- get off the beach and on the water!
Recreation Paddling
While lakes can be accessed and enjoyed from every provincial park, Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park and Moose Mountain Provincial Park are two popular destinations when it comes to leisure paddling. Both parks offer gorgeous lakes that don’t allow motorized boats, making for a calm and serene paddle.
Don’t have your own equipment?
Park / Rec Site | Region |
Great Blue Heron | Northern |
Meadow Lake | Northern |
Narrow Hills | Northern |
The Battlefords | Northern |
Blackstrap | Central |
Duck Mountain | Central |
Greenwater Lake | Central |
Pike Lake | Central |
Buffalo Pound | Southern |
Cypress Hills | Southern |
Douglas | Southern |
Katepwa Point | Southern |
Moose Mountain | Southern |
Regina Beach | Southern |
Rowan’s Ravine | Southern |
Saskatchewan Landing | Southern |
Novice Paddlers
Moose Mountain Provincial Park - SK Historic Canoe Route 56
Recommended for novice paddlers, these routes will take four to eight hours.
Experienced Paddlers
Meadow Lake and Lac La Ronge Provincial Parks - To avid canoeists and kayakers, northern Saskatchewan ranks as one of the world’s greatest adventure destinations. The Churchill River crosses Saskatchewan north of the 55th parallel, with some of the most exhilarating whitewater around. Churchill River Canoe Outfitters has mapped and documented over 50 routes, many of which are multi-day routes through Lac La Ronge and Meadow Lake Provincial Parks. There are also local clubs like Pimiskatan-La Ronge Canoe Club.
Meadow Lake Fresh Air is another great go-to site for paddling routes in the Meadow Lake area. Organized from west to east, choose your next paddling adventure based on the most outdoorsy adjectives we’ve seen in a long time! Surreal? Enchanting? Mysterious? Choose your adventure!
Provincial Park | Region |
Meadow Lake | Northern |
Greenwater Lake | Central |
Pike Lake | Central |
Buffalo Pound | Southern |
Moose Mountain | Southern |