Paddling near Auburn, AL
Set in Lee County within the Tallapoosa River basin, Auburn sits at the heart of Alabama's Piedmont paddling scene. The region connects to over 3,000 miles of creeks and waterways through the Alabama Scenic River Trail, with the Tallapoosa River's Harold Banks Canoe Trail as the marquee local run and the world's longest urban whitewater course on the Chattahoochee just east in Columbus.
Top waters to paddle near Auburn
Chattahoochee River
Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Alabama River
Alabama

Martin Lake
Alabama

Bartletts Ferry Lake
Alabama, Georgia

West Point Lake
Alabama, Georgia

Tallapoosa River
Alabama, Georgia

Sougahatchee Lake
Alabama

Goat Rock Lake
Alabama, Georgia

Walter F George Reservoir
Alabama, Georgia

Lake Oliver
Alabama, Georgia
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