Twin Rivers Water Trail

WHAT IS A WATER TRAIL?
A water trail, or blueway is a waterway route (a stretch of river, lake, or ocean shoreline) that has been mapped out, with access points identified, with the intent to create an experience for recreational paddlers. Water trails provide users with location information on legal access points to lakes, rivers, and oceans. Water trails are primarily oriented around non-motorized boating, but also serve other public recreational uses that requires access to water (such as fishing, swimming, and sightseeing). In addition to waterway access, a water trail often provides amenities for paddlers like parking, potable water (i.e. drinking water), power, restrooms, wayfinding signs, and camping. A complete water trail allows a boater to navigate a waterway with regular access to restrooms, parking, and easy on/off water access. The delineation of water trails has become increasingly valuable in regions where public access to waterways is being compromised by the pressures of private development. Volunteers and public officials throughout Wisconsin have developed several water trails, including the Lake Michigan State Water Trail, the Lake Superior State Water Trail, the Fox-Wisconsin Heritage Parkway, the Milwaukee Urban Water Trail, the Menominee River Trail, Capital Water Trails, the Rhinelander Whitewater Trail, the Yahara Waterways Trail, the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, and others.

WHERE IS THE TWIN RIVERS WATER TRAIL?
The Twin Rivers Water Trail is comprised of the lower stretches of the West Twin River and the East Twin River in Manitowoc County in northeast Wisconsin. There may be opportunities in the future to extend the water trail to cover more of the length of both rivers, but for the scope of this plan, the focus is on the West Twin River from Lake Michigan in the City of Two Rivers upstream to the Shoto Dam in the Town of Two Rivers, and the East Twin River from Lake Michigan in the City of Two Rivers upstream to the Village of Mishicot. For more information about the Twin Rivers Water Trail and a detailed map visit: https://baylakerpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=2db68199c1b142b1b733f2811af984af