Online, Journal, Photos. Bull River. The information in this entry is excerpted with permission from Mark Lund’s This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. Elk River at Fernie. Settlers bridge to Canal Flats. Free National Park Passes for 2017! Excellent birding, scenery and paddling through a world RAMSAR site. Title at source: Columbia River. http://www.myccr.com/SectionForums/view ... 06&t=31177. Information. Ellison Lake. This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. ... , Round Prairie, Elkford, Ording River confluence, Harmer, Elk Prairie, Michel Creek confluence, Sparwood, Olson, Elk Valley Provincial Park, Hosmer, Fernie, Cokato, Morrissey, Elko and Elko Provincial Park, Wigwam River confluence, Lake Koocanusa. RCABC Canoe Guide Program. Notes. Route description: Kuskonook, Drury Point, Sun Point, Pilot Bay, Pilot Point, Riondel, Pebble Beach; head south; Rhinoceros Point, ... , Kuskonook http://www.britishcolumbia.com/parks/?id=66 Crescent Valley to Shoreacres. http://www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/graph/g ... tn=08NH064 Guide. This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. Online, Information. Paddlers of all experience levels can explore some or all of the 146-mile Lower Columbia River Water Trail, an area spanning from the Bonneville Dam to the Pacific Ocean. Paddlers wishing to view photos and other information for the following destinations can do so by joining The source lists the lake as near Kimberley. This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. At that time, we began building the canoe base and offering kayak and canoe rentals. http://www.historynet.com/sam-steele-no ... pector.htm Lardeau River. Author: Stencil. This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. https://www.google.com/search?q=duncan+ ... 66&bih=675 Route description: Hills Beach, Shannon Creek, Wee Sandy Beach, ... ; return. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... artha_crk/ http://www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/graph/g ... tn=08NJ013 A Portland, Oregon paddling club, the Lower Columbia Canoe Club (LCCC) is for people who love paddling rivers. Lockhart Creek Provincial Park. Bob Hellman of Hellman canoes would be a good source of info. http://www.britishcolumbia.com/rivers/?ID=98 Canoe & Kayak Rentals 2629 Highway 95, PO Box 164, Parson, BC. Ed note: Serious ww river. Online, Notes, Photos. http://kayak-okanaganvalleybc.ning.com/ ... -island-my. http://kayak-okanaganvalleybc.ning.com/ Title at source: Canada's Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park. Route description (“436 miles”): Valemount, Kinbasket Lake, Lake Revelstoke, Revelstoke, Arrow Lakes, Castlegar, US border, ... . Notes. Copyright © 2007-2021 CCR Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.geocities.com/bill_fiero/colarrow.htm Environment Canada Water Office. http://www.westkootenayparks.com/park-i ... cility.htm Source: Canadian Canoe Routes, British Columbia Forum. http://www.britishcolumbia.com/parks/?id=605 Next year I plan on making a couple trips to sections of the Columbia and doing at least one week long paddle. Bull River near Wardner. http://www.hellobc.com/activitylisting/ ... -area.aspx Ed note: Day use. This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. Columbia River. Above Gibraltar Rock to Wardner. The section of the Columbia river from Cascade Locks to The Dalles (rhymes with "The Gals", or just refered to as "TD") is the first portion of the river you will meet that is "harnessed" by dams, and thus above sea-level. Content: Descriptions of five reaches. http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=764105 Pilot Bay Provincial Park. West Kettle River. Kicking Horse River. Route description (“7.1 miles”): Day trip on the lake, plus hiking. http://www.victoriafoundation.bc.ca/bur ... foundation Title at source: Kootenay Lake September 2011 . This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. The information in this entry is excerpted with permission from Mark Lund’s Online, Guide. Author: unknown. http://www.myccr.com/SectionForums/view ... 06&t=32684, Kootenay River, Upper. http://www.myccr.com/SectionForums/view ... 09&t=31720 https://www.crestonwildlife.ca/ Information. I had no luck in using Toporama to follow the source’s access instructions from Kimberley. http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtop ... 06&t=40497 Gentle rivers are less common in BC than in many other areas of Canada, but we do have some excellent river trips that aren't intimidating for people that are looking for non technical river paddling. The river exits the lake at Nelson and there are dams and reservoirs enroute to Castlegar. Canoe Trips British Columbia, Wainbay Enterprises, Abbotsford (1994). http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... offee_crk/ For this river, challenges such … Here, horses were used more often than canoes, furs were trapped by non-Indians and the pelts exported by ship. Okanagan Lake, Commando Bay. http://www.paddling.net/places/showReport.html?889 http://www.flickr.com/photos/43153993@N ... 