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Mississippi River Canoe
Lake Itasca · United States
Challenging90 daysNorth America~£3,000 est.
Overview
Paddling the full Mississippi River from Lake Itasca in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico covers 3,730 kilometres through the heartland of America, from the knee-deep headwaters through the broad commercial river past Memphis and New Orleans to the Louisiana Delta. The upper river through the bluff country of Wisconsin and the river towns of the Mark Twain era offer the most scenic paddling, while the lower river's barge traffic and levee towns tell a different American story.
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Prefilled for 1 May 2027 — the next best-season window. Search on partner sites — opens in a new tab.
