All of our canoe adventure tours include open style Canadian canoes or single touring kayaks, life jackets, paddles, bailer and sponge, waterproof barrels for canoes and dry bags for kayaks, and delivery/pickup to starting/pickup points in the Lower Glenelg National Park!
Choose from our most popular half-day, full-day, or plan your own adventure using the map and table below (for a more detailed map of the river, download the Glenelg River Guide produced by Parks Victoria).
As an indication, the average person paddles around 4 km/ph, iron men paddle around 6-8 km/ph, families with younger ones around 3 km/ph and leisure seekers often prefer an easier 2 km/ph. Planning your adventure is as easy as working out how much paddling you’d like to do an any day, then select the campsites which fit your requirements!
These are some of our more popular trips. Please note, all trips can be booked in the reverse direction. Many other options are available, please contact us if you require further details.
We provide off street parking free of charge to our canoe camping customers at our property in Nelson.
Half Day Trips
- Single Kayaks
- 2 Person Canoe/Kayak
Other half-day trip options available.
| FROM | TO | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson | Nelson | Your Choice |
| Donovan's Landing | Nelson | 7.8km |
| Dry Creek | Nelson | 9.4 km |
| Donovan's Landing | To river mouth Estuary area and return to Nelson | 12.2 km |
Day Trips
- Single Kayaks
- 2 Person Canoe/Kayak
| FROM | TO | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| Saunders Landing | Forest Camp South | 14.3 km |
| Sandy Waterhole | Nelson | 15.6 km |
| Pritchards | Sapling Creek | 16.2 km |
| Sapling Creek | Donovans Landing | 16.3 km |
| Moleside Landing | Battersby's | 17.7 km |
| Saunders Landing | Sapling Creek | 19.4 km |
2 Day Trips
- Parks Vic camping fees of $5.60 per person per night are additional.
- Select your campsite from the options below.
| FROM | TO | OVERNIGHT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Sapling Creek | Nelson | Overnight @ Lasletts Sapling Creek to Lasletts: 9.5 km Lasletts to Nelson: 14.6 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 24.1 KM |
| Forest Camp South | Nelson | Overnight @ Lasletts Forest Camp South to Lasletts: 14.6 km Lasletts to Nelson: 14.6 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 29.2 KM |
| Pines Landing | Sapling Creek | Overnight @ Skipworth Springs Pines Landing to Skipworth Springs: 17.7 km Skipworth Springs to Sapling Creek: 12.5 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 30.2 KM |
| Pritchards | Donovans Landing | Overnight @ Bowds Pritchards to Bowds: 18.1 km Bowds to Donovans Landing: 14.4 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 32.5 KM |
| Battersby's | Nelson | Overnight @ Lasletts Battersbys to Lasletts: 18.0 km Lasletts to Nelson: 14.6 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 32.6 KM |
| Moleside Landing | Sandy Waterholes | Overnight @ Georges Rest Moleside Landing to Georges Rest: 18.5 km Georges Rest to Sandy Waterholes: 16.2 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 34.7 KM |
3 Day Trips
- Parks Vic camping fees of $5.60 per person per night are additional.
- Select your campsites from the options below.
| FROM | TO | OVERNIGHT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Moleside Landing | Donovans Landing | Overnight @ Georges Rest then Lasletts Moleside Landing to Georges Rest: 18.5 km Georges Rest to Lasletts: 17.2 km Lasletts to Donovans Landing: 6.8 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 42.5 KM |
| Pines Landing | Donovans Landing | Overnight @ Skipworth Springs then Pattersons Pines Landing to Skipworth Springs: 17.7 km Skipworth Springs to Pattersons: 17.0 km Pattersons to Donovans Landing: 11.8 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 46.5 KM |
| Moleside Landing *ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR TRIPS... | Nelson | Overnight @ Georges Rest then Lasletts Moleside Landing to Georges Rest: 18.5 km Georges Rest to Lasletts: 17.2 km Lasletts to Nelson: 14.6 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 50.3 KM |
4 Day Trips
- Parks Vic camping fees of $5.60 per person per night are additional.
- Select your campsites from the options below.
| FROM | TO | OVERNIGHT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Moleside Landing *ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR TRIPS... | Nelson | Overnight @ Skipworth Springs, Bowds then Lasletts Moleside Landing to Skipworth Springs: 13.7 km Skipworth Springs to Bowds: 14.4 km Bowds to Lasletts: 7.6 km *on this day can do the Gorge Walk from Lasletts to Princess Margaret Rose Caves and do the guided underground cave tour Lasletts to Nelson: 14.6 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 50.3 KM |
5 Day Trips
- Parks Vic camping fees of $11 per person per night are additional.
- Select your campsites from the options below.
| FROM | TO | OVERNIGHT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Pines Landing or Moleside Landing | Nelson | First day paddle up as far as you wish, then return to Moleside Landing for your first night. Distance: optional Moleside Landing to Skipworth Springs: 13.7 km Skipworth Springs to Bowds: 14.4 km Bowds to Lasletts: 7.6 km *on this day can do the Gorge Walk from Lasletts to Princess Margaret Rose Caves and do the guided underground cave tour Lasletts to Nelson: 14.6 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 50.3 KM |
| Dartmoor | Nelson | Overnight @ Pines Landing, Skipworth Springs, Bowds then Lasletts. Dartmoor to Pines Landing: 18.7 km Pines Landing to Skipworth Springs: 17.7 km Skipworth Springs to Bowds: 14.4 km Bowds to Lasletts: 7.6 km *on this day can do the Gorge Walk from Lasletts to Princess Margaret Rose Caves and do the guided underground cave tour Lasletts to Nelson: 14.6 km TOTAL TRIP DISTANCE: 73 KM |
CAMPSITES
| LOCATION | DISTANCE FROM DARTMOOR | DISTANCE FROM GLENELG RIVER MOUTH |
|---|---|---|
| Dartmoor* | 00 km | 75.2 km |
| Park Boundary | 13 km | 62.2 km |
| Pines Landing* | 18.7 km | 56.6 km |
| Moleside Landing* | 22.7 km | 52.5 km |
| Wild Dog Bend | 25.5 km | 49.7 km |
| Saunders Landing | 29.5 km | 45.7 km |
| Pritchard's | 32.7 km | 42.5 km |
| Skipworth Springs* | 36.4 km | 38.8 km |
| Battersby's | 40.4 km | 34.8 km |
| George's Rest* | 41.2 km | 34 km |
| Red Gum Landing | 42.2 km | 33 km |
| Forest Camp North | 43.8 km | 31.4 km |
| forest Camp South | 43.9 km | 31.3 km |
| Wilson Hall | 48.5 km | 26.7 km |
| Sapling Creek | 48.9 km | 26.3 km |
| Bowd's* | 50.8 km | 24.4 km |
| McLennan's Punt | 52 km | 23.2 km |
| Patterson Canoe Camp* | 53.4 km | 21.8 km |
| Hutchesson's | 54.7 km | 20.5 km |
| Sandy Waterhole | 57.4 km | 17.8 km |
| Laslett's* | 58.4 km | 16.8 km |
| Princess Margaret Rose Cave | 60.6 km | 14.6 km |
| Dry Creek (River Crosses Border) | 63.6 km | 11.6 km |
| Donovan's Landing | 65.2 | 10 km |
| Champman's (River Crosses Border) | 66.8 km | 8.4 km |
| Simson's Landing | 71 km | 4.2 km |
| Nelson Landing | 73 km | 2.2 km |
| River Mouth | 75.2 km | 0 km |
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Nelson
Canoe Hire
Canoe Adventures
Nelson Canoe Hire are the adventure tour specialists!
Some of Australia’s finest flat-water canoeing can be experienced along this 75 km stretch of the Glenelg River – from upriver snags, through rolling bush land and ancient gorges to the sweeping estuary.
Ideal for families, groups and couples, canoeing along this river is the ultimate way to experience the Lower Glenelg National Park. Plus, your hosts can happily deliver and pick you up from any accessible location on the river.
Hire and Pricing
Nelson Canoe Hire have over 70 canoes and kayaks available for hourly, half-daily, daily or multi-day hire. Check out the canoe adventures page for more information about multi-day camping trips!
Our two-person canoes and one-or-two-person kayaks are ideal go anywhere watercraft, getting you around with a minimum of fuss, quietly taking you in close to the abundant bird, fish and animal life in and around the river.
Paddle alongside 50 metre limestone cliffs, catch a fish, or paddle down to the estuary – there are so many excellent opportunities to take in all the Glenelg River has to offer.
Glenelg River
The Glenelg River flows through the 21,300 hectares of the Lower Glenelg National Park which was created in 1968 to preserve the lower reaches, and the most spectacular part of the Glenelg River – the limestone gorges.
The park is renowned for its diversity of flora and fauna. Fisherman may catch mullet, salmon, bream, perch and mulloway, while bushwalkers and campers can enjoy the part of the Great Southwest Walk which runs alongside the lower 40 km of the river. But, the best way to see this region is from the river.