Paddling near Augusta, GA

Sitting in Richmond County on the Georgia–South Carolina line, Augusta anchors the Serene18 Paddle Trail, a self-guided network of five routes spread across 18 square miles of calm water. The marquee run is the Augusta Canal — Georgia's first National Heritage Area and the only industrial-era power canal still operating for its original purpose. Just upstream lies the Savannah River and Clarks Hill Lake, the largest man-made lake in Georgia at roughly 71,100 acres.