The Porcupine River detailed in search results is located in Saskatchewan near the Northwest Territories border, not Ontario. This remote 150-km wilderness route requires intermediate to advanced paddling skills and features steep rapids, multiple portages, and dramatic canyon scenery. Access is via charter floatplane to Selwyn Lake for an 11-13 day expedition through pristine boreal landscape with moose, bears, and caribou. Best paddled during summer months when water levels support safe navigation of the challenging rapids.
Part of this route, roughly 16 percent, runs through crown land. Crown land is public land. In Ontario a resident of Canada may camp on most of it for free, up to 21 days on any one site in a calendar year. Being crown land is not the same as being open to camping: a provincial park or conservation reserve follows different rules.
Porcupine River (ON) Canoe Route is estimated at Advanced. Whitewater ratings are not exact: grades change with water level and season. Verify current conditions locally before you paddle.
The best time is July-August.
Porcupine River (ON) Canoe Route is located in the Ontario region of Canada.
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Conditions change with water level and season. Grades and positions are for planning, not navigation. Verify locally before you paddle. Terms of use
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