CLUB PADDLES – What you need to know before you go! • A Club Paddle is an event that is sanctioned and organized by members of the Comox Valley Paddler’s Club. It is open to both kayakers and canoeists (no paddle boarders). Information about these paddles is always shared on the club’s website,comoxvalleypaddlers.ca , and Facebook page. • The Trip coordinator is not an…
Comox Valley Aquatic Centre Pool has scheduled “kayak hour” Saturdays between 5 pm and 6 pm. Maximum 8 kayaks. (Two paddlers can share a kayak to practice wet exits and re-entries or rolls) Call the centre on Friday at 250-334-9622 to confirm that the time is still available (birthday parties sometimes get booked instead)
Destination: Pt Holmes to Kye Bay Date: Wed. June 11th, 2025 Time: Paddles in the water at 6:00 pm Meeting Place: Point Holmes boat launch Description: Paddles in the water at 6:00 pm at Point Holmes Boat Ramp for a shoreline paddle to Kye Bay return. Remember to have your vehicle sticker on your vehicle so you don’t have to pay the boat launch fees. High…
Campbell River Estuary Date: Wednesday June 25th, 2025 Time: Paddles in the water at 6:00 pm – High Tide of 4.06 meters is at 7:04 p.m. Meeting Place: Parking Lot on Spit Road, Campbell River just north of Jiggers Grill on the left side of the road approximately 1.4 km from Highway 19A https://www.google.ca/maps/@50.039114,-125.249762,15.25z?hl=en Length of Trip (hours/days): 2 – 3 hours…
Destination: Comox Lake Partial Loop – North Shoreline Start Date: Monday, August 12, 2024 Time: Paddles in the water at 10 am (Arrive at parking area between 9:15 and 9:30) Description: Comox Lake Shoreline and crossing. (~10-11 nm) This is a freshwater shoreline paddle that starts on the north shore near the Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve. Comox Lake is pristine and fed by the majestic Comox Glacier. The lake is over 18 km long with an average depth of 61 m. Assuming the…
Destination: Deep Bay – Denman Island – Chrome Island – Hornby Island Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024 Time: Meet at 12 Noon Launch at 1 PM = “Paddles in the Water” time Meeting Place: Deep Bay Drive in Deep Bay Park on the side of the road in the vicinity of house #5422 Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3ngpy6o9ybSGkjNA9 Description: Paddle across Baynes Sound to the south side of Denman Island. Paddle past Chrome Island with…
Destination: This is one of our favorite paddles on the Puntledge River. Paddle from the dam on Comox Lake to the second dam located downstream then paddle back. Date: Monday, Aug 12, 2024 Time: Please arrive at 12:15 to allow time to carry boats to the water. Launch at 1:00 PM. Meeting Place: Meet at the parking lot at the Puntledge River dam as…
Date & Time: 1 PM on Sunday, August 11, 2024. Launch: From the shoreline. NOTE that 1 PM = “Paddles in the Water” time. Meeting Place: Fanny Bay Government Dock https://www.google.com/maps/@49.5064463,-124.8279708,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sqUiAxQt8-D3eVuQ7gQzqPQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DqUiAxQt8-D3eVuQ7gQzqPQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.share%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26yaw%3D0%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D90!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu Located on Highway 19A just across from Station Road. It is about 2 km south of Buckley Bay or 1 km north of the Fanny Bay Inn. Note: There is no washroom at the launch spot.…