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Top 10 Bioluminescent Kayaking in America

Ten places we think are worth the trip, hand-picked, not an exhaustive list, just a place to start.

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Mosquito Bay

Mosquito Bay

Vieques, PR

Guinness World Record holder for brightest bioluminescent bay on Earth; its dinoflagellate population nearly doubled after Hurricane Maria

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Laguna Grande

Laguna Grande

Fajardo, PR

Paddle a mangrove canal in a glass-bottomed kayak, under an hour and a half from San Juan

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La Parguera (Bahia Fosforescente)

La Parguera (Bahia Fosforescente)

Lajas, PR

The only Puerto Rico bio bay where night swimming in the glowing water is permitted

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Salt River Bay National Historic Park

Salt River Bay National Historic Park

Christiansted, VI

Mangrove-lined bay where dinoflagellates share the glow with stingless comb jellyfish

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Altona Lagoon

Christiansted, VI

Bioluminescent lagoon a mile from downtown, the easiest of the territory's glow spots to reach without a car

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Indian River Lagoon

Indian River Lagoon

Titusville, FL

90-minute night paddles past NASA's launch pads, where plankton, comb jellies, and snapping shrimp all glow

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Tomales Bay

Tomales Bay

Marshall, CA

Ranked among the top bioluminescence destinations on Earth, beside Point Reyes National Seashore

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Port Gamble Bay

Port Gamble, WA

Two-hour night paddle on Hood Canal's calm water among salmon and herring, about an hour from Seattle

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San Juan Islands

San Juan Islands

Friday Harbor, WA

Tidal convergence zone rich enough in glowing plankton that tours sometimes launch after 9 PM

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