Arizona Trailblazers Hiking Club
Canyon Lake Kayaking

when	December 17, 2025 Wednesday
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where	Canyon Lake
the kayak	This will be the Arizona Trailblazers first Canyon Lake Holiday Picnic & Paddle, hopefully becoming an annual tradition. Bring your own kayak, paddleboard (SUP), or canoe, rent a kayak, paddleboard, or canoe, or borrow a kayak, paddleboard, or canoe.     We’ll start paddling from the Boulder Recreation Area (see directions below) at around 9:00 a.m. and return to the area at Noon. Norma and Anna will start preparations for a group picnic then, and we’ll all sit down to eat around 1:00 p.m. Please bring a side dish or dessert item to share with others. We’ll each bring our own main dish for the picnic.     If you don’t care to kayak or paddleboard, you’re welcome to just show up for the picnic around 12:30. There will also be beach games like beanbag toss and horseshoes. If anyone has any other games to bring, please feel free to do so.     Please be advised that we may have to postpone this trip due to unfavorable weather conditions, especially high winds on the lake. Required: •  Life Jacket •  At least 2 liters of water •  Rain poncho •  Hat, sunblock, sunglasses Recommended: •  Lunch or snacks •  Camera
distance	5 to 6 miles of kayaking / paddleboarding.
time	4 to 5 hours, with rest breaks, a lunch stop, and photo ops.
EC	none
elevations	1,660 feet.
type	loop
starting at	Acacia Picnic Site
rating	"C"     Rate yourself as a kayaker.
dogs allowed	no
cost	You will need either a Tonto Pass, Senior Pass, National Parks Pass, or America the Beautiful Pass to park in the Acacia Picnic Site. Be sure to display your pass on a hang tag or place it on your dashboard. The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5/non-member.
weather	Apache Junction
leader	You must email the leader to confirm.
meet	9:00 AM at the Boulder Recreation Area.
drive	•  Take US 60 east to Idaho Road. • Take Idaho Road north to the Apache Trail (SR 88). Turn right onto the Apache Trail. • Drive across the first bridge over First Water Cove. Continue driving past the Acacia Picnic Site and the Palo Verde Boating Site. Just past the Sheriff Aid Station take an immediate right turn onto a small spur road to the Boulder Recreation Area & Picnic Site. • Drive to the first ramada with covered picnic tables. We will launch our kayaks/paddleboards from the wide sand and gravel beach at the Boulder Recreation Area and park our vehicles in the nearby parking lot. Restrooms are located nearby.

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