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Paddling near Kanab, UT


Kanab sits in Kane County in southern Utah's canyon country, close to the Arizona border. The marquee paddling destination in the area is the Colorado River through Glen Canyon, where kayakers and SUP riders put in at Lees Ferry and paddle downstream past Horseshoe Bend. Lake Powell's Wahweap area and Panguitch Lake round out the accessible flatwater options within roughly 50 miles.

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