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Our Bad Adventures team works hard to build special Pennsylvania river adventures. We call them Paddle Happy trips. We curate the sections we paddle for interesting features and fantastic scenery. We agonize over making them entertaining with live music and fun activities. And we go crazy over the food and basecamps.
The true magic is in the community that surrounds Paddle Happy. We’re a community that welcomes new paddlers. We’re a community obsessed with making our adventures as safe as possible. And we’re a community who love and support one another.
Christine A. from Philadelphia sums it up best: “Bad Adventures creates an ethos that transcends the typical group trip.”
I feel proud to be part of that ethos.
And I feel even prouder of the million ways my teammates—and this paddling community—consummately embody that ethos.
Come find out what the fuss is all about. Join us on a Paddle Happy river trip. I’ll see you on the water!
Bad Adventures founder
Cut loose! Join a river battle with water guns blazing or win the Pirate Pageant captain’s hat.
In our guided format, the rivers we paddle are appropriate for beginners, experts, and everyone in between. Whether you’re new to kayaking or you’re an experienced, swashbuckling river rat, you’ll fit right in.
We canoe and kayak from one live music performance to the next. The 2024 Music Lineup includes authentic blues, funk-rock, singer-songwriter classics, and can’t-help-but-sing-along covers.
A new musical artist performs for us at every stop along the river.
Get your glamp on! Our tents can remain pitched for the whole trip. We return to basecamp every night.
Indulge in tasty lunches, dinners, breakfasts, and snacks. Bring on the yum!
…They care tremendously about making everyone comfortable—both on water and land. Besides which, the leaders and staff are fun and engaging people who take the time to get to know everyone…
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Gail M.
from Silver Spring, MD
after Paddle Happy: Schuylkill 2023
I cannot say enough positive things about this trip and Bad Adventures. The friendliness and welcoming nature of Matt and his staff was such a wonderful experience. From the moment we checked in until the morning we left, the staff was so approachable and helpful…
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Marta B.
from Mays Landing, NJ
after Paddle Happy: Schuylkill 2023
Don Shappelle & Don Sennett
Sunday, June 16
The Busker Incognito Trio
Saturday, June 1
Jay Smar
Friday, May 31
The Whiskeyhickon Boys
Friday, June 14
Kj Reimensnyder-Wagner
Saturday, June 1
Phyllis Sands
Thursday, May 30
Hannah Bingman Duo
Saturday, June 15
Shine Delphi
Saturday, June 15
Smokehouse 4
Friday, May 31
Payton Renee
Sunday, June 2
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