Paddling near Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton sits on a bend in the Wolastoq (Saint John River), downstream of the Mactaquac Dam, where the Nashwaak River and Nashwaaksis Stream converge from the north. The city is a hub for the Wolastoq Watershed Paddling Network, a mapped system of flatwater routes covering rivers, streams, and lakes throughout the Capital Region. Gravel and sand islands upstream, the calm reach through the city, and tributary rivers like the Nashwaak make this one of Atlantic Canada's more accessible paddling centres for kayakers, canoeists, and SUP paddlers of all levels.