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Genesee Waterways Center

Welcome to the Genesee Waterways Center! We are a not-for-profit organization located in Western New York State that promotes canoeing, kayaking, rowing and sculling on the unique waterways of the Genesee Region.     
 
At the Boathouse in Genesee Valley Park, you can enroll in one of our rowing, sculling or outrigger canoeing courses.  We have 600 feet of accessible docks that comply with the ADA and are the entry point to the scenic waterways and the trails surrounding GWC. Our rental facility gives people access to canoes, flatwater kayaks, and soon adapted cycles.  From the boathouse you can also walk or bike along the many green trails that connect right from our doorstep.

GWC’s Lock 32 Whitewater Park in Pittsford is the only man-made whitewater course in New York State; at this facility we offer whitewater and flatwater kayaking programs and equipment rentals, swift water rescue training, and ACA instruction certification classes. It is a dynamic park that draws people of all ages to the water!

Lock 32 Whitewater Park Open for the Season!

2797 Clover Street, Pittsford
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GWC's Lock 32 Whitewater Park is now open for the season!  Paddlers can come down on weekday evenings or on weekend afternoons to enjoy the whitewater course or to rent a flatwater/recreational kayak and head out on the Erie Canal. 

Whitewater and flatwater kayaking courses begin in June for youth and adults. 

For more information, click here.

Come see for yourself what a unique place this is!

Learn-To-Row Classes begin this spring!

This course is designed for novice rowers and focuses on teaching the basics of rowing on the water in 8-person shells. You will row on the Genesee River and Erie Canal right from our boathouse in Genesee Valley Park. Rowing is a great workout and participants enjoy the camaraderie of working together to accomplish the same goal.

Click here to learn more and sign up