Paddling near Abbotsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford sits in the Fraser Valley at the edge of the Lower Mainland, flanked by the Fraser River to the north and a network of sloughs, lakes, and tributary rivers spreading in every direction. The area draws paddlers to everything from calm urban lakes and motor-free park lakes to the broad Fraser and the meandering Sumas River flats. Nearby, Alouette Lake in Golden Ears Provincial Park and the Mission-area lakes round out a genuinely varied freshwater paddling region.