Water Sports

Tourists can enjoy water sports in great lakes in the north and Florida, Miami, Miami Beach and California in US. Local people and tourists can try their hands at canoeing, kayaking, surfing, rowing, yachting, diving, snorkeling and scuba diving. These sports require a bit of gear and can be undertaken with some guidance from the professional trainers and observers. There are approximately 630 local water ski clubs throughout the US.

Snorkeling and diving can be undertaken on the reefs of the Florida keys. Surfing is popular on the beaches like Cocoa beach, New Smyrna Beach and last but not the least, the Sebastian inlet.

The Gorge, Portland, is a unique venue for windsurfing. Depending on the wind and the local dam release, you can get logo high, rolling swell (perfect for jumping) along with flat water at the edges for some freestyle/carving action! You can also drive to the coast for a dose of wave riding.

South Padre Island is also well known for windsurfing, wave riding, parasailing, surfing, skiing, snorkling, scuba diving, kiteboarding and kayaking.