Grays Harbor Event: one-way trip on the chehalis river from Montesano to Gray’s harbor - L2

When
May 24, 2025
9:00 AM
Location
shuttle to Friends Landing
Spaces left
6

Registration

Members with wet exit certification
Active club members with wet exit certification, including kayaking professional and lifetime.
TO and Safety
Password Reserved for TO use

Full Name: Mark Niemann-Ross
Narrative: one-way trip on the chehalis river from Montesano to Gray’s harbor

This trip starts with a 30 minute shuttle from Hoquiam RV park to Friends Landing on the Chehalis. We will unload, park in the public parking area, then launch at the public boat launch.

From there, we will paddle 14 miles downstream with the current and a slight tidal assist. We will stop for lunch at the F street boat launch in Cosmopolis (roughly 7 miles from Friends Landing), then continue on through Junction City, Aberdeen, and Rennie Island before turning north into the Hoquiam river and getting off the river at Levee St boat launch in Hoquiam.

If conditions change, we will make plans for a bail-out shuttle from Cosmoplis, Junction City, or Aberdeen.

Notes:
https://www.friendslanding.org/friends-landing-park-rules

Meeting Time: 9:00:00 AM
Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: shuttle to Friends Landing
Take out: Levee St boat launch in Hoquiam
Route Alternative for bad weather: bail out points at Junction City
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: Drysuit
Primary Organizer: Mark Niemann-Ross
Co-Organizer(s): Teresa George
Has organizer paddled here before? No
Has organizer led an OOPS paddle here before? No
Organizer's first aid and CPR current? Yes
First Aid /CPR Person:
Maximum number of paddlers: 12
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature: 65
Estimated Water Temperature: 50
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): five hours
Tide times & heights: high feet
11:49am 8.55
11:39pm 11.1

low feet
5:29am -0.32
5:27pm 1.92
Current information: 1-2 knots
Hazards:
Wind strength: Level 1: 0-7 knots (8 mph)
Swell/Surf size: Level 1: Under 1' waves, no breaking waves
Sea state: Level 1: Waves up to the deck seam; water glassy to rippled, no whitecaps
Landing types: Level 2: Frequent landing opportunities including docks or moderate sloping banks, brush or overhanging trees
Currents: Level 1: None or mild (less than 1 knot)
Total distance: Level 3: 11 to 15 miles
Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments: Length rates a level three, but this is down-river with current assist
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MmYvXdTY7MrBSXYm6
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Aberdeen, Grays Harbor
Link to map of route (Optional)

Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
Portland, Oregon