How far are you from the water?

[chriskoz]

Just out of curiosity, how far are you from the water? I live in Baltimore and it takes about 25 minutes to get to the closest spot. When I go to the beach, different story. I can surf out front or head down south ten minutes for a much better break.

[Easy Rider]

About 15 minutes to the river.
About 30 minutes to about 4 different lakes.
Surf is either 20 minutes - when I rent the wave pool - or a plane flight for at least 2 hours.

[XLR8]

5 miles from the Lake Michigan shoreline and a decent beach break in the right winds.  Three other pier breaks from another 10-30 minutes away.  Three rivers within 30 minutes drive.  A few inland lakes as well.  I feel I got it pretty good.  If I only have an hour of free time I know I can paddle 45 minutes of that.

[SwampSup]

150'.

[Paul Jensen]

Three 5 mile perimeter lakes within a mile of my house...Puget Sound is 15 minutes away...I don't SUP in the surf...That's for surfing...

[robon]

10 minutes to the main river, and 15-20 minutes to the lake. Also a smaller river and some man made channels branching off the main river about 5-10 minutes.

[robon]

double post. sorry.

[fms]

I'm super,super lucky to live where I do and I never take It for granted. I take advantage of my location on a daily basis year round. I'm literally 12' to the water !I live on a body of water that is just behind a barrier beach . There is a cut that gets open periodically by army corp to keep the water level and the salinity in check . IMO it really is an amazing place ! The inside bay is a great flat-choppy water training ground and paddling due 1/2 mile south brings you to the cut ( a nice break when it works) and open ocean swell . Only downside is if they slack on openings and we get a lot of rain you've  got to put everything on blocks and head for the hills.

[stoneaxe]

8 miles to Plymouth Harbor...10 to the launch point for the CCBC at Long Beach, 1/2 hour north to good surf for NE and E, 1+ hour to the outer Cape surf, NE, E, and SE (fun small waves there today), 1 hour to Newport RI when its from the S. I check the cams and buoys and go where the swell is coming in. We've been talking lately about moving. Looking for something within walking distance of the harbor.

[EastFL]

Gotta say I'm pretty lucky.  I walk to the end of my driveway; turn my head to the left and I see the Atlantic... turn my head to the right and I see the Intracoastal Waterway.  

If I tie the board to my bike i'm about a ten minute bike ride to one of the most consistant breaks on the east coast pre-dawn before most get to it.  Good to write this every once and while to appreciate how good it really is.  

[808]

About 1/2 block to a great uncrowded wave on the North Shore of Oahu, 7 Miles to Sunset and Pipeline.  I absolutely SUP in the surf and have way more fun than when I crawl. Just my opinion though. 

[PonoBill]

In Hood River, about half a mile. In Maui I have a 180 degree view of the ocean, but I'm 3 miles from Maliko, 4 from Ho'okipa, 15 from Kanaha.

[whit]

2 hours to VA Beach, 3.5 hours to Nags Head, NC, 4 hours to Wrightsville Beach, NC

[951 SUP]

Very fortunate that I live on a water skiing lake that is great for stand up paddling. 7 miles all the way around the lake is a scenic workout. K-15 Starboard sits right on the dock and I just need to carry my paddle 40' down my backyard to jump on my dock and paddle away or take the boat for a hydrofoil or wakeboard run. Would love to be near the beach to do some SUP surfing, but flat water is too convenient. Planning to get a smaller SUP for my wife and son to paddle soon.

[surfcowboy]

I'm in LA, it's not how far, it's "how long".

At 6:30am, I'm 30 minutes away from surf, at 8am, I'm an hour and a half from surf. On Saturday afternoon in Summer? I might as well be in Kansas.

I did find a new flatwater training spot in the Valley recently. It's .28 miles around it and I do some laps when I can't sneak to the ocean & 10 minutes away.