National Water Trails System

Best Management Practice Category: Recreation Opportunities

Definition:

The water trail route has established public access points that accommodate a diversity of trip lengths and provide access to a variety of opportunities for recreation and education.

Bronx River Blueway NRT Map

Bronx River Blueway NRT Map
Map of Access points along a Water Trail: Good maps are essential to helping users find where they can access a waterway, how far they can reasonably go in a day, where they can camp, and where to take out.

Recreation on the Hudson River

Recreation on the Hudson River: a history of improvement and enjoyment.

NFCT Trip Planner

NFCT Trip Planner
Trip planning along a water trail: Planning your trip is critically important to having fun on a water trail. Good water trails have trip planning tools to help users determine where they should go, what they should take, and so forth.