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Everything you need to paddle Woodland Caribou Provincial Park

Canoe Outfitting

Outfitting Packages

From full outfitting to individual gear rentals. All packages are priced per person, per day. Maps and park permits are not included.

Complete Outfitting

$80 / person / day

Everything included — canoe, paddle, PFD, camping gear and food. Just bring your clothes and personal items.

Equipment & Food

$56 / person / day +$10/day for solo paddlers

Have your own canoe, paddle and PFD? This package covers all camping gear plus a complete food barrel with kitchen set, stove and fuel.

Canoe & Equipment

$32 / person / day +$10/day for solo paddlers
Ultra-light canoe and full gear — bring your own food. The best value if you want to plan your own menu.
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Partial Rentals

Watercraft

  • Ultra-light Souris River canoe
    Includes yoke pads, safety kit & paddles

    $40

  • Kayak
    Includes kayak paddles
    $30/day
  • ½ day canoe

    $20

  • ½ day kayak

    $15

  • Paddle

    $3

  • PFD

    $4

Kitchen & Camp

  • Coleman 2-burner stove & fuel

    $10

  • Whisperlite stove & fuel
    $8
  • Kitchen/cook set

    $7

  • MSR miniworks water filter

    $7

  • Water filter bag

    $5

  • Grill rack

    $3

  • French press / percolator

    $2

  • Take-down saw

    $3

  • Camp axe

    $3

  • Camp shovel

    $2

  • Latrine kit/hand trowel

    $2

  • Medical kit

    $3

  • Complete food pack

    $40

Sleep & Shelter

  • Ultra-light tent & footprint

    $14

  • Ultra-light sleeping bag
    $10
  • Sleeping bag flannel liner

    $4

  • Thermarest sleeping pad

    $5

  • Ultra-light tarp

    $6

  • Basic blue tarp

    $4

Add-ons

  • SPOT satellite tracking unit

    $9 / day / group

  • Official WCPP map (waterproof, portage info)
    $16
  • Topographic maps (1:50,000)

    $16 each

Packs & Storage

  • 115L portage pack

    $8

  • 70L portage pack
    $7
  • 60L food barrel & harness

    $8

  • 30L food barrel & harness

    $7

  • 40L dry bag

    $3

  • 20L dry bag

    $2

Guided Trips

Guiding fee: $250 / day / group — Your guide leads the route, sets up camp and handles cooking. A menu is provided upon booking. We offer a variety of fresh and dehydrated meals (Mountain House, Alpine Aire, Backpacker's Pantry).

Keith Fretz

Owner, Sunset Canoe Outfitting & Pakuni Lodge
Retired outdoor education teacher with over 30 years of experience guiding and teaching in the field. An avid fisherman and hunter with deep knowledge of Woodland Caribou Provincial Park.

Don Maw

Retired Senior MNRF Conservation Officer

35 years of field experience and an instructor of outdoor survival. Don brings unmatched knowledge of the wilderness and a calm, practiced hand in the backcountry.

Route consultation is free. We'll help you plan by distance, difficulty, or sights — pre-planned or custom. Routes span 1,200+ miles of connecting rivers and lakes across 1.2 million acres.
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Planning Your Route

We've got it all. Solitude, distance, sights and history.

Solitude

Fly into the remote edges of the park and paddle back to the entrance. With fewer than 1,000 visitors per season, Woodland Caribou Provincial Park is true wilderness.

Distance

Cover 8–20+ miles a day depending on pace. Shore lunches, wildlife encounters and photography all factor in.

History & sights

First Nations pictographs are found throughout the park. The Bloodvein River — a Canadian Heritage River — and the Gammon run through the park.

Entry points

5 road entries: Leano, Oni, Johnson, Lund, and Upper Chukuni. Ground and air shuttles available to all entrances and interior lakes.
Route consultation is free. We'll help you plan by distance, difficulty, or sights — pre-planned or custom. Routes span 1,200+ miles of connecting rivers and lakes across 1.2 million acres.
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Park Permits

Permits can be purchased online and printed at home via Ontario Parks. Permits are per person, per night.

What to Bring

This list is only a suggestion and the final decision is up to you.
  • Broad brim hat
  • Zip-off pants × 3
  • Long-sleeve shirts × 2
  • 1 short-sleeve shirt
  • Rain gear
  • Fleece or windbreaker
  • 2 types of footwear
  • Wash cloth and small towel
  • Insect repellent (DEET)
  • After Bite or calamine lotion
  • Bug hat or jacket
  • Sunscreen
  • Headlamp
  • Knife / multi-tool
  • Compass
  • Waterproof matches & lighter
  • Nalgene or water bottle
  • Rod & tackle (if fishing)
  • Personal PFD (optional)
  • Pillow