1. WHERE WE PADDLE
WHAT IT COSTS
WHO WE ARE
C
anoe & Kayak Oregon is an orga-
nization dedicated to encouraging
and enhancing paddling in Oregon.
We’re fortunate to live in a beautiful state
that offers such a wide variety of paddling
opportunities within easy drive of most
paddlers. While many states offer paddling
in rivers, creeks, and lakes, Oregon offers
those opportunities plus coastal paddling
along spectacular shorelines featuring rug-
ged cliffs, caves, estuaries, rocky outcrop-
pings, and a diverse wildlife population.
Canoe & Kayak Oregon’s focus is family
and recreationally oriented. The group was
started to cater to inexperienced paddlers
and paddlers new to Oregon who are unfa-
miliar with the wide range of paddling op-
portunities Oregon has to offer. There are
a number of paddling clubs in Oregon, but
the majority of them focus on whitewater
C
anoe & Kayak Oregon and its
members through its affiliated Face-
book group host frequent flatwater
paddle trips on lakes and slow-moving riv-
ers and creeks throughout Oregon. Favorite
paddles include the Tualatin River, Beaver
Creek, and Waldo Lake. Other locations
we’ve paddle include the Yamhill River,
Willamette River, Upper Klamath Canoe
Trail, Williamson River, Spring Creek, Drift
Creek, and Siletz Bay. The trips that we host
are suitable for families and paddlers of all
skill levels.
N
ada, nothing, not one penny. You
heard me right, membership is free.
Most paddling organizations charge
you to belong to the group. Canoe & Kayak
Oregon requires no membership fees. In fact
we don’t want a dime. It makes filing taxes
so much easier. Some of our trips involve
barbecues and picnics, so we ask partici-
pants to chip in money to help buy or supply
the food, but other than that membership is
free. Now doesn’t that sound good?
paddling. Canoe & Kayak Oregon is differ-
ent. Our primary focus is paddling flatwa-
ter and overnight canoe/kayak campouts.
Canoe & Kayak Oregon is comprised of
members with all levels of paddling expe-
rience. Radford Bean, the administrator of
Canoe & Kayak Oregon, has 48 years of
paddling experience. Our membership con-
sists of canoeists and kayakers who are very
willing to share their paddling expertise and
knowledge of places to paddle in Oregon.
Canoe & Kayak Oregon works closely with
the Tualatin and Willamette Riverkeeper or-
ganizations by supporting their paddle trips
and even serving as trip leaders.

2. FIND OUT MORE
C
anoe & Kayak Oregon’s website
at www.canoeandkayakoregon.
org provides a wealth of informa-
tion for paddlers, especially those new to
paddling or Oregon. On the website you
will find a monthly video highlighting a
paddling destination or technique, infor-
mation about paddling destinations by re-
gion and launch sites, various upcoming
paddle events that Canoe & Kayak Oregon
and local non-profit organizations are host-
ing, photos, and a list of resources about
paddling manufacturers and retail stores,
books, and how-to videos. There’s also a
blog where you can read articles and mus-
ings about subjects pertinent to paddling.
Canoe & Kayak Oregon maintains a group
Facebook page where you can sign up for
trips hosted by other Canoe & Kayak Or-
egon members. To join the group, simply
go to www.facebook.com/groups/canoean-
dkayakoregon.
CANOE&KAYAKOREGON
1787SWFellows
McMinnville,OR97128
To find out more, contact:
Canoe & Kayak Oregon
503-857-0833
canoeoregon@comcast.net
www.canoeandkayakoregon.org
CANOE & KAYAK
OREGONEncouraging and Enhancing Paddling in Oregon