Northern Open Canoe Access Project

Northern Open Canoe Access Project, (NOCAP) helping to convert flat water paddlers into whitewater canoeist.

Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the UP have amazing whitewater rivers of all grades, and there are very few paddlers who are enjoying them.  

Nearly 100,000 paddlers visit the Boundary Water Canoe Area (BWCA) every year. A small percentage of these canoeist crave to make the transition to moving water, these few want to learn the skills to have the ability to safely paddle whitewater.

The Northern Open Canoe Access Project aims to connect experienced flat water canoe paddlers with the equipment and the training to safely paddle on moving water.