CanoeMap maps 808 canoe routes across Canada and 29 in the northeastern United States, in English and French. It is free and carries no ads.
Data you can check
Every rapid, portage and campsite on the map comes from a source that published its position: a federal or provincial survey, OpenStreetMap, a park, or the published GPS points of a route guide. Each route page names its sources. When a source shows the map is wrong, the map changes: in October 2026, CanoeMap withdrew 42 route lines that followed the wrong river or the wrong stretch.
Protecting the rivers on the map
Each route page shows how much of the trip runs through parks and other protected areas, and names the organizations that look after that river, where an official list names them. If you see a problem on a river, such as pollution, a blocked portage or a closed access, those organizations are the people to tell.
Before a trip, read Leave No Trace for canoe camping: where to camp, how to handle waste and fire, and how to treat portages.
Who makes CanoeMap
CanoeMap is made by Derik Lawlis in Ottawa. It earns a little money from a few affiliate links, which never change what the map shows. Corrections are welcome: use the Feedback tab on any page, or write to [email protected].