Paddling trips

Daytrips from Vancouver

Flatwater or Ocean

• False Creek
• Indian Arm
• Bowen Island
• Howe Sound

Whitewater

• Capilano River Class III
• Seymour River Class I to Class II
• Squamish River Upper, Class IV rapids and unpredictable character; Lower Squamish, Class I+ to Class II except during floods, when it can be dangerous.
• Chilliwack River (South) Class II+ to Class IV Many different sections of varing difficulty from Begginer to Advanced
• Chehalis River Class III(IV) Awsome river that flows through a remote bedrock canyon with one Class IV drop called landslide that can be portaged
• Coquihalla River Class III+ Countinuos river that is a lot of fun
• Slesse Creek Class III(IV) Low volume tributary to Chilliwack River with a short section of class IV, Key Hole canyon

Weekend trips from Vancouver

• Broken Group Islands
• Cape Scott
• Howe Sound
• Gulf Islands
• Strait of Georgia
• Sunshine Coast
• Jervis Inlet
• Desolation Sound

Longer Paddles

• Bowron Lake Circuit
• Powell Forest Route

Links

'British Columbia' on kayakwiki.org - Another wiki editable kayak guidebook