Trip
Sea Kayak - Steilacoom to Sequalitchew Creek
Ketron Island circumnavigation including diversion to Dupont and exploration of Oro Bay on Anderson Island.
Contacts
- Sat, Mar 22, 2025
- Olympia Sea Kayaking Committee
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak III
- Moderate
- Mileage: 13.0 nm
- Maximum Wind: 15 kts
- Maximum Waves: 1.5 ft
- Maximum Currents: 1 kts
- Pace: 3 kt
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (9 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
The plan is to paddle south along the east side of Ketron Island and then continue southward to Sequalitchew Creek in Dupont. Then we will cross to Lyle Point on Anderson Island and into Oro Bay for exploration. Finally we will cross again from Cole Point or Sandy Point on Anderson Island to the southern tip of Ketron Island where we'll paddle along the west side and then back to Steilacoom.
Meet at the boat ramp to the north of and adjacent to the Anderson Island ferry dock.
Arrive early enough to be ready to launch by 9:00am
The parking lot is on the south side of the ferry dock access and requires a credit card and smart phone access.
There are bathroom facilities in the ferry terminal.
Steilacoom to Sequalitchew Creek
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NOAA Puget Sound: Southern Part No. 18448 - See full route/place details.
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