Whitewater Kayaks

There are several types of whitewater kayaks available.

Main categories would be Playboating and River Running.

However, there are subcategories of those two for getting a more specialized kayak.

There are Playboats for pretty much park and play activities to do all that freestyle kayaking in a playspot.

There are Hybrids that are good for playboating and good for going down rivers.  These are great for someone who wants to go down the river and still play in the playspots on the way.

There are River Runners which is great for running rapids and are still somewhat easy to paddle in flatwater areas on your river paddle.

Creeker is a sub category of a River Runner but more specifically design for more technical whitewater class IV to VI in general.

Here are some of the main brands of whitewater kayaks that can be found in the US.