Play at Noah's Ark Waterpark at Wisconsin Dells

Wyoming – Watch the Old Faithful Geyser

Washington D.C. -  Sit with your feet in the fountains at the WWII Memorial or National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

This list was compiled from All Fifty Club member experiences.  Help build this list! If you have an addition or correction, email allfiftyclub@allfiftyclub.com