river activities

Sports on waterways

River activities are recreational pursuits conducted on or along rivers—canoeing, kayaking, rafting, fishing, swimming, tubing, and riverside camping.

The term appears most often in tourism contexts and outdoor recreation planning: The resort offers a full range of river activities.

It may also extend to competitive events like rowing regattas or fishing tournaments.

Related

rafting · traditional fishing methods · swimming · water sampling · paddleboarding · tubing · birdwatching · jet skiing · sand mining · fishing · catch and release · picnicking · aquaculture · flood management · bridge construction · rowing · boat racing · shipping

Opposites
water body type

river activitiesocean sports

Athletics in the sea

ocean swimming · offshore sailing · surfing · lake activities · scuba diving

terrain element

river activitieshiking

Recreational trail walking

mountain climbing · mountain biking · rock climbing · trail running · horseback riding

elevation and landscape

river activitiesalpine sports

Athletic pursuits at elevation

mountaineering · ridge walking

Family

river, rivers, rivering, riverine, riverbank, riverbed, riverside, activity, activities

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G