036745622/, Columbia Lake. Source: Canadian Canoe Routes, British Columbia Forum. Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest published by The Mountaineers Seattle Wash. has route info for the section of the Kootenay through the Creston Valley. Author: ritabirder. http://www.everytrail.com/guide/canadas ... ional-park Title at source: Hydaulic Lake Paddling Washington Kayak and Canoe Routes Paddling Washington Kayak and Canoe Routes Oregon's Coos Region Canoe and Kayak Guide Paperback – March 15, 2001. This first volume of the guidebook series Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips describes in detail eight northern BC paddling routes over eleven rivers, and is designed to provide canoeists with all the information they require to plan a river trip appropriate to their skill level and special interests.. Each route includes: a summary of the main attractions of the trip General comments: Spectacular mountain scenery, serious whitewater, tufa springs, often great wildlife. Route description: Bridge, creek confluence, Gibraltar Rock, Canal Flats, creek confluences (Findlay, Copper), Skookumchuck and Hwy 93 bridge, Lussier River confluence, Hwy 93 bridge, Wasa, St Mary River confluence and Fort Steele Provincial Historic Park, Fort Steele, Wild Horse River confluence, Bull River and Bull River confluence, Hwy 3 bridge, Wardner. Columbia Lake to Donald. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/drm/!bak/Recre ... arLake.pdf This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. Columbia River at Birchbank. Destinations. Ed note: The reach between Gerrard (at the downstream end of Trout Lake) and the first Hwy 31 bridge is undocumented. Guide. http://usparks.about.com/library/minipl ... enaynp.htm http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... gladstone/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlegar, ... h_Columbia Information and Features. http://www.chrs.ca/Rivers/KickingHorse/ ... orse_e.htm Route description: Columbia Lake, Columbia River features, Donald (road and RR egress). Location: Midway. Source: Canadian Canoe Routes, British Columbia Forum. http://www.kootenayseh.com/kimberley/parks/st-mary.htm Reach: US border to Columbia River junction at Castlegar; includes Kootenay Lake. Okanagan Valley South. https://www.google.ca/search?q=Kokanee+ ... 66&bih=675 Source: Every Trail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail,_British_Columbia During our Kootenay River canoe trip, you'll also have plenty of opportunities to snap postcard-perfect pictures, enjoy fishing or take a refreshing dip in crystal clear water. Today those waters still serve as a main thruway for goods, people and that flighty temptress: adventure. http://www.nwcouncil.org/history/columbialake Columbia River, lower. Source: trailpeak.com Location: Penticton. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk_Valley ... olumbia%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christina_ ... olumbia%29 It’s an underrated route for kayakers and canoers. Kootenay River at Kootenay Crossing. Title at source: Kootenay River. https://www.google.com/search?q=columbi ... 66&bih=675 Canoe Trips British Columbia, Wainbay Enterprises, Abbotsford (1994). http://kootenairivernetwork.org/ http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... kanee_crk/ Particulars for the book cited by Stencil: Source: Lund family library. Information. Revelstoke Lake. http://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/bc/fortsteele.html Author: Stencil. Author: vduckwor. http://www.cbt.org/BasinHistory/RiverKootenay.html Title at source: The Big Ditch. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/top ... enay-River Canal Flats Provincial Park. Tributary of the Kootenay River. Author: Laurel Archer. Mark’s Guide for Alberta Paddlers, 2007 edition. http://kayak-okanaganvalleybc.ning.com/ ... :Topic:941 http://www.hellobc.com/accommlisting/45 ... -park.aspx http://www.hellobc.com/fernie/things-to ... shing.aspx Most start the route at Lois Lake and canoe for 8.5 km and continue left … Distance (maximum) and duration: 100 km. Toporama does not list a Stoney Lake in BC. Half day to 5 days. Upper Kootenay River. Secluded sections of the Blueway include creek backwaters and a vast marsh ecosystem. Slocan, Slocan Lake and Slocan River. White Boar Lake. Author: xtremepeaks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kootenay_River This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. Source: Canadian Canoe Routes, British Columbia Forum. Pratt-Johnson, Betty. Perry Siding to Kootenay River junction. Lardeau River. Columbia River Field School - July 15-19, 2019. A fur trade developed in the interior. http://www.hellobc.com/activitylisting/ ... -park.aspx This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. Images of Kootenay National Park. Winlaw Bridge to Vallican Bridge. This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. https://www.google.ca/search?q=cranbroo ... 66&bih=655 Kootenay River, Upper. http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtop ... 06&t=38966 http://fernie.com/wildsight/2013/04/b-c ... lk-rivers/ Route description (“9.0 miles”): Day trip from New Denver to Bannock Point; return. This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. http://www.myccr.com/phpbbforum/viewtop ... 06&t=38982 The Churchill River – one of the classic Canadian canoe trips. Source: paddling.net Columbia River, Upper. Environment Canada Water Office. Thanks to CCR’s Stencil for the tip. Kayak / Okanagan Valley and Kootenay Areas system. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... t_cul.html http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... elk_falls/ Tributary of the Kootenay River and so of the Columbia River. to Canal Flats. http://www.okaccommodations.com/osoyoos ... -river.htm http://www.amazon.ca/guide-Fort-Steele- ... 0771880499 Okanagan River. http://www.ec.gc.ca/ap-pa/default.asp?l ... 34F1BF30-1 http://www.britishcolumbia.com/parks/?id=66 This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. Information. Further information is available at the Alberta Skeletons thread Route description (“3 km, 2 h”): Day trip in the lake; campsites available. Resource for the Kootenay area http://www.travel-british-columbia.com/ ... nal-flats/ Kettle River and West Kettle River. Kinbasket Lake. GETTING THERE The best place for paddlers to enter the water is at Beacon Rock State Park, west of the Bonneville Dam. List of destinations (mid January, 2010): Title at source: Kootenay2. The rivers are tributaries of the Columbia River, entering it at the Roosevelt Dam in the US. To start your journey, take a ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, and then catch the next ferry from Earls Cove to Saltery Bay. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ki6mGi ... ia&f=false This entry was written by Allan Jacobs. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/herita ... river.html Location: Kimberley. Features. Environment Canada Water Office. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.It flows northwest and then south into the US state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between … Above Gibraltar Rock to Wardner. http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cabc0058 Online, Notes, Photos. https://www.google.com/search?q=yoho+na ... 66&bih=675 Kootenay Lake. Okanagan Valley North. St Mary’s Alpine Provincial Park. Notes. Columbia River. Information extracted from a CCR post by Stencil. With over 65 miles of canoe routes all along different fresh water landscapes — from lakes and gorges, and rapids to bays — each day showcases a different facet of Ontario’s natural beauty. Location: West of Nelson. Location: 13 km north of Kelowna. While a tad overwhelming at first, a clever “River Routes at a Glance” table gives key details like length, access logistics, season, difficulty and various attributes. Notes. Granby River. Lardeau River. Author: scottkelly. http://www.friendsofkootenaylake.ca/ Source: Canadian Canoe Routes, British Columbia Forum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladstone_Provincial_Park As we navigate the river, don’t be surprised if a bald eagle circles over your head, reddish kokanee salmon shimmers in the water, or a wolf flashes across your path. Kootenay River, Upper. 2. Elk River below Elko Dam. We are pleased to announce that we are now offering our multi-day program, Lower Columbia … http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explor ... otenay_lk/ Author: Laurel Archer. The list of cautions is long, but they can all be managed very safely with training and an attitude towards safety. Invermere to near Radium Hot Springs. Tributary of the Columbia River, entering it at Golden. Route description: Fort Steele, Wild Horse River confluence, Bull River and Bull River confluence, Hwy 3 bridge, Wardner. Landers, Rich; and Dan Hansen. First Hwy 31 bridge to bridge southwest of Howser. Reach: US border to Columbia River junction at Castlegar; includes Kootenay Lake. Online, Notes, Photos. Ed note: See also the paragraph Paddlers’ sites. Upper Kootenay River. Photos: Location: Okanagan Valley Central. Author: nexikan. https://www.google.com/search?q=Upper+A ... 66&bih=675 River comments: Tripping river for skilled and intermediate paddlers. Information. Canal Flats Provincial Park. Kootenay Lake. Kootenay Lake sees canoeing activity. US (ID) border, Rykerts, Goat River confluence, Creston, Nicks Island and Nick Slough, Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area and Six Mile Slough, Duck Lake, Kootenay Lake, West Arm, Balfour and Procter, Fraser, Longbeach, Kokanee Creek PP, Nine Mile Narrows, Willow, Troup, bridge and Nelson, Taghum, Beasley, Corra Linn, Bonnington Falls, South Slocan, Slocan Pool (Crescent Valley to the west), Shoreacres and Slocan River confluence, Glade, Tarrys, Thrums, Brilliant Dam, bridge, Brilliant, Castlegar and Columbia River junction. Invermere to Golden. Environment Canada Water Office. http://www.alpinerafting.com/about-us/river-history http://www.travel-british-columbia.com/ ... nal-flats/ http://www.smilingotter.com/slocanrivermap.html British Columbia Powell Forest Canoe Route in BC, Canada is said to be one of the most best kept secrets by the kayaking and canoeing world. 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