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
Vieques, PRGuinness World Record holder for brightest bioluminescent bay on Earth; its dinoflagellate population nearly doubled after Hurricane Maria
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Laguna Grande
Fajardo, PRPaddle 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)
Lajas, PRThe only Puerto Rico bio bay where night swimming in the glowing water is permitted
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Salt River Bay National Historic Park
Christiansted, VIMangrove-lined bay where dinoflagellates share the glow with stingless comb jellyfish
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Christiansted, VIBioluminescent 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
Titusville, FL90-minute night paddles past NASA's launch pads, where plankton, comb jellies, and snapping shrimp all glow
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Tomales Bay
Marshall, CARanked among the top bioluminescence destinations on Earth, beside Point Reyes National Seashore
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Port Gamble, WATwo-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
Friday Harbor, WATidal convergence zone rich enough in glowing plankton that tours sometimes launch after 9 PM
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