Flatwater
& Canoe Trips in
Washington
#1.
Sammamish River
The Sammamish River, which
links Lake Sammamish with
Lake Washington, creates
a passage between the lakes
for boats as well as for
anadromous fish. The Sammamish
River Trail runs all the
way from Mary...
From the guidebook "Paddle
Routes of Western Washington"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Redmond, WA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 13 miles
#2. Black River
The Black River southwest
of Olympia is unique: a
southern river placed in
the Pacific Northwest, a
placid fairyland stream,
full of beautiful butterflies
and bird life during the
summer months, fanta...
From the guidebook "Paddle
Routes of Western Washington"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Rochester, WA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 12 miles
#3. Nisqually River
Delta / McAlister Creek
The Nisqually Delta, one
of the richest wildlife
habitats in Puget Sound,
is protected as the Nisqually
National Wildlife Refuge.
McAlister Creek and the
Nisqually River—two
major streams that created...
From the guidebook "Paddle
Routes of Western Washington"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Olympia, WA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 8 miles
#4. Potholes Reservoir
- Exploration Trip
Paddling on Potholes is
different; there aren’t
any nearby mountains. Except
for rolling hills at the
south end of the reservoir
which rise 600 feet above
the lake, the region is
relatively flat. Navi...
From the guidebook "Adventure
Kayaking: Inland Waters
of the Western United States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Moses Lake, WA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 11 miles
#5. Ross Lake -
Cat Island Trip
Ross Lake offers a fantastic,
flat-water paddle in a fjordlike
wilderness setting. While
actually a reservoir, the
lake has the aura of true
wilderness. Early season
runoff causes thundering
waterfall...
From the guidebook "Adventure
Kayaking: Inland Waters
of the Western United States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Hope, BC - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 17 miles
#6. Cedar River
The Cedar River flows under
the Renton Library and can
be seen from the I-405 S
curves. A raging Cascade
river in its youth, its
final few miles offer an
active paddling experience
through a bucolic s...
From the guidebook "Paddle
Routes of Western Washington"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Maple Valley, WA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 14.5 miles
#7. Issaquah Creek
One of the smallest streams
covered in this book, Issaquah
Creek is perhaps the most
intimate. It requires no
shuttle because it involves
paddling up a creek from
an access on the lake into
which it f...
From the guidebook "Paddle
Routes of Western Washington"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Issaquah, WA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 2 miles
#8. Cowlitz River:
Massey Bar to I-5 Bridge
The Cowlitz, one of the
premier steelhead fishing
rivers of the Northwest,
is a big, deep, lovely river
where it flows beneath and
alongside I-5, north of
Longview and Kelso. It is
more of a mountain ...
From the guidebook "Paddle
Routes of Western Washington"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Toledo, WA - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 7 miles
#9. Lower Kalama
River
One of the best steelhead
tributaries of the Columbia,
the Kalama has some fine
whitewater stretches above
this segment. At the lower
reaches, this clear, swift
stream provides a few challenging
miles...
From the guidebook "Paddle
Routes of Western Washington"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Kalama, WA - Flatwater Paddling
& Canoeing - 10 miles
#10. Banks Lake
- Old Devils Lake Trip
Picture a high-desert lake
where you can paddle beneath
majestic, lichen-covered
cliffs towering hundreds
of feet above your kayak.
A few willows occupy pockets
along the shore and occasional,
stunted...
From the guidebook "Adventure
Kayaking: Inland Waters
of the Western United States"
Running
the Rivers of North America
Coulee City, WA - Flatwater
Paddling & Canoeing
- 6 miles
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the Rivers of North America
