Sunset over Cedar Lake with the downtown Minneapolis skyline beyond the shoreline

Under your own power

Canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards

Open water
Experience

Watercraft & Quiet Boating

Human-powered exploration of lake and shoreline habitat.

The lake invites travel under your own power. Canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards move quietly across the surface, carrying you into coves and along shorelines that can't be reached on foot.

Without motors, the water stays calm and the wildlife unbothered. Paddle out in the early stillness and you'll share the lake with herons, turtles, and the slow drift of your own reflection.