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HOUSTON CANOE CLUB
P.O. Box 925516, Houston, Texas, 77292-5516
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Welcome to the Houston Canoe Club. Established in 1964, the Houston Canoe Club's members are interested in all types of paddlesport from canoeing to kayaking, quietwater, whitewater, touring and racing. We do it all and have fun doing it. We appreciate your visiting our website and utilizing its many resources. If you are not a member, we cordially invite you to a meeting, to float with us down a Texas river and then join our club. See you on the river! Membership
The HCC is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. The HCC critically depends on its dues to meet expenses. Dues are $25 per family. Membership benefits include participation in HCC coordinated trips, the newsletter, vendor discounts and the opportunity to float great Texas rivers with great people. HCC members are encouraged to join the American Canoe Association. Benefits of ACA membership include: participation in HCC sanctioned trips at no charge, a subscription to Paddler Magazine, and liability insurance for HCC officers and trip coordinators. Left click now to view and download HCC's membership and renewal forms. General Meeting
The Houston Canoe Club meets 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. The meetings are filled with stories of recent trips, programs, paddling tips, introduction of new people or new equipment. Visitors are welcome. The meetings are held at the Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet Street, Houston, Texas 77074.Directions
The Bayland Community Center is located on the north side of Bissonnet, just west of Hillcroft.
Click on the "Meetings" button to view the program. News
Click on the Headline to view article. Trips
The HCC coordinates some 50 floats accumulating some 7000 member miles a year. These floats are on coastal waters, bayous, big slow moving rivers, and on white water. Most are day trips and many are overnighters from one day to several weeks in duration. The HCC is also your connection to overnight river celebrations hosted by several Texas clubs attended by some hundreds of paddlers on big rivers with dutch oven feasts. 
Click now to view HCC list of upcoming trips. Places to Paddle
Where are there places to paddle around Houston? A frequent question, with surprising answers found on Natalie Weist's website Places to Paddle in and around Houston.Click now to learn where to paddle in and around Houston.  The HCC's newsletter, the Waterline, is now freely available online in an html format. Left click now to view the Waterline. Officers Meeting
The officers of the Houston Canoe Club meet at 6:30 p.m. on the Thursday of the week preceding the general meeting. The general membership is invited to attend. The meetings are held at the Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet Street, Houston, Texas 77074. The Bayland Community Center is located on the north side of Bissonnet, just west of Hillcroft.Left click to view HCC's administrative board and contact information. Instruction
Critical to the safe enjoyment of our rivers is instruction. There are many American Canoe Association and American Red Cross certified instructors in the HCC. Classes are offered several times a year by qualified instructors.Additionally, the HCC coordinates several instructional paddles during the year. Check the trip listing for these special paddles Left click now to view instructors and classes. HCC Network
The HCC Network is composed of Houston Canoe Club members. This listing is provided as an HCC service exclusively to active members who are entrepreneurs and would like to "get-the-word-out" about their enterprises and/or interests.Left click to view the HCC Network. Outfitters
A list of Outfitters in the Houston area and beyond has been compiled.Left click for Outfitter. List Servers
The HCC has an email list server. Members use this service to coordinate impromptu paddles, to sell and buy stuff, and to express opinions about many topical issues. This service is also used to share trips, and discuss paddling and conservation related issues.Pose your paddling related question to the list server, and you will likely get an answer. Left click to join HCC's and others' email list server. Links
Links to paddling clubs, environmental information, conservation organizations and activists, vendors, and paddlers whose paddling interests are expressed on their own webpages are just a click away.
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Have you wanted to go canoeing or kayaking but didn't know where to go? Perhaps you want to meet others who enjoy the same things you do! Whether you are a beginner, a seasoned canoeist or kayaker, the Houston Canoe Club can benefit you.
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