Trip
Sea Kayak - Willapa Bay & Long Island
Early spring trip around this gem of an island. We'll also try to find the trail into the Cedar Grove for a short hike at the first stop.
Contacts
- Tue, Mar 1, 2022
- Olympia Sea Kayaking Committee
- Sea Kayaking
- Adults
- Sea Kayak III
- Moderate
- Mileage: 14.4 nm
- Maximum Wind: 20 kts
- Maximum Waves: 2 ft
- Maximum Currents: 2 kts
- Pace: 3 kt
- 5 (7 capacity)
- Fri, Feb 4, 2022 at 9:40 AM
- Mon, Feb 28, 2022 at 7:30 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
This will be a long day around a very beautiful island. We will also try to do a hike into the Cedar Grove (about 2 miles round trip), so bring appropriate shoes to walk in. We will be bucking a current along the east side of the island in the afternoon, so will be hugging the shore as much as possible.
Meet at the boat ramp at the Willapa Bay Wildlife Refuge visitor center. Be ready to be on the water by 8:30am. The tides are very important for this paddle, so we will make sure to launch on time.
Current COVID vaccination required.
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