These guidebooks are either currently available or out of print. Suggestions for additions are welcome.
| REGION | NAME | NOTES | AUTHOR | IN PRINT? |
|
All of BC
|
Canoe Trips British Columbia
|
Includes day trips and multiday, river,
lake and ocean
|
Jack Wainwright
|
Yes
|
|
Southwest BC
|
Whitewater in Southwest British Columbia
|
Written for kayakers, Grade II and up
|
Claudia Schwab
|
Yes
|
|
Vancouver & Area
|
The Vancouver Paddler
|
Local canoeing and kayaking,
river, lake and ocean
|
Glen Stedham | Yes |
|
Northern BC
|
Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips
Volume 1
|
Written specifically for canoe tripping
|
Laurel Archer
|
Yes
|
|
Northern BC
|
Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips
Volume 2
|
Written specifically for canoe tripping
|
Laurel Archer
|
Yes
|
|
Northwest BC
|
Rockin' Whitewater - A Guide to
Paddling in NW BC
|
Includes novice & intermediate
whitewater runs
|
Tania Millen
|
Yes
|
|
Series for all
of BC
|
Backroads Mapbooks
|
Good maps for exploring regions in BC
Includes paddling routes,
with minimal detail
|
Musio Ventures |
Yes
|
|
Central BC
|
Northwest Brigade Paddling Guidebook
|
Good guidebook - more information
is needed on availability and sales
|
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|
North Columbia
/Kootenay
|
Canadian Rockies Whitewater
- Central Rockies
|
Mostly for Alberta rivers, but includes
upper Fraser and Columbia drainage
in BC.
|
Stuart Smith
|
No
|
|
Kootenays
|
Canadian Rockies Whitewater
- Southern Rockies
|
Includes Alberta rivers,
but at least half is for BC
|
Stuart Smith
|
No
|
|
Vancouver Island
|
Whitewater Trips for Kayakers, Canoeists,
and Rafters in British Columbia
|
Early series with the most
popular river runs
|
Betty Pratt-
Johnston
|
No
|
|
Kootenays
|
Whitewater Trips for Kayakers, Canoeists,
and Rafters in British Columbia
|
Golden to Cranbrook to
Boundary Region
|
Betty Pratt-
Johnston
|
No
|
|
Southwestern BC
|
Whitewater Trips for Kayakers, Canoeists,
and Rafters in British Columbia
|
Vancouver to Thompson Region
|
Betty Pratt-
Johnston
|
No
|
|
Cariboo, Chilcotin,
Yellowhead
|
Whitewater Trips for Kayakers, Canoeists,
and Rafters in British Columbia
|
Central BC
|
Betty Pratt-
Johnston
|
No
|
|
Southwest BC
|
Whitewater in BC's Southwest
|
Written for kayakers
|
Steve Crowe &
Jim Hnatiak
|
?
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