Kayakers looking to add to their sea kayak adventures and explorations will find plenty of destinations to choose from in sea kayak guides. These are some of those available.

Sea Kayaking Guide to Central and Northern California

Authors Roger Schumann and Jan Shriner included more than 40 sea kayak trips with more than 100 alternative routes. Created for beginners along with expert sea kayakers, the book includes mile-for-mile route descriptions, prominent landmarks, maps, and interesting views.

Sea Kayaking in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay: Day Trips on the Tidal Tributaries and the West and East Shore Shores

Written by Michael Savario and Andrea Nolan, it bills itself as the first and only kayak guide to the Chesapeake Bay region. The book covers more than 30 trips.

The Chesapeake watershed covers more than 64,000 square miles and drains parts of six states plus Washington, DC The tidal shoreline is 4,600 miles long. There are more than 400 rivers and streams.

This guide covers voyages in the Bay, on the tributaries, and along the east and west coasts. Details include entrances, exits, winds, currents, equipment, safety and rowing. Sidebars point out the ecology of the marshes, wildlife, and social and maritime history.

Low impact rowing techniques are discussed along with hypo/hyperthermia, and more.

Sea Kayaking Along the Mid-Atlantic Coast: Coastal Paddling Adventures from New York to the Chesapeake Bay

Veteran coastal paddler Tamsin Venn chose 30 kayak trips along the mid-Atlantic coastline to comprehend in this guide. Detailed route descriptions are provided, along with local history, wildlife, ecology, maps and NOAA chart references, access, parking, takeoff and landing, trip mileage, port information, tidal ranges, currents, weather, equipment and more.

Scottish canoe classics

Eddy Palmer chose his 25 favorite inland tourist routes and included them here. Numerous photographs and specially commissioned maps provide details. It is worth doing open canoe routes and touring kayaks. There is a lot of variety. Trips run on inland lakes, protected marine lakes and rivers up to Grade 2.

Sea kayaking (adventure trips outside)

Veteran kayaker Jonathan Hanson details 25 coastlines spanning seven seas from the Northwest Territories to Baja California, from the Great Barrier Reef to the Everglades, from the Greek Islands to Tierra del Fuego, from the Red Sea to Fiji. Readers will discover how to see mighty orcas (killer whales) off the coast of British Columbia, dolphins competing in the Sea of ​​Cortez off Baja California, beluga whales cruising the Arctic, and gray seals and puffins on the cliffs of the Scottish Hebrides.

Wild Coast (The)

Volume 1: A Kayaking, Hiking, and Recreation Guide for North and West Vancouver Island

John Kimantas covers the geography, ecology, history, and attractions of northern and western Vancouver Island with dozens of photos and color maps. Eleven chapters are included. Each one describes a different area of ​​the island with amenities, attractions, ecology, history, place names, landing sites, campgrounds, and general trivia. This guide enables the reader to plan and make the most of exploring this spectacular coastline.

From the United States to the Great Barrier Reef and Vancouver Island, these guides offer sea kayaking trips for beginners and experts alike.