Where to Whitewater Kayak in Radium

Cross River - Steep continuous creek with tight must run canyon drops and a clean 20ft waterfall. It is extremely picturesque with cool quartz bedrock features. Scouting recommended for all drops and wood concern. three mandatory portages to note. first portage around a log jam before you enter the canyon, second one in the canyon requires a seal launch back in off a sloped rock, this portage is runnable at high water. third portage at the end of the canyon around some more logs.

Albert River - Scenic run with small ledge features, perfect for beginner kayakers and those just looking for an adventure. some wood hazard but easy to see coming with easy portages. mostly class II/III with one Class III+ rapid just after the takeout bridge that you can choose to run or not. can be run in a couple hours or take the day and enjoy the scenery!

Fenwick Creek - Cool canyon run with quite a bit of wood hazard, most of which can be paddled over or around, however there are a few larger log jams that can be tricky to portage. All drops are must run, the crux is a double drop with a 10ft boof into a slide with two nasty pockets on the river right side. run the spout you can see from the top with slight left momentum for the best line. its not the most stacked run with only two notable rapids and a third below the takeout that you can hike down and run if you wish but it makes for an adventure. there's an unrunnable waterfall just below the takeout as well that's visible from the road.

Mitchel River - Awesome whitewater, cool canyons and even cooler rapids to be found on this run, waterfalls, slides and tight canyon drops is the name of the game. river starts out mellow and then drops into a somewhat unrunnable canyon. there are some drops in the canyon that can and have been paddled but it requires hiking down on the river right side and then hiking back up after to portage the rest of the canyon on the river left. the canyon ends with a clean 35ft waterfall that can be run by climbing up the lookers right and putting into the pool above. keep your eyes peeled as there are still plenty of fun rapids left with one notable portage around a rapid with some wood, you can seal launch in on the river right. take time to scout blind corners and canyons for wood. the majority has been cut out but there is still potential.