Trip
Sea Kayak - Anderson Island
Clockwise circumnavigation of Anderson Island to satisfy the South Sound Islands paddle pin.
Contacts
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022
- Olympia Sea Kayaking Committee
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak III
- Moderate
- Mileage: 16.2 nm
- Maximum Wind: 15 kts
- Maximum Waves: 1.5 ft
- Maximum Currents: 1.5 kts
- Pace: 3 kt
- FULL (6 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We will meet at Luhr’s Landing boat ramp on Nisqually Reach. Please arrive with enough time to be ready to launch at 9am.
Luhr’s is a WDFW managed area, so be sure to bring a Discover Pass for parking. There is a pit toilet at the ramp.
We will cross to Anderson Island, hopefully enjoying views of the Olympics, and then turn west to check out Andy’s Marine Park, a WWTA camping site.
We will explore the shoreline to a lunch stop on Eagle Island in Balch Passage or at a private beach on Anderson.
After lunch we will continue around Anderson and stop to explore Oro Bay and Jacob’s Point Park before crossing back to Luhr’s.
Required Equipment
These eight essentials plus The Ten Essentials are required on all sea kayaking trips. All but the whistle and clothing should be provided with any kayak rental.
- Floatation in both ends of the kayak
- U.S. Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device (PFD)
- Paddle
- Spray skirt
- Bilge pump with floatation
- Self-rescue paddle float
- Waterproof whistle
- Appropriate clothing for the conditions encountered seasonally