Paddling near San Carlos, Ñuble

San Carlos sits in the Ñuble region of central Chile, surrounded by a network of Andean-fed rivers. The closest paddling water is the Río Ñuble, roughly 10 km from the city, with the Río Cato also nearby. These rivers, along with the Embalse Digua and more distant waterways such as the Río Diguillín and Río Itata, give paddlers access to a range of moving and still water in the Chilean precordillera and valley lowlands.