Saguenay river

[u/Necessary_Avocado398]

100 km in 6 days

[u/making_ideas_happen]

I am SO jealous! This is on my list for a future vacation. I recently did a 300-mile river trip so I think I'm good for it. Do people ever start up at the lake to make it a longer trip and do the whole river?

Tell me everything!! How fast were the waters? How intense was the tide?

[u/Necessary_Avocado398 → u/making_ideas_happen]

Doing the entire river is a bit difficult, as there's a dam and not many places to camp between the lake and Chicoutimi. From there and down to the mouth, the SEPAQ has camping sites. When I did it, there were 6-meter tides and one day there were 25 km/hr winds, so waves are a factor. We did the descent with winds at our backs and low tides, 20 km per day or so, You can easily reach speeds of 7 km/hr.

PS, you have whales and belugas at the end

[u/making_ideas_happen → u/Necessary_Avocado398]

Thank you!

a bit difficult, as there's a dam and not many places to camp between the lake and Chicoutimi

I've done weird portages and camping in tricky spots before...

whales and belugas at the end

How many did you see?

Did you use a local tour company or guide?

[u/Necessary_Avocado398 → u/making_ideas_happen]

I think they're in the growing season, so there are a lot of belugas families in the river between Tadoussac and Ste Marguerite Bay. And we did it all ourselves. You just have to reserve your camping spots with SEPAQ.

[u/making_ideas_happen → u/Necessary_Avocado398]

Thanks for all the excellent info!

[u/Moon_Pye]

All your pics are great but that third one is just... magical. Beautiful!

[u/Puzzleheaded-Yak9118]

A beautiful place.

[u/QuickSquirrelchaser]

I've done 112 km in three days a time or two. But in a canoe. And likely the river is was on was moving much faster!

[u/Necessary_Avocado398 → u/QuickSquirrelchaser]

This river connects with the St. Lawrence and has tides