Here are a few  websight thats might be of help finding that perfect place just for you to enjoy.

Waterways for canoe and kayac

http://www.trails.com/activity.aspx?area=14643#trailid=XFP006-025&lat=43.58806&lon=-76.20139&zoom=11&m=terrain&a=FP

http://www.mountainmanoutdoors.com/BoatRentalsClassesTrips/tabid/BoatRentalsTrips/NorthernForestCanoeTrail/tabid/64/Default.aspx

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Looking for places to rent a Canoe or a  Kayak  Need some lessons ?

Below is a list of places that will assist you in your adventures

St. Regis Canoe Outfitters
73 Dorsey Street
Saranac Lake, 12983
(518)-891-1838 OR (888)-775-2925
Website:  http://canoeoutfitters.com
Our 23rd season specializing in kayaking and canoeing rentals, services and sales. Camping gear rentals, shuttles, outfitting and packages. NYS Guides and American Canoe Assoc. instruction. Both locations are on the water!

Mac's Canoe Livery
5859 State Route 30
Lake Clear, 12945
(518) 891-1176
Website: http://macscanoe.com
Year-round guide service featuring canoe, fish, backpack, cross-country ski, navigation tours for families and business associates. Canoe rentals, itinerary planning, shuttle service, camp store. Our experience will make your vacation hassle free!

Raquette River Outfitters
1754 State Route 30
Tupper Lake, 12986
(518) 359-3228
Website:http://www.raquetteriveroutfitters.com
Celebrating over 25 years in business in the heart of the Adirondack canoe wilderness. Specializing in canoe and kayak rentals and sales. Come visit our paddle and Cortland fly fishing shop. Join us for a memorable day/week of fun and adventure. Happy paddling!

Ampersand Bay Boat Club
12 Ampersand Bay Road
Saranac Lake, 12983
(518) 891-3001
Website:http://www.adirondackcabins.com
Canoe, kayak and motorboat rentals available

Want to learn how to Canoe or Kayac

Canoe or Kayak Rentals Redfield NY area

Canoe/Kayak Rental $25.00/day (Includes Paddle and PFD)

Shuttle services available for FREE on premises.
$15 per boat one way off premises.

We prefer receiving reservations or requests for more information through email.  Please email both reservations@salmonhills.com and hans@salmonhills.com or call 315-599-7008.

      Where to Canoe & Kayak in Oswego County

Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area/Camp Zerbe

Location: Towns of Williamstown, Albion, Parish, Amboy. Take rte 81 North to Parish exit Bear left on off ramp

 St. Mary's Pond: Access from St. Mary's Road.
Whitney Pond: Access from Happy Valley Road.
Lake Lorraine : access at Camp Zerbe NYS Rte. 104.

Notes:Novice. Scenic, secluded ponds in Wildlife Management Area maintained by the State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Little Salmon River
Location: Towns of Parish and Mexico. Access from Rte. 69, west of the Village of Parish and continue to the Village of Mexico, or access at Mexico Point.

 Notes:Novice - Intermediate from Parish to Mexico. Take-out point on the right-hand bank before the dam in Mexico. Permission must be obtained from owner to take out canoes and park vehicles.
Expert from the Village of Mexico to Lake Ontario. If the water level is high enough, trip may continue to Mexico Point with portage (this section is recommended for experienced canoeists only).

Oneida Lake
Location: Towns of West Monroe and Constantia. Access at Phillips Point - off Toad Harbor Road in West Monroe, Constantia Town Park, Brewerton State Pier and Godfrey Point, one mile east of Cleveland on Rte. 49.

 Notes:Novice. Use caution. This is a large lake subject to storms and winds that produce high waves, also boat wakes. The Erie Canal runs through the center of the lake, east to west and is marked by navigational buoys.

Oneida River and NYS Barge Canal
Location: Towns of Hastings and Schroeppel. Access at Brewerton State Pier, or just below the dam in Caughdenoy.

 Notes:Intermediate. Use caution near Caughdenoy Dam. Navigable from Brewerton to Three Rivers through Lock 23.

 
Oswego River
Location: Towns of Schroeppel, Granby, Volney, Scriba and Minetto; Cities of Fulton and Oswego. Access points at Three Rivers; Lock Street, Phoenix; Ox Creek, Granby; Apple Landing (Stop 28) & Great Bear Farm, Volney; Canal Park Marina, City of Fulton; and other areas.

 Notes:Intermediate - Expert. Use caution near dams, after heavy rains and in early spring. High water level produces swift current and high winds may produce white caps. Travel through locks is subject to the discretion of the locktender and recommended for experts only.

 
Salmon River Reservoir
Location: Towns of Redfield and Orwell. Access points at Jackson Road, C.C.C. Drive - off Co. Rte. 2 in Orwell, Co. Rte. 17 and Little America Fishing & Boat Access.

 Notes:Novice. Use extreme caution near the dam. Parking available. Picnic tables available at C.C.C. Drive.

 
Lower Salmon River Reservoir

 
Location: Town of Orwell. Access at the day use picnic area across from Bennetts Bridge Hydropower Facility on Co. Rte. 22.

Notes:Novice. Great for beginner canoeists, kayakers and those who want to take it slow.

Salmon River
Location: Towns of Albion and Richland, Village of Pulaski. Access points at South Albion Road, Pineville Bridge, Pineville Fishing & Boat Access and Pine Grove at Port Ontario.

Kayaking: Access from the Bridge Street launch in Altmar and the Co. Rte. 48 launch in Pineville.

