Field trip: Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course
Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course - Field Trip #2 - Green River: Franklin to Auburn
On this field trip we will go to a local Class II river to practice some basic river paddling skills.
- Sat, Mar 28, 2026
- Seattle Packrafting Committee
- Packrafting
- Adults, All Who Qualify
- Class II River
- Easy
- Mileage: 5.0 mi
- 10 (10 capacity)
- 3 (4 capacity)
- Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
- Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Plan for a full-day outing. We will focus on these skills:
PADDLING SKILLS
- Launch into current
- Back-ferry across a Class II current
- Downstream ferry through a boulder garden
- Catch and exit from an onshore eddy
- Catch and exit from a mid-stream boulder eddy
- Paddle through a small Class II hole
- Paddle through a Class II wave train
- Manage boat speed by backpaddling and sideways slowing
TBD
Route/Place
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Bring your packraft, paddle, PFD, helmet, dry suit, waterproof whistle, oversize closed-toe river shoes, warm layers, extra dry clothing and dry shoes, and lunch.
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