- get off the beach and on the water!

With hundreds of lakes located throughout Saskatchewan Parks, the opportunities for paddling adventures are endless. Whether you are looking to enjoy a relaxing afternoon spent canoeing, kayaking or paddle boarding, or are up for more of a challenge (say, a multi-day canoe trip?), we've got you covered!

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?

Parks offering Equipment Rentals

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.

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!

Learn to Paddle

Are you new to paddling? Take part in one of our upcoming Learn to Paddle sessions! Programs are free of charge and participants will be given instructions from Paddle Canada Certified Park Interpreters on a first come, first served basis. The park will provide the canoes and/or kayaks, paddles, lifejackets, and safety equipment.

Parks offering Learn to Paddle program

Provincial Park	Region
Meadow Lake	Northern
Greenwater Lake	Central
Pike Lake	Central
Buffalo Pound	Southern
Moose Mountain	Southern

Need to know a bit more?

Wildlife

Here is some great wildlife information for you regardless of what trail you find yourself wandering down - stay aware.

On the Water - Know Before You Go

Safety

According to Transport Canada if you canoeing or kayaking onto open water you fall under "pleasure craft" regulations and are required to have the following items. This is for your safety, you passengers and potential rescuers:

One lifejacket or personal flotation device (PFD) for each person on board
One buoyant heaving line at least 15m long (approximately 50').
One bailer or manual bilge pump.
One sound signaling device.

More information can be found in the ‘Safe Boating Guide’.

Consider the below safety checklist as you begin to plan your next trip out on the water.

Carry a GPS, compass, chart, or map
Carry a whistle
Know the weather forecast
Make a plan and leave it with someone on shore
Remember a bilge pump, bail bucket with rope, and rescue gear
Stow a drybag with extra set of clothing
Wear proper attire, including a hat or helmet and footwear
Warm layer of clothes
Rain jacket
Water, at least one litre per person
Snacks, plus extra snacks
Cell phone
Emergency kit (matches, ﬁre starter, tarp, rope)
First aid kit
Water-proof bag for everything

See Paddle Canada forcanoeing or kayaking training.

Leave No Trace is about respecting and caring for wildlands and doing your part to protect wild place and wild lands for future generations. The principles of ‘Leave no Trace’ include:

Plan Ahead and Prepare
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
Dispose of Waste Properly
Leave What You Find
Minimize Campfire Impacts
Respect Wildlife
Be Considerate of Others

For more information visit Leave No Trace

Provincial Parks & Recreation Sites with Boat Launches

Provincial Park / Rec Site	Region
Bronson Forest	Northern
Candle Lake	Northern
Great Blue Heron	Northern
Lac La Ronge	Northern
Makwa Lake	Northern
Meadow Lake	Northern
Narrow Hills	Northern
Steel Narrows	Northern
The Battlefords	Northern
Blackstrap	Central
Duck Mountain	Central
Good Spirit Lake	Central
Greenwater Lake	Central
Pike Lake	Central
Porcupine Hills	Central
Buffalo Pound	Southern
Crooked Lake	Southern
Cypress Hills	Southern
Danielson & Douglas	Southern
Echo Valley	Southern
Katepwa Point	Southern
Moose Mountain	Southern
Regina Beach	Southern
Rowan’s Ravine	Southern
Saskatchewan Landing	Southern

Fishing License - Know Before You Go

A valid angling license is required to fish in any Saskatchewan lake. Anglers will need to create a Hunting, Angling and Trapping (HAL) identification to purchase a licence. This is a one-time requirement. You can purchase your licence through any one of the following methods:

The online hunting, angling and trapping (HAL) licencing system
Any Saskatchewan fishing licence issuer;
Select provincial park offices or at the Ministry of Environment;
By phone at 1-855-848-4773 (8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Saskatchewan time)