 Notes:Expert. Use caution. Many sections are not navigable due to white water and should be portaged. The area below the Reliant Energy hydroelectric plants and dam is subject to sudden and dangerous fluctuations due to releases necessary for power generation.

 Kayaking: One of the best white water kayaking rivers in Upstate New York. Conditions are dependent upon water releases from the Lighthouse Hill Hydropower Facility.

 Changing water levels can create rapids of varying classes. Information concerning water releases can be obtained by calling 1-900-726-4243 ext. 365123 (This is a toll call).

 
Lake Ontario
Location: Coastal areas of the towns of Oswego, Scriba, New Haven, Mexico, Richland and Sandy Creek, and the City of Oswego harbor area.

Public access at Wright's Landing Marina, Selkirk Shores State Park (Pine Grove State Boat Launch) and Mexico Point State Boat Launch.

 Notes:Novice - Expert. Several marshes along the lake are navigable, such as Butterfly Swamp in the Town of New Haven and Deer Creek Marsh in the Town of Richland.

North & South Ponds in the Town of Sandy Creek provide protection from rougher water. Use caution and stay comfortably close to shore. Lake Ontario is an inland sea which can present overwhelming dangers during adverse weather conditions.

Kasoag Lake & Green Pond

(4 miles) Kasoag Lake & Green Pond  Spring-fed Kasoag Lake has a convoluted shoreline dotted with small vintage cottages. Many of these have small docks with rowboats and canoes tied to them, so you may have company paddling.  

 
North Sandy Pond

Location: Northwest corner of Oswego County in the town of Sandy Creek, west of St. Rte. 3.

Access by public boat launches at Bayview Marina, Hidden Harbor and Jones Marina; and private boat launches at AAA North Country Mercantile & Lodging, D.Senior Marina, Greene Point Marina Inc., North Sandy Pond Marina, Reiter's Marina and Seber Shores Marina.

Notes: Novice. 4.5 sq. mile pond with a 15 foot maximum depth, separated from Lake Ontario by a strip of sand dunes.

Marshy areas with a variety of wildlife, as well as summer cottages along the shoreline.

 Excellent beginner area, but use caution as storms come off Lake Ontario and create a strong chop.

Wolcott, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 4.2 miles

Beaver Lake
Beaver Lake is a 650-acre park with a 9-mile network of trails and a 200-acre lake dedicated to discovery of the outdoors. Canoe rental ($8/hour) is available on a first-come, first-served basis at th...
Baldwinsville, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 2 miles

Deer Creek
Paddle west through Deer Creek Marsh, a flat plain with cattails to the right and woods to your left. By early summer the yellow water lilies and yellow irises will be in bloom. Watch for muskrat dens...
Pulaski, NY - Paddling & Canoeing - 5.4 miles

Lummisville, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 5 miles
East Bay, Mudge Creek & Chimney Bluffs
Four small streams drain from marshy areas into East Bay before the waters reach Lake Ontario. You can launch from two of the branches and spend a full day exploring each of the channels. The cattail-...

Lyons, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 21.5 miles
Erie Canal & Clyde River (Lyons to Clyde)
This venture can be done as a linear paddle between Lyons and Clyde or as a loop. The Clyde River has virtually no current, so it can be paddled in either direction.

Kasoag, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 3.3 miles
Happy Valley Ponds
Once farmlands, the forests surrounding these 4 ponds are in various stages of regeneration. The lands were purchased from failing farms during the depression. In the late 1930s WPA and CCC crews plan...

Jamesville, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 5.3 miles
Jamesville Reservoir & Butternut Creek
Butternut Creek flows north, filling Jamesville Reservoir, then Oneida Lake on its way to Lake Ontario. The reservoir, with a dam at the north end, is 1 mile long. At the southwest corner you’ll find ...

Williamstown, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 4 miles
Kasoag Lake & Green Pond
Spring-fed Kasoag Lake has a convoluted shoreline dotted with small vintage cottages. Many of these have small docks with rowboats and canoes tied to them, so you may have company paddling. 

Fulton, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 1.5 miles
Lake Neatahwanta
This is a large, open lake with wooded shores. The park at Bullhead Point offers a gazebo, pier and tourism center. Paddle a Thursday evening during the summer and you’ll be serenaded by music from th...

Camillus, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 3.2 miles
Nine Mile Creek (Camillus to Amboy)
The translucent green water of Nine Mile Creek is mostly deep and slow, providing a fun run from Camillus to above the dam in Amboy. A few shallow spots offer faster water and a few downed trees must ...

DeWitt, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 16.7 miles
Old Erie Canal (DeWitt to Canastota)
You will most likely not be alone on this paddle journey. The trail is popular with hikers and bicyclists and being near a metropolitan area, many paddlers ply these quiet waters also. For all its hum...

Caughdenoy, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 13.4 miles
Oneida River (Caughdenoy Dam to Route 481)
Portions of the Oneida River have been channelized to become the Erie Canal. The route described below uses side channels around islands rather than the direct route used by motor boats in the canal. ...

Phoenix, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 9 miles

Oswego River (Phoenix to Fulton)
The Oswego River is actually the Oswego Canal, a wide and deep 24-mile long channelized river with 7 locks and dams to control water levels and water flow. It connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario. ...




Otter Lake Meridian, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 3.4 miles 
 Small can be a good thing. Otter Lake covers 0.43 square miles and only 8 feet deep, but that’s plenty of water for a quiet paddle among abundance of wildlife. The shores are wooded wetlands. Water fr...

Ox Creek South Granby, NY - Flatwater Paddling & Canoeing - 4 miles