Explore APA’s packrafting regions and learn what each area has to offer.
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Find your region below for an overview of local paddling and the states it covers.
Alaska is the heartland of modern packrafting, with an established paddling community and opportunities for long wilderness trips.
The APA forum (forum.packraft.org) features a decade's worth of inspiring trip reports and Alaskan packrafting expertise.
ND, SD, NE, KS, IL, MN, IA, MO, WI, IN, OH, MI
With an abundance of rivers, good access, and (mostly) mellow paddling, the Midwestern region is the ideal place to get into packrafting. The region also includes iconic areas such as the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota — the largest wilderness in the eastern US — the Ozarks of southern MO, the Apostle Islands of Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
MD, DC, PA, DE, NJ, NY, CT, MA, RI, NH, VT, ME
The Northeast offers everything from the Delaware Water Gap and the Adirondacks to remote packrafting loops in Baxter State Park and classic river runs.
OR, WA, ID, MT, WY
Covering a large swath of the Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountain states, APA's Northwest Region covers a vast and diverse set of packrafting opportunities. Marine packrafting around the San Juan Islands to the Snake River and Glacier National Park… the Northwest Region has it all.
CA, NV, HI
The Pacific Region includes challenging whitewater on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada, rivers that run to the Northern California coast, and paddling opportunities in Nevada and Hawaii.
FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, AR, TN, KY, WV, VA, NC, SC
Countless rivers and runs across the Southeast offer a wide range of packrafting opportunities, including urban whitewater in Richmond, Virginia.
AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT
From iconic Grand Canyon big water to a cheeky early season run through Zion Narrows and wilderness trips on the Gila River, there are myriad packrafting opportunities in the Southwest region. You’ll find an active and supportive packrafting community here.
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