Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park
Kaayko Mapmakers
Put your lake on the map
Paddling Out is drawn by the people who paddle it. Add a lake you know and your name goes on it. Each month we pick up to ten, by hand.
Added by paddlers
On the map now. Tap one to see it the way the next paddler will.
Three steps
On a phone, at the water or from your photos at home.
- 01 Add it Photos of the water and the put-in, then drop the pin where you launch. Start →
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02 Sign it On the last screen: the name to show, your email, and the box for the monthly picks.
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03 It goes live A person at Kaayko checks it. Then the lake’s page reads Added by and your name.
The monthly picks
10Up to ten a month,
picked by hand
For the photos, the pin and the note. Sending the most lakes doesn’t decide it, and nothing is drawn at random. Some months we will pick fewer.
The people who found them get a Kaayko piece made for Mapmakers. It isn’t sold in the store.
The first picks are made at the end of November 2026. Every lake added from today counts.
What we look for
The same things the next paddler needs.
- A public put-inSomewhere anyone may launch. Not a private dock or a back yard.
- Your own photosOf the water and the launch. No screenshots, nothing from another site.
- The pin on the launchWhere you put in, not the middle of the lake.
- Not on the map yetAlready there? Use Suggest an edit on its page.
- A note that helpsParking, the fee, what the wind does after noon.
- Your name, your callOnly the name you choose is shown, never your email. Ask and we take it off. Privacy
The rules
Effective 28 October 2026. Tap one to open it.
Who can take part
Anyone may add a lake. To be picked you must be 18 or older and have given an email. Pieces ship to US addresses only for now.
How picks are made
Kaayko picks up to ten new lakes each calendar month, judged on the photos, the accuracy of the pin and how useful the note is. Kaayko’s choice is final. A month may have fewer than ten picks, or none. Only new lakes that Kaayko approves count; suggested edits do not.
How often
One pick per person per month, however many lakes you add, and one piece per shipping address per month. Entries that look like one person under several emails are checked before a pick is made.
Hearing from us
We email the people picked within seven days of the month’s end. The email carries a personal link that works once. Claim your piece with it within 30 days, or it lapses.
The piece
A Kaayko item made for Mapmakers, worth under $25. It cannot be exchanged for money or for another item.
Nothing to buy
No purchase or payment is needed to take part or to receive a piece. Shipping is included.
Your photos and your lake
You confirm the photos are yours and the launch is open to the public. You allow Kaayko to show your photos, pin, note and chosen name on Paddling Out. You can ask for your name to come off at any time: help@kaayko.com.
Changes
Kaayko may change or end the monthly picks at any time. Kaayko may refuse or withdraw a pick that breaks these rules, for example photos that are not yours or a launch that is not public.
Not a safety endorsement
A lake on Paddling Out is not a statement that it is safe to paddle. Check the conditions and the local rules before you go.