Sea Kayak - Chuckanut Bay

Arrive at Wildcat Cove boat ramp in Larabee State Park with your sea kayak before 9:00 a.m. for 10:00 launch near low tide.  Discover Pass required for each vehicle.  This trip is aimed at sea kayak course students, but you are responsible to bring your own kayak.

We will practice some rescue skills, and then paddle to Chuckanut Island for a break and a good look around.  Then we will paddle north to Clarkes Point to look for some rock formations along the inlet there, then to Teddy Bear Cove for a break.  Finally, we will paddle back across Chuckanut Bay, around Governor's Point and back to Wildcat Cove.  Total distance approx 7.4 nm.

Directions to launch at Wildcat Cove:  Turn off of Chuckanut Drive onto Cove Rd (approximately 1/2 mile before entering Larrabee State Park). This road leads down to the railroad tracks. Cross the tracks and then turn left and go about a block and bear off to the left again at the ‘boat launching’ sign.

I expect this sea kayak trip to have this difficulty and plan to paddle in up to these conditions (view the sea kayak difficulties definitions on our Activity Types, Difficulties & Prerequisites page):

• Difficulty: easy, SK II+
• Wind:  <10 knots
• Waves:  <2 feet
• Currents:  none
• Distance:  7.4 nm
• Pace:  moderate, up to 3 knots