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  1. 1Boundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessBoundary Waters Canoe Area WildernessThe classic lake-to-lake canoe trip: 1.1 million acres of northern Minnesota lakes and rivers joined by rustic portage trails. Routes can be as easy or as hard as you plan them, from a base camp a couple of lakes in from the road to a week of daily carries. The practical point is the permit. From…0
  2. 2Apostle Islands National LakeshoreApostle Islands National LakeshoreIsland-hopping by sea kayak on Lake Superior, with 21 islands to paddle to, sea caves to explore in calm weather and island campsites. It feels like a coastal trip without tides, but treat it as open water: the lake's average summer surface temperature is 59°F, and hypothermia can set in within…0
  3. 3Quetico Provincial ParkQuetico Provincial ParkAcross the border from the Boundary Waters, Quetico is the quieter, wilder half of the same lake country: 4,760 square kilometers spread over more than 600 lakes, where motorboats have been banned since 1979 apart from a small exception on a few lakes. Its campsites are unofficial, unimproved…0
  4. 4Algonquin Provincial ParkAlgonquin Provincial ParkOntario's best-known canoe country has over 2,400 lakes in its backcountry, and its lakes, portages and campsites form one network that you combine into your own trip from an access point, using the park's Canoe Routes Map. That flexibility suits mixed groups: a two- or three-night loop with short…0
  5. 5Killarney Provincial ParkKillarney Provincial ParkKillarney is the most striking-looking lake trip in Ontario: clear lakes set among the large, rounded white quartzite hills of the La Cloche range, on the north shore of Georgian Bay. The canoe routes are linked by well-maintained portages and lead to canoe-in backcountry campsites. The park is…0
  6. 6Bowron Lake Provincial ParkBowron Lake Provincial ParkA rare true circuit: a 116 km chain of lakes, rivers and portage trails in British Columbia that brings you back to where you started, so there is no car shuttle to arrange. The full loop takes six to ten days, with 10.8 km of portages in total, and departures are limited, so a reservation is…0
  7. 7Broken GroupBroken GroupA sea kayak trip among the small islands and islets of Barkley Sound, off Vancouver Island's west coast, where the inner channels are sheltered and the shell beaches make easy landings. Camping is allowed only at designated areas on six islands, from May 1 to September 30, and every camper needs a…0
  8. 8Allagash Wilderness WaterwayAllagash Wilderness WaterwayMaine's 92.5-mile protected ribbon of lakes, ponds, rivers and streams through the North Woods, including much of the Allagash River, makes a one-way trip that changes character as it goes, from lake paddling where the wind sets the pace to river miles with the current behind you. It has been a…0
  9. 9Saint Regis Canoe AreaSaint Regis Canoe AreaThe Adirondacks' answer to the Boundary Waters, on a smaller scale: the only designated canoe area in New York State, with around 50 ponds and lakes, no motorized vehicles and primitive canoe camping on many of the shores. Only two of the lakes can be reached without a portage, which keeps the…0
  10. 10Okefenokee National Wildlife RefugeOkefenokee National Wildlife RefugePaddling the Okefenokee means days in a dark, peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida border, with an abundance of alligators for company and nights on raised shelters deep in the swamp. The refuge has six marked boating trails and seven interior overnight shelters, which together give a…0