Water trails (also known as blueways ) are marked routes on navigable waterway such as rivers , lakes , canals , and coastlines for recreational use. They allow access to waterways for non-motorized boats and sometimes motorized vessels, inner tubes , and other craft. Water trails not only require suitable access points and take-outs for exit but also provide places ashore to camp and picnic or other facilities for boaters.
2-468: The Cascadia Marine Trail is a 150-mile (240 km) water trail on Puget Sound . Created in 1993, it is designated as one of the 16 National Millennium Trails and suitable for day or multi-day trips. It has over 50 campsites to visit. People can boat to the campsites from many public and private launch sites or shoreline trailheads. In 1994, it was designated a National Recreation Trail . This Island County, Washington state location article
4-633: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Water trail Water trails may be in public or private waters. In the United States, many water trails are assisted by the National Park Service . Local statutes may apply to landowners who steward water trails and the boaters who use them. Much of the Trans Canada Trail will be a network of water trails open to canoes and other small vessels. Recreational use of water trails
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