Eagle River Canoe Route

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Additional Route Information
Distance: 
25 km
Duration: 
1 days
Loop Trip: 
No
Portage Information
No. of portages: 
0
Total Portage Distance: 
0 m
Longest Portage: 
0 m
Difficulty Ratings
River Travel: 
Intermediate
Lake Travel: 
Intermediate
Portaging: 
Not applicable
Remoteness: 
Intermediate
Background Trip Info
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Route Description
Technical Guide: 

Put in: Travel on Trans Canada Hwy approximately. 40km west of Revelstoke, BC.

Turn left on Taft Rd, cross railroad tracks and canoe access is upstream of CPR bridge.

Take out: Travel Trans Canada Hwy approximately 60km west of Revelstoke, BC., 500 meters past the end of the 4 lane turn right on Solsqua Road, cross CPR tracks and park vehicle, canoe take out is under Solsqua Road bridge.

Trip Journal/Log/Report/Diary: 

We saw lots of Bald Eagles which offered us great photo opportunities.

Moving water skills are required for this river during spring run off. The Eagle River is known as a canoe-eater at this time of year. On our last trip we saw 2 busted canoes in log jams.

Maps Required
Topo Maps (1:50,000): 
82/M2 Perry River 82/M3 Albas
Other Maps: 
Columbia Forest District Recreation Site Map. Revelstoke Forest Service
Other
Special Comments: 

We leave one vehicle at the take out and drive back to the put in. This is a nice day trip of about 5 hours or better with stops. Summer or fall is the best time. The Eagle is a major spawning river for Spring, Sockeye salmon and Kokanee.

Daniel Boles