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Water is for everyone. Everyone should be able to access and enjoy it. The PaddleWays app is your all-in-one digital tool for discovering, planning and navigating better paddling adventures. It provides detailed maps, real-time conditions, and more than 48,000 points of interest, for free.

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Buying used equipment and apparel from NRS is a great way to outfit yourself on a budget. Grab these used deals before they’re gone, and start planning your next adventure.

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Gateway Towns: North Fork, Idaho » The last stop for many river trips, North Fork, Idaho, a tiny paddler’s gateway town, is the nexus for endless wilderness adventures.

Self-Support Simplicity on the Selway River » Despite her inexperience with self-support kayaking, Ellie Friedmann jumped at the chance to paddle the rugged, Wild & Scenic Selway River.

Paddle Tribal Waters Part II: Bring the Salmon Home » The Paddle Tribal Waters Program is using the first descent of a free-flowing Klamath to raise the next generation of tribal leaders and reconnect the Indigenous Youth of the Klamath River Basin to their heritage and homeland.

The Captain of Planning and Worry » For his first Middle Fork trip, Nathan Boddy—aka the Captain of Planning and Worry— brought his trusty “Verdito.” Was it the right call?

Reverie in the Backcountry » For fly fishing guide Jack Scott, the New Zealand backcountry is the perfect environment to fall in love with the sport again and again.

Checklist » From planning to packing, logistics to stoke, Checklist reminds kayakers that planning a kayaking trip is easier than you think.

Lessons in Adventure Angling on Alaska’s Lake Creek » Heaps of gear aside, fishing Alaska’s Lake Creek requires an adventurous spirit, whitewater know-how and a die-hard desire to wet a line.

Success on the Oars: What’s the Catch? » Practicing blade skills, like intentionally positioning your blade to work against or with the current, will enhance your rowing performance.

Cinque Terre » Three paddlers hop a train to Genova hoping to sea kayak 100km of coastline and explore the five fishing villages that comprise Cinque Terre.

About NRS: Northwest River Supplies

About NRS: Northwest River Supplies

In 1972, with only $2,000 in his personal savings, Bill Parks started Northwest River Supplies with one mission: to help others raft. 42 years later, Bill sold NRS to its employees. Today, the 100% employee-owned business strives to continue Bill’s legacy helping people pursue passions on the water.

At our Moscow, Idaho headquarters you’ll find passionate water-lovers just like you, from rafters to whitewater kayakers, sea kayakers to stand up paddlers, kayak anglers to fly fishermen. Our lives, and livelihoods, are drawn to water.