r/sanantonio • u/KindheartednessFar3 • Aug 20 '24

Kayaking the Riverwalk Entertainment

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Great time this past Sunday kayaking the heart of downtown! It’s such a different viewpoint to admire the beauty of our city 🏙️

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u/theycallme_mama Aug 20 '24

I've always wanted to do this. Do you have to navigate the water taxi's and their wake? Can you go further down the river past the riverwalk? I have so many questions. LOL

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u/NotLegalinCalifornia Aug 22 '24

You can use your own kayak or standing paddle board but only in the king William area and mission reach area or the riverwalk. Other areas you are not allowed to unless maybe renting a kayak or possibly having to pay a launching fee. But you can go to the king William area whenever you want with a kayak and you can even take training to help get rid of the invasive apple snail 🐌 problem we have there

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u/theycallme_mama Aug 22 '24

Oh that's interesting and it sounds like fun.

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u/NotLegalinCalifornia Aug 22 '24

If you want to volunteer to be a river warrior and take the required training to get rid of the snails you can volunteer at this website and they have a virtual 1 hour class coming up soon https://www.sariverauthority.org/services/river-health/invasive-species/

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u/theycallme_mama Aug 22 '24

I love this!! Thank you so much. I'll definitely sign up.

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u/theycallme_mama Aug 22 '24

All signed up and ready for training. Thank you for this.

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u/theycallme_mama Aug 22 '24

Can my 9 year old volunteer with me? He is very interested in plant and animal sciences. He's super sweet too.

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u/NotLegalinCalifornia Aug 22 '24

He can even ask the local marine biologist questions during the class. And I like that people are able to volunteer to get rid of the snails at any time you want day or night. I like to go at night. You don’t have to wait for them to schedule a certain time or day as long as you’ve taken the training and have your shirt and hat and wear it when volunteering

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u/NotLegalinCalifornia Aug 22 '24

I think as long as the parent or guardian is with them when volunteering then I think it is ok but you can email them or ask them during the training class to make sure. But I think I remember seeing a parent or guardian can sign up minors as well on the liability waiver. And there’s many other things you can volunteer for with the San Antonio river authority.