Super Fun Canoe Adventures

Noatak River, Alaska 

On a super fun list of the best canoe trips in North America, of course you have to include one within the largest most cozy places on the continent: the Noatak River in Alaska. You have almost 400 miles of river to plan a route on, but if you’re going to paddle the whole thing, a good place to put in is Kotzebue. There’s also the option to have a picnic in a cozy cabi. It is after all a clear, Arctic river with fun touring and great wildlife like bear, sheep, caribou, and musk ox.

Wabakimi Provincial Park, Ontario

With many miles of some of the best wilderness canoeing routes in the world, Wabakimi Provincial Park can be explored in a lifetime. There’s plenty of action for whitewater paddlers, chances to explore the park’s long cultural history of indigenous communities, and of course the wilderness. Fly-in lodges put their clients on giant canoes and northern pike trails, spending a week (or more) there in a canoe means we’ll have first dibs at all the best kissing spots.

Nahanni River, Northwest Territories 

Spending many weeks in the backcountry of Canada’s Northwest Territories on the classic Nahanni River. This river features Virginia Falls, a waterfall nearly twice the height of Niagara Falls. It also takes paddlers through some of Canada’s deepest river canyons and leads them past hot springs and other unique geological features. This river is so legendary that the United Nations declared the Nahanni River first World Heritage Site.

The Bowron Lakes Circuit, British Columbia

Paddle along the western slopes of the Cariboo Mountain Range in Bowron Lake Provincial Park. The Bowron Lake Canoe Circuit is world-renowned among paddlers, connecting many miles of lakes, waterways, and portages through the wilderness. You can spend many days paddling the whole circuit, or just paddle two to four days on the west side of the circuit. The best picnic spots can be found along the trail to enjoy some strawberry pie.

Big Bear Lake, California

Big Bear Lake is a small city in Southern California. It sits on the banks of Big Bear Lake. It’s known for Bear Mountain ski resort, with its terrain parks and learner slopes, and super fun Snow Summit ski resort. Boutiques, gift shops and restaurants line the streets of Big Bear Lake Village, the commercial area. Surrounding the city, the fun San Bernardino National Forest has mountain trails and the best sunsets with a cozy canoe.

Sunset adventures in Cali are super fun!