Places to Kayak in Southern Ontario
It's always good to keep a list! And this is a list of places we haven't yet been to, but that sound intriguing! I'll report back on them as we cross them off our list!
- Arrowhead Provincial Park, Huntsville
- Bellwood Lake
- Big Fork Creek, Fenwick
- Big Otter Creek (this one might be on the long side for kids - https://www.myccr.com/canoeroutes/big-otter-creek, https://otterbehere.com/locations/ this gives me pause: http://kayak-ontario.com/big-otter-creek-richmond/
- Black Creek & Lynn River, Port Dover
- Catfish Creek (https://www.explore-mag.com/The-Happy-Camper-The-Best-Fall-Paddling-Routes-in-Southwestern-Ontario)
- Conestogo Lake (each arm is 6km) and River, Mapleton
- Credit River (Streetsville to Erindale Park, and Erindale Park to J.C. Saddington Park in Port Credit, or upstream and back from J.C. Saddington Park to the QEW and back)
- Dear Creek Conservation Area (Langton)
- Eramosa River (Launch at Eramosa River Park, Guelph)
- Fairy Lake, Acton (Launch & rentals at the Paddle House in Prospect Park)
- Grindstone Creek, RBG
- Humber River (launch at King's Mill Park or Humber Valley Rd)
- Island Lake Conservation Area, Orangeville
- Lake Gibson, Thorald
- Laurel Creek Conservation Area, Waterloo
- Martindale Pond (St. Catherines)
- Minesing Wetlands, Barrie
- Rattray Marsh, Mississauga (Launch at Jack Darling Park)
- Rouge River National Urban Park, Toronto
- Shade’s Mills Conservation Area, Cambridge
- Speed River (Launch at Royal Recreational Trail, Guelph)
- Speed River (Niska Road Guelph to Black Bridge Road Cambridge, around 11 km)
- The Tunnel of Love, St. Catharines
- Waterford Ponds
