Boat route length: 2.6 miles (one way)

Current: weak; may be strong near Deer Creek's Lake Ontario outlet

Type of boat: unmotorized car-top boats

Route description: Deer Creek meanders through cattail marshes, past wood duck nesting boxes and muskrat and beaver lodges, and, near its Lake Ontario outlet, between the fore and secondary dunes along the coast. This is one of the most scenic boat routes in the area. Please land your boat only at the outlet to prevent erosion of the dunes along the creek.

How to get there: A parking area for Deer Creek's unmotorized boat launch is on the west side of Route 3, 1.2 miles south of Rainbow Shores Road. A 0.1-mile portage leads you from the parking area to the creek.