Willow Creek Canoe Route near Gimli MB
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 50° 34.853 W 096° 59.900
14U E 641712 N 5605131
There are several canoe route that start here at the Willow Creek Centennial Park. The park is just off Hwy 9 about 3 km south of Gimli, Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WM9DHE
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 08/05/2010
Views: 3
There are four trips shown on the map here.
Trip 1 (1.5 km return) is a short, easy paddle down this gentle creek to a small bay off the creek.
Trip 2 (4.6 km return) is another easy paddle that turns off the creek into a boat channel that takes you to the community of Siglavik.
Trip 3 (6.0 km return) follows the creek and then a boat channel into a protected lagoon of Lake Winnipeg. There is a picnic area at Sand Beach and a little further east on Skunk Island.
Trip 4 (6.0 km return) will take you all the way down the creek to the open waters of Lake Winnipeg. Since storms can build quickly in the summer, Lake Winnipeg can be very dangerous.
Parking/put-in/launching information:
There is parking for several cars here as well as a small dock and a picnic area.
Paddling conditions to be expected:
calm stream and channel with access to Lake Winnipeg
Difficulty of the trip:
novice, intermediate
Length of trip: 1.5, 4.6 and 6.0 km return trip
Portages:
none
Permits required:
none
Type of trip:
looping trip
Other information:
Camping is prohibited.
On trip #3, there are picnic areas at Sand Beach and Skunk Island in a protected lagoon.
Take-out Coordinates: Not Listed
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