Field trip: Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course
Basic Whitewater Packrafting Course - Field Trip #3 - Middle Fork Snoqualmie River: The Club Stretch
On this field trip the focus will be on river navigation, reading whitewater, and team boating. In addition, we will cover any skills on the course page that have not been covered in the first two field trips.
Contacts
Robert Kaye
Primary Leader
- Sat, Apr 4, 2026
- Seattle Packrafting Committee
- Packrafting
- Adults, All Who Qualify
- Class II River
- Easy
- Mileage: 4.3 mi
- 10 (10 capacity)
- 2 (4 capacity)
- Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
- Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Plan for a full day outing. We will focus on the following skills:
team boating
- Boat spacing
- Sequencing
- Team rescue
- Scouting a big rapid
- Setting up safety at a big rapid
READING WHITEWATER HAZARDS
- Wood hazards including strainers
- Mid-stream and onshore eddies
- Current, eddies, boulders, holes, wave trains, laterals
- Sieves, siphons, funnels
- Channels and cobble bars
TBD
Route/Place
Snoqualmie River (Middle Fork - Lower Middle): Tanner to North Bend
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Green Trails Mount Si NRCA No. 206S - See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment
Required Equipment
Bring your own packraft, paddle, PFD, helmet, dry suit, waterproof whistle, oversize close-toe river shoes, warm layers, extra dry clothing and dry shoes, and lunch.
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