Canoe the Wild

2025 Schedule

Below are schedule trips for the 2025 season. You can sign up as an individual, with friends, family, or come as a custom private group.

Pictures of our 2024 season

St John River Canoe Trip (more info)

One of Maine’s finest remote canoe trips, If flows through a forest of balsam fir and spruce. The trip from Baker Lake to the Town of Dickey is 105 miles and can be done in six days. Our trip begins at the outlet of Baker Lake. Below Baker Lake, the Saint John has an unusually even gradient, and there are no portages. Later in the trip, we’ll take on Big Black Rapids (class III)  and on the last day Big Rapids (class III). We’ll be sure to brush up on canoeing skills and commands on the calmer parts of the trip to get you ready for these rapids. Depending on water, skill and comfort levels, we may choose to line a few questionable spots.

NOTE: COME LOW OR HIGH WATER! Due to unpredictable water levels and water levels being really low by the 2nd week of May the past 2 seasons, those that book with us will need to be flexible and willing to change dates on a week’s notice and go earlier or later so we can hit the water level right.

May 6-11, 6 days (room for 9)

Cost per person $1695.00

 

Bonaventure River, Gaspe, Quebec (more info)

7 day whitewater canoe trip nestled in a forest of Black Spruce. We begin our trip at Lac Bonaventure high in the Chic Choc Mountains and end near the Bay of Chalour. Lots of lively class I-II whitewater with a few class III ledge drops. Must have good paddling skills. Note, this will be Dave’s, your head guide, 23rd trip down the Bonaventure River!  (pictures of our 2024 Bonaventure trip)

June  6-13 (room for 8)
Cost per person $2395.00

Moose & Wildlife Photography Soft Adventure, Base Camp, North Maine Woods with Down East Magazine

We’ve partnered with Down East Magazine on this adventure renting 2 cabins on a remote Maine lake in the North Maine Woods about a 1.5 hour drive from Ashland over mostly good gravel roads. This location is known for excellent moose sightings with over 20 moose spotted last June including several big bulls! Late June is prime for seeing moose and other wildlife. The best times to be on the water are at first light and afternoon/evening in solo kayaks. The area is teaming with birds, wildlife, moose and offers great landscape photography opportunities. Physical requirements involve being able to get in and out of a kayak, paddle your kayak around the small lake 1 to 1.5 miles and back. The fee includes meals, accommodations, North Maine Woods day use and overnight fees, transportation from Ashland and back, kayaks and assistance on and off the water from master Maine guide Dave Conley and a 2nd guide. Maximum group size is 8. Moose photo credit Laura Zimfirescu See pictures of moose and wildlife from this remote lake

Summary Wildlife and Moose Photography Workshop

June 23-27, 5 days (room for 6)
Cost per person: ($1950.00) booking for this adventure is through Down East Magazine.

Allagash Canoe Trip (more info)

Our best trip for spotting moose with numerous starting and ending locations. Our 5 day trips start at Churchill Lake skipping the large headwater lakes. Our 7 day trip starts on Chamberlain or Eagle Lake and includes exploring the abandoned logging trains on the shore of Eagle Lake. We recommend the minimum age be 12 for 5 day trips and 14 for 7 day trips. We try and match up trips (families with younger kids with the same). Late August and September trips tend to be all adult trips.

Meals, we serve wild caught Alaska Sockeye salmon, local sourced filet mignon and other meats, a good mix of organic, lots of fruits and vegetables to name a few. We can accommodate for vegetarians and pescatarians. Gluten free folks will need to bring substitutes as needed.

  • May 27-31, 5 days, AWWF student trip
  • July 3-7, 5 days, Allagash Lake, Stream & brook trout fishing (available)
  • July 27-31, 5 days, (room for 6)
  • August 4-8, 5 days (room for 2)
  • August 6-10, 5 days (room for 2)
  • August 12-16, 5 days (room for 8)
  • August 21-27, 7 days (room for 8)
  • September 7-11, 5 days with Down East Magazine, (room for 4)

Cost per person, 5 day trips $1450, 7 day trips $1750.00, *kids $200.00 off,  *kids is defined as ages 17 & younger. NOTE, if the trip is marked private group, it is a custom trip and not an open session trip to sign up on.

 

St. Croix River Canoe Trip (more info)

Day tours & overnight trips, 3-5 days. Designated as a Canadian Heritage River, the St. Croix flows along the eastern Maine border with New Brunswick Canada offering great wilderness scenery, moderate whitewater, maintained campsites and fishing for small mouth bass. the St. Croix is well suited for families and groups of all ages with little or no experience.

  • July 16-18, 3 days (trip is full)
  • July 25-27, 3 days, Maine Woman Hunters Group, (trip is full)
  • August 16-18, 3 days (available)
  • October 4-6, 3 days, Fall Foliage Weekend, (available)

Cost per person: day trips $150.00, 3 day trips $950, 4 day trips $1150, 5 day trips, $1350.00, ages 17 & under $50 off on multi day trips.

 

NE Mistissibi River, Northern Quebec  (More Info)

The NE Mistissibi River is one of Eastern Canada’s best whitewater canoe trips. It features over 70 sets of rapids in 70 miles, many over 1 kilometer in length. When paddling in low to medium water, there is only one short portage and several linings, making this an excellent river to paddle or pole that is not too physically demanding. Scouting more difficult rapids prior to paddling provides helpful insight on how & where to run. Fish for Brook Trout and Northern Pike. Must have good whitewater paddling skills and be good on your feet!  Note, this will be Dave’s, your head guide 12th trip on the NE Mistissibi River and he knows it well. Pictures of our 2024 trip 

July 13-23, (room for 3)
Cost per person is $2795.00, includes all equipment, meals while on the river, 1st night at a campground in Doubeau/Mistissini. For adults and ages 13-17 when taking part with an adult.

 

Grouse Hunting from Remote Wall Tent Camp

It’s early fall in northern Maine, the leaves are changing color and it’s peak moose rutting season…you will see bulls! Outside your tent door is the vast North Maine Woods with endless miles of gravel roads and an abundance of grouse cover! Our moose camp is dormant during this time and it is an ideal location for grouse hunting! You’ll be catered to with great meals, one guide per two hunters and tent camping (Glamping 2 or 3 per tent) in spacious outfitter tents complete with cots, sleep pads, carpet flooring, lantern, table and chairs and a wood stove restocked daily. Shower tent provided with lots of hot water on demand, 2 outhouses cleaned daily.

Sept 30-Oct 4, 2025 (ro0m for 9)

Cost per person is $1250 includes 1 on 2 guide, al meals, transportation while on the hunt, 4 nights and 3 full days of bird hunting.

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