Trip
Sea Kayak - Lake Washington: Seward Park
Seward Park Double Cross. Ease into 2026 with a scenic fitness paddle around and beyond Seattle's lovely Seward Park. Avoid those crowded holiday slopes and enjoy some chill urban exercise.
Contacts
- Fri, Jan 2, 2026
- Seattle Sea Kayaking
- Sea Kayaking
- All Who Qualify, Adults
- Easy, Sea Kayak II/III
- Moderate
- Mileage: 8.0 nm
- Maximum Wind: 12 kts
- Maximum Waves: 1.5 ft
- Pace: 3.0 knots
- 3 (5 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
- Wed, Dec 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Drysuits required! Be prepared for cold weather and colder water. Winter neoprene gloves, headwear, and hot beverages recommended. Our emphasis will be to maintain a 3 knot pace on the water, while still enjoying the varied scenery. We plan to be back to the launch by 2pm. All interested folks can join us for pizza post paddle.
Meet at the Seward Park tennis court parking lot -just south of the park entrance. Be ready to launch by 10:15 am. We will plan to head south to Pritchard Park. Then we can cross Lake Washington to Mercer Island, and follow the shore north for a snack break at Groveland Park. After snack we can cross back over to the north end of Seward, and loop St Andrews Bay before enjoying the wooded shoreline back to our launch site.
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