Go Paddling for Android

This app does not state whether dogs are allowed at the various locations or not. We drove 45 min to a lake and upon arriving, saw a big “No Dogs Allowed” sign. We planned on taking our dogs out on the canoe. The next closest lake was twice the distance away and we didn’t have time to go all the way over there, so we had no choice but to just go home. Absolutely ruined our afternoon. This app should be more like AllTrails with all the details listed for each paddling location. You know, to actually help people looking to paddle somewhere. Most listings only have the name of the lake, probably as given by a random app user, and little to no information. Needs a lot of work.

The app forces you to click a button on a pop-up every time you launch it. This kind of nonsense was obnoxious 15-20 years ago. It’s unbelievable that this developer is still doing this today.

Like a lot of other reviewers have said, it’s a good app but needs improvement. I downloaded this as a beginning kayaker in an unfamiliar area (Central IL). It does help you find launch points and gives you an idea of the amenities, but that’s it. There are no landmarks on the map to give you context for what you’re looking at - for example, Mackinaw State Park has a canoe launch that’s on the map, but the state park itself isn’t, so I have to cross reference with Google maps to find what I’m looking for. Whenever you navigate away from the app, it resets to your current location. This may be aspirational, but it would be cool if it would tell you approximately how many miles your trip down the river is on the float plan. Finally, maybe it’s just because I’m looking at remote access points in Central Illinois, but there are almost no reviews or pictures on a lot of these points, which is not the app’s fault but it would be nice if it was more of a crowd sourcing tool for launch point information.

I have just started paddle boarding so this is app is great for locating spots. Some things … * I wish I could see a map of my favorites spots only * I have written reviews and submitted pics (especially with pricing info) but they never have shown up * I wish there was a filter button to help narrow down your search

I love that it shows the many different launch sites, and is basically a user’s centered app - in which the paddler creates reviews to help other paddlers. However, it seems outdated at this point because a lot of the reviews or launch points are from two years ago. It would be better if more current users would leave feedback - or maybe, I am the only one still using it. Lol.