Paddling near Kansas City, KS
Seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas City sits at the confluence of the Kansas (Kaw) and Missouri Rivers at Kaw Point Park — the metro's most storied paddling launch and the start line of the annual MR340, the country's longest continuous river race at 340 miles. From the 173-mile Kansas River Water Trail to sheltered lakes like Wyandotte County Lake, paddlers here find calm flatwater, big rivers, and everything between.
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