Historic Kingston holds a wealth of short and extended paddling trips for beginner through expert paddlers. The protected marshland channels of the Cataraqui River offer unique sites for bird watching, or practicing your technique for the larger waters of Lake Ontario. When the winds on the lake are up, the waters off Kingston’s shore are coloured by all manner of sailboats and windsurfers harnessing its power. The Wolfe Island shores offer plenty of spots to explore and Big Sandy Bay is a popular destination for paddlers to surf the rolling waves of Lake Ontario. Cedar Island is a popular destination for day trippers and paddlers beginning a trip into the heart of the Thousand Islands. Further downriver, Milton Island is a wonderfully relaxing place to end a day of paddling, walk the island trails and set-up camp before watching the western sun fade over Lake Ontario.

 For more information about this route (the maps, access points, trip length & distance, charts, extensions, hazards and points of interest)- please download the Adobe File: route1.pdf