These organizations support water recreation, canoeing, and kayaking in Minnesota. Inclusion in this list does not represent an endorsement by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Minnesota
- Inland Sea Kayakers
- Minnesota Canoe Association
- Minnesota Kayak Fishing Association
- Minnesota Rovers Outdoor Club
- Minnesota Trails
- Outdoor (Ed)ventures
- Parks and Trails Council
- Rapids Riders
- River Ramblers
- Superior Kayak and Outdoor Adventure Club
- Twin Cities Paddlers
- Twin Cities Paddle Club
National
- American Canoe Association
- American Rivers
- American Whitewater
- National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program
- River Management Society
- River Network
- Wilderness Inquiry
Instructional
Friends of Water Trails
- Cedar River Watershed District
- Chippewa River Watershed Project
- Clean River Partners (Cannon River)
- Clean Up the River Environment
- Coalition for a Clean Minnesota River
- Crow Wing Lake and Rivers Alliance
- Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
- Friends of the Minnesota Valley
- Friends of the Mississippi River
- Friends of the St. Croix Headwaters
- Greater Blue Earth River Basin Alliance
- The International Water Institute
- Minnesota River Basin Data Center
- Minnesota River Board
- Minnesota River Watershed Alliance
- Minnesota Waters
- Pine River Watershed Alliance
- Pomme de Terre River Association
- Redwood-Cottonwood Rivers Control Area
- River Watch - Red River of the North Basin
- St. Louis River Alliance
- Whitewater River Watershed Project
- Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St. Croix and Namekagon
- Zumbro Watershed Partnership