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Paddling near Vaughan, Ontario

Vaughan sits in York Region at the headwaters of the Humber River, putting paddlers within minutes of one of the Greater Toronto Area's most accessible urban waterways. The Humber is the marquee local run — a calm, meandering corridor used for canoe, kayak, and SUP trips that can extend all the way from Bolton through Vaughan and south to Lake Ontario. Lake Simcoe and Lake Wilcox are popular flatwater destinations within reach for those wanting open-water paddling.

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