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Where to Raft in Lake Louise

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Looking for the best places to Raft in and around Lake Louise? Below are some great routes, trips and resources to help you Raft in and around Lake Louise.

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Diverse is how we would best describe the paddling in this mountain/prairie province. In the west of the province runs are characterized by beautiful backdrops, continuous rivers and cold water. Everything from mellow multi day floats in national parks to hairy class V creeking is available in the west. As you move further east the gradient drops but there are still plentiful paddling options for those looking to float mellow rivers in really unique surroundings. It is a huge province so don't neglect to look north and south too. A very worthwhile paddling destination in it's own right.

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Lake Louise

Lake Louise to Castle Junction
Bow River - This is an intermediate river trip with continuous beautiful world-class mountain scenery. There are several class 1 to 2 rapids in the first 5 km and only sharp bends & occasional sweepers after that. The rapids can be avoided by novice canoeists by putting in downstream of the highway bridge at the secondary put-in described below. There are 2 sets of rapids: 2 km of class 1 right after starting and the 500-m long class 2 Louise Rapid which starts under the highway bridge.

Lake Louise

Howse Pass to Icefields Parkway
Howse River - An amazing overnight packrafting trip in the Canadian Rockies. A short Class II section leads to a stunning wilderness float through a seldom visited area of Banff National Park.

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whitewater kayaking club focused on bridging the gap for adult beginner, novice and intermediate kayaking in Calgary and surrounding area

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