Outdoor Calendar

Sunset kayak tours: Today and July 14, 6:30 p.m.; for adults & ages 12-over with adults; 12 participants maximum, reservations required; $35. Email ruth@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.

Downtown kayak adventures: Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m., from Outdoor Chattanooga, Coolidge Park; 2-hour, beginner-friendly trips for adults & ages 8-older with adults; $35; equipment and guides provided; pre-registration required. Email ruth@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 643-6888.

South Cumberland State Park hikes: Friday, 2 p.m. CDT, moderate 4-miler from Savage Gulf ranger station to Savage Falls; Saturday, 8:30 a.m., strenuous 10-miler from Grundy Forest parking area to Fiery Gizzard gorge and Ravens Point; July 15, 7:30 p.m., moderate 4-miler from Savage Gulf ranger station to Savage Falls; July 16, 10 a.m., easy 2-miler from Grundy Forest parking area on day loop trail; 2:30 p.m., moderate 2-miler to Greeter Falls, swimming optional.

Hiwassee River beginner kayak trip: Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., directed by Outdoor Chattanooga staff. Contact Terri Chapin at terri@outdoorchattanooga.com or 842-6629.

RiverRocks Race training paddles: Mondays, 6 p.m., from under Market Street Bridge at Coolidge Park; all skill levels invited for at least 1-hour sessions on the river. Email jimbofarmer@gmail.com.

GPS rowing camp: Monday-July 15, 9 a.m.-noon; grades 6-12, $145. Register at www.gps.edu/camps or call 634-3457.

McCallie sailing camp: Monday-July 15, ages 8-13; 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Privateer Yacht Club; boys & girls; $310. Register at summer.mccallie.org or call 493-5886.

Open-water swimming: Wednesdays, 5:15 p.m., Tennessee River; meeting under Market Street Bridge in Coolidge Park; ages 18-older; paddlers needed to accompany swimmers. Email Karah Friberg at karahnazor@gmail.com.

Local Tenn. Ornithological Society meeting: July 14, 7 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 720 S. Germantown Road. Contact David Stone at rockyturf@comcast.net or 238-4234.

Chickamauga Battlefield bicycle tour: July 16, 9:30 a.m., from visitors center; 6- to 8-mile ride with interpretive rangers explaining park history; bring own bike or borrow one from Outdoor Chattanooga fleet. Call 706-866-9241.

Dragon boat steering and paddling clinic: July 16-17; ages 15-older, any skill level; $25 for just paddling, $50 for steering as well. Email phaedrarichmond@gmail.com.

Tennessee Wild outings in Cherokee National Forest: July 23, easy 2-mile family hike on Big Creek Trail in Big Frog Wilderness; July 29-31, weekend campout ($3 per person) at Gee Creek Campground, Delano, with snorkeling on Hiwassee River on Saturday ($20 includes gear rental), tubing on Sunday ($15 plus $5 life jacket rental). See tnwild.org or call Jeff Hunter at 322-7866.

Outdoor Chattanooga summer camp: July 23-29, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Greenway Farm; ages 7-15; biking, hiking, disc golf and canoeing included; $200; pre-registration required. Email tiffany@outdoorchattanooga.com or call 842-6629.

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