Sea Kayak - Nisqually Delta & Reach

Launch from Luhr’s Landing boat ramp on west side of the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Beach huddle at 9:45AM, on the water at 10:00 AM.

We will launch from the Luhr’s Landing boat ramp on west side of Nisqually Delta, then paddle northwest to Tolmie State Park. From there we will cross over the Nisqually Reach to Andy’s Marine Park on Anderson Island (https://www.anderson-island.org/parks/andymarine.html), then paddle along the southwestern shore of Anderson Island before crossing back to Luhr’s Landing.

This trip will be managed as SK II, suitable for an experience paddle for students in the Olympia Basic Sea Kayaking Class.  If conditions make the crossing to Anderson Island too challenging, we will take an alternate route. One possible alternate will be to launch from Luhr’s Landing, then paddle to the partially-sunken, cement barge near the mouth of the Nisqually Delta, then land on a beach northeast of the delta.

Cold water submersion protection required.

Leader permission required. Students in the May Olympia Basic Sea Kayaking Class will be given priority registration until Monday, May 22nd.  If non-students request permission for this trip, the trip leader (Tom) will place them on a waitlist until that date.

 This is a mentored leader trip and inquiries should go to Tom Culhane at culhane_tom@hotmail.com