Kayak the Grand River

Offered: May - October

Length: 2 day s - 1 night

Skill Level: Beginner - Intermediate

Region: Southern Ontario / Grand River (locate outfitter)

Park: Brant Conservation Area

Package Description: Explore the Grand River for a weekend or weekday paddle with our guided, all-inclusive camping package - a wilderness and historical journey with the opportunity to camp with a kayak. On Day 1, we paddle the historical Cayuga Run to the Brant Conservation campsite. Your campsite is fully-equipped with everything, including meals. On Day 2, paddle the wild Oneida Run. Our hearty Tripper lunches are supplied both days. Day 1 is the guided Cayuga Run, the historical route of the valley. It starts at our store-front dock on the Grand River. The first leg of the paddle drifts into the famous artist snapshot of Paris... then visit the largest black walnut tree in Canada... see natural conglomerate rock... drink from cool springs... run the splashing "bloop"... visit a mine from the 1830's... hike to the Lookout on the Black Walnut Trail... hear the history of the forgotten Neutral Tribe... pass the largest blue-heron rookery... visit the coldest creek in Southern Ontario... picnic on Sarah's Island... life-jacket float the Big "V" ... see the remains of an 1800's corduroy road and paddle the quiet stillness... see a red-tail hawk nest and the home of a bank beaver, then paddle to your final destination, our riverside campsites at the Brant Conservation Area (4-5 hour hike/paddle). Your campsite on the river has everything - tents, air beds, lanterns, cooking utensils, gas barbeque, firewood, ice cooler with supper & breakfast, showers and the river is right there for an evening paddle or bass fishing. The next morning, we paddle the pristine Oneida Run. Let our guides make the rare Carolinian Forest of the Grand Valley come alive and see what you would normally miss! This section is the gem of the Grand River... view the 300 year-old sycamore tree... climb bluffs overlooking the valley... hike on the interior trails to learn about plants, fauna and wildlife... hear about the native and settlement history of the valley... paddle the kilometer of splashing waves... lunch on an island... float the current... see the river-rock in which a spring flows... the ancient tree house... the amazing Noah's Ark... slip past the silent Three Sisters... thread the "Eye of the Needle"... behold the beauty of Southern Ontario's near wilderness. As you round the last bend, the scenic town of Paris slips into sight, an ending worth the view (4-5 hour hike/paddle). Package includes kayak & all equipment, shuttle rides, guide, riverside site, tents, air mattress, lantern, gas barbeque, cooking utensils, two Tripper lunches, ice cooler with supper and breakfast, plus firewood and swimming pool. $235/person for groups of 2-3, plus tax $199/person for groups for 4 or more, plus tax