Properly handled, a floatplane can make an emergency landing almost anywhere
Did some floatplane training on Vancouver Island a year or two ago. Got quite used to the Canadian version of Rule 5 - "so long as your floats aren't actually touching the treetops you're high enough".
Got used to flying around 100' above water - engine fails, just land. Found it more difficult to get used to flying around 100' above land - what do you do if the fan stops?
Instructor said, pointing at dirt track: "oh, we'd just put it down on that forest road, shouldn't do any real damage to the floats".