This trip is limited to members with a wet exit certification (except for level 1 trips when the paddler is not using a spray skirt....if the paddler is wearing a spray skirt on a level 1 paddle, the Wet Exit Certification is REQUIRED). To successfully register you will need to sign into your OOPS member account, and your account will need to be a member of the "Wet Exit Certified" group if you intend to wear a spray skirt. Your acceptance is conditional on approval by the Organizer, who may contact you with questions about your skills and equipment. If the measured water temperature is different enough from that listed below to warrant a change in required immersion protection, the Organizer will contact all participants and the Trips Board member with the update at least a day before the trip.
Cancellations
If you register for this event and find that you are unable to attend please cancel on the website. Members on the waitlist cannot be added to the roster or notified they are now eligible to attend unless your registration is removed from the trip. To cancel, go to the event registration page on the website and click on "Already Registered". A page will open that will allow you to cancel. It would also be helpful if you notified the primary organizer of your cancellation via text, phone or email.
To e-mail the organizer directly, once you have the name of the organizer, log into your OOPS account, select "Member Directory" under "Membership," search for the name of the organizer, click on their name, and press the "Send Message" button.
OOPS members who sign-up for a trip that is full will typically be automatically entered onto a waitlist. Unfortunately, our software doesn’t allow members to cancel off the waitlist. If you are on the waitlist for a trip and decide you don’t want to be considered for the roster please cancel by emailing the Trips Director at OOPS Trips (trips@oopskayak.org). This will ensure that others who joined the waitlist after you are given more notice should space on the paddle become available.
Narrative: Ride the incoming flood into the Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge, paddle up Millport Slough then out & into the main stem of the Siletz River and back to the launch site at Siletz Bay with the ebb. This will be an L-2 paddle through a wildlife refuge then back downriver to the launch site. Siletz Bay park has free parking, public toilets and is close to a Moes seafood restaurant and the new Pelican Siletz bay brewpub among other food & drink choices. This paddle in at Lincoln City, about 2 hours from Portland. It may be windy in the afternoon. The "shipping traffic" designation refers more to small fishing boats. "Landing types is more muddy shores than rocky shores- no surf.
Meeting Time: 9:30:00 AM
Launch Time: 10:15:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: (Siletz Bay Park) SW 101 & SE 54th St. Lincoln City, Or.
Take out: same
Route Alternative for bad weather: none
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: Farmer John
Primary Organizer: Ken Sund
Co-Organizer(s): Joe Howell
Has organizer paddled here before? Yes
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? Yes
Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
First Aid /CPR Person: There may be others
Maximum number of paddlers: 10
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 60s
Estimated Water Temperature: 50s
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4 to 5 hours
Tide Station: Taft
Tide times & heights: L- minus 1' @ 7:42 AM, H- 7.5' @ 12:30 PM, L- .8' @ 7:49 PM Full moon effects have power over tides and humans.
Current information: maybe 2 mph
Hazards: Shipping traffic
Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle
Swell/Surf size: Level 2: Waves up to 2', no breaking waves
Sea state: Level 2: Waves up to armpit; light to moderate chop, scattered whitecaps
Landing types: Level 3: Bad footing, rocky shores, or surf up to 1.5'
Currents: Level 2: Mild currents (up to 2 knots): current increases / decreases group speed by half
Total distance: Level 2: 6 to 11 miles
Open crossing: Level 2: Less than 1 mile
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments: Only the possibility of higher wind may make this an L-3 paddle.
Location: Siletz Bay Park
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
