| If you love being on the water and love the | | | | is about eight miles. Part of the trip is very desolate |
| outdoors, canoeing and kayaking might be a good | | | | with isolated trees along with less desolate areas. |
| way to spend a day. There are plenty of | | | | The canoes are built for two and must be picked up |
| opportunities to rent a canoe or kayak to spend a | | | | five times to cross slight dams. The Peconic Paddler |
| day in the waters of Suffolk County. | | | | located on Peconic Avenue in Riverhead runs a day |
| One great opportunity is to spend time right off | | | | trip that lasts for about four to five hours. They also |
| Montauk Point in the Atlantic Ocean exploring and | | | | rent canoes to individuals who spend the day by |
| following the finback whale. There are whale | | | | themselves without a specific trip also. |
| watching activities run and organized by the Okeanos | | | | For a combination canoe and fishing trip, try renting a |
| Ocean Research group, a non-profit research group | | | | canoe down the Nissequogue River between |
| that runs whale watching tours. You can watch | | | | Smithtown and Kings Park. You can also bring your |
| biologists do population studies of the whales and | | | | own fishing gear for the excursion. As you can see, |
| feed them as well. | | | | there are many options to kayak and canoe in |
| Another way to spend the day is to paddle down | | | | Suffolk County. Whichever you choose, make sure |
| the Peconic River in a 17 foot canoe. The entire trip | | | | you remain safe and have a great time. |