Paddling near Kugluktuk, Nunavut

Kugluktuk sits at the mouth of the Coppermine River on Coronation Gulf, making it the natural finish line for one of Canada's most celebrated Arctic paddling routes. The Coppermine — a Canadian Heritage River — draws canoeists and kayakers through stunted taiga, rolling tundra, granite canyons, and big-volume rapids before opening onto the Arctic coast. Bloody Falls Territorial Historic Park marks the final stretch before the hamlet itself.