Lake Tyers has many places to launch canoes and explore.

The launch site illustrated here is leaving from the picnic area just before the boat parking at Number 2 Boat Ramp.  It is a sheltered and a gradual slope and would good for beginners to get their balance before heading off.

The open waters of the Lake are to the north of this point so take care if an onshore (southerly) breeze is strong.

Our trip took about an hour of steady, but not frantic paddling to leave, go around the islands and return.  Much of the water was shallow at this stage of the year.  There was a 10km/hr southerly blowing at the time.

Quietly paddling along was an ideal vantage point to observe the bird life on the edges of the island.



Just keep in mind that Lake Tyers opens to the sea from time to time and the huge, but shortlived currents cut quite deep channels, and the water depth can change from shallow to several metres very quickly.

Here is a great site with some other real life experiences rowing on Lake Tyers.  Click here!