Paddling near Stillwater, MN

Stillwater sits on the St. Croix River in Washington County, at the southern end of the Lower St. Croix section of the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway — one of the first rivers protected under the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The river draws canoeists, kayakers, and stand-up paddleboarders to its wooded bluffs and clean water, while nearby Square Lake and Lake Elmo round out the local flatwater scene.