Thread: Where to Canoe in OZ

Myall Lakes about an hour North of Newcastle, mostly fresh water, it is now a national park, good camping, fishing etc.

Yes,

The Myall lakes are favourites!

Actually the whole East Coast is great to tour with a canoe on the car roof (or a sailing canoe in my case). You drive 20 or 30km and there is another bay, river or lake or combination.

The Myall lakes are nice because you can actually get a feeling of some isolation. Even though there are lots of people that use them the traffic seems to be quite concentrated, leaving a lot of the lakes with very little traffic much of the time.

Cheers!
MIK

You could drop over to the west for the "Avon Descent"

http://www.avondescent.com.au/

http://members.iinet.net.au/~rokhor/...esc.index.html

or if that's not your kettle of fish we still have the Blackwood, the Murray and a handfull of other top spots over here.

http://members.westnet.com.au/blackwoodrivercanoeing/

http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/T..._Canoeing.aspx

Keep in mind though that they are for the most part only navigable in winter - unless of course you want to try sea Kayaking?

Denn

Hi Mik, I am a bit bias towards them, my family lived on the lake for about years. My Great Grandfather was Harry Legge from Legges Camp, now owned by the Eco Shores/National Parks. I half grew up there swimming, skiing, canoes, boats, fishing it was amazing. Did you venture up the Myall and Crawford rivers?

I have spent a few weeks at at time on the lake, complete with tent and sailing boats.

Never quite got up the rivers because of bridges!

My Aunt lives at Forster/Tuncurry and we have spent family christmases there since I was 12. Almost always manage to sneak some boating in - whether on the Myall lakes or Wallis Lake.

You are pretty lucky to have that background of yours ... I am pretty sure I have stayed at Legges camp.

Do you know the starting history of the camp?

I found several things on the net, including this one from a guy who doesn't believe in paragraphs! But the writing catches part of what I remember - areas that are busy but a short distance away you can feel like the only person on the lake.
http://lucaantara.blogspot.com/2009/...revisited.html
Also a guide to camping
http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/...all_lakes.aspx

MIK

Also in South Australia, lots go over to the border with victoria and go the Glenelg River.

Very popular.

http://jez-hiking.blogspot.com/2009/...elg-river.html

MIK

Originally Posted by dennford

Keep in mind though that they are for the most part only navigable in winter - unless of course you want to try sea Kayaking?

Denn

WA also has plenty of flatwater paddles for summer, you can paddle the Swan and see all the mega buck mansions or head up the Canning for a wilderness experience in the middle of the city.

The Murray up to Pinjarra, or the Serpentine river or Peel inlet.

The lower Collie, or Wellington dam, or the Collie near the town of Collie.

The lower Blackwood upstream from Augusta or some of the other sections near Bridgetown, Boyup Brook or even further inland.

The Donnelly from boat landing to the mouth.

The Warren around heartbreak trail or the lower sections from "the colonels" to the mouth.

Broke inlet and some of the other inlets.

The Frankland up to monastery landing.

Also a number of lakes in the wheatbelt, one day I want to paddle on Lake Dumbleyung just because it was used to break the world speed record.

Of course whitewater is much more fun, I spent yesterday on the lower Murray but at grade 4 that would be no place for a Eureka. That's why I NEED so many different watercraft


Kelvin

The 'Trails SA' website might be worth a look if you're interested in canoeing (or hiking, or cycling, or diving or horseriding etc.) in South Australia:
http://www.southaustraliantrails.com...?type=canoeing
it's a nice little site.
Jack

Back to the O.P.'s question, this is where I look in Queensland. I have also been to http://www.nymboidacanoecentre.com/ at Grafton in NSW, without a canoe unfortunately.

Regards,

James