South Coast Event - Charleston South Slough - L2

When
July 12, 2025
8:45 AM
Location
Charleston South Slough
Spaces left
6

Registration

Members with wet exit certification
Active club members with wet exit certification, including kayaking professional and lifetime.
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Full Name: Peter Bezwerchyj
Narrative:
This is the 2nd offering of this paddle on the South Coast event.
We will start at the Charleston Marina Boat Ramp, heading through a short stretch of commercial fishing boats and docks. Once we pass underneath the bridge, we enter the 4,770-acre South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, an amazing pristine area home to many different birds, seals and sea lions. This is a very tide dependent trip, we are planning on heading into the reserve on a flood tide before high tide to ensure that we have enough water to make it all the way into the reserve and out again. It’s not a difficult paddle but we will be negotiating some smaller channels at times. There are some good options to take a break along the trip. Charleston is about 22 miles south of Bandon.
Highly suggested equipment: Extra drinking water, sunscreen, sun hat, sunglasses, long sleeve light color sun shirt (ie white rash-guard long sleeve compression shirt), and bug spray. Lunch and snacks.

Meeting time at Campground: 08:45_AM
Leaving Campground: at 09:00_AM, 30 minute drive to put in
Meeting Time at Launch Site: 09:30_AM
Launch Time: 10:00_AM
Type of activity: Paddle
Put in location: 63534 Kingfisher Rd, Charleston, OR 97420
( the above is a good address in Google Maps )
Take out location: Same
Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD / Shorten Trip
Required equipment: Good attitude, willingness to explore, view wildlife, soak in nature. Anything chocolate for the TO, optional

Minimum Immersion protection: Farmer John / Short Wetsuit
Primary Organizer: Peter Bezwerchyj
Co-Organizer(s): TBD
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: TO
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: 65-70 Deg F
Estimated Water Temperature: 65 deg F
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4 hours. dependent on paddlers interest to explore.

Tide times & heights:
07-12-2025 Saturday
High