This valley is also served by some secondary forest roads, especially for forestry and recreational tourism activities.

The surface of the Rivière aux Canots is usually frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, however the safe circulation on the ice is generally made from mid-December to mid-March.

The main watersheds neighboring the Rivière aux Canots are: The Rivière aux Canots rises at Lac Fleuret (length: 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi); altitude: 828 metres (2,717 ft)) in the forest zone in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.

This confluence is located at: From the mouth of Rivière aux Canots, the current successively follows the course of Rivière aux Écorces on 52.8 kilometres (32.8 mi) generally towards the north, the course of Pikauba River on 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) generally towards the north, crosses Kenogami Lake on 17.6 kilometres (10.9 mi) towards the northeast until barrage de Portage-des-Roches, then follows the course of the Chicoutimi River on 26.2 kilometres (16.3 mi) towards the east, then the northeast and the course of the Saguenay River on 114.6 kilometres (71.2 mi) towards the east to Tadoussac where it merges with the Saint Lawrence Estuary.

[1] The toponym “Rivière aux Canots” was formalized on December 5, 1968, at the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.