Many boating programs run by local volunteers provide free basic instruction and equipment to the public on select dates; no reservation necessary.

Appalachian Mountain Club amc-ny.org

Bronx River Alliance paddle.bronxriver.org

Brooklyn Bridge Boathouse bbpboathouse.org

Cranford Canoe Club cranfordcanoeclub.com

Downtown Boathouse downtownboathouse.org

East River Crew eastrivercrew.org

Floating the Apple floatingtheapple.info

Gateway Bike & Boathouse gatewayboathouse.org

Gowanus Dredgers gowanuscanal.org

Hackensack River Canoe & Kayak hrckc.org

Hackensack Riverkeeper hackensackriverkeeper.org

Harlem River Boat Club harlemriverboatclub.org

Hoboken Boathouse hobokencoveboathouse.org

Inwood Canoe Club inwoodcanoeclub.org

Jersey Shore Sea Kayakers Assn. jsska.org

Kayak & Canoe Club of NY kccny.com

Kayak Staten Island kayakstatenisland.org

Liberty State Park njparksandforests.org

LIC Community Boathouse licboathouse.org

Navesink Rowing navesinkriverrowing.shuttlepod.org

Nereid Boat Club nereidbc.org

New York Kayak Polo nykayakpolo.org

NY-NJ Baykeeper nynjbaykeeper.org

New York Outrigger nyoutrigger.org

North Atlantic Canoe & Kayak getthenack.org

North Brooklyn Boat Club northbrooklynboatclub.org

Red Hook Boaters redhookboaters.org

Rockaway Waterfront Alliance

Rocking the Boat rockingtheboat.org

ROW New York rownewyork.org

Sebago Canoe Club sebagocanoeclub.org

Touring Kayak Club of NY touringkayakclub.org

Urban Park Rangers nyc.gov/parks

Village Boathouse villagecommunityboathouse.org

Wanda Canoe Club wandacc.org

Weehawken Rowing weerow.org

Yonkers Paddling & Rowing Club yprc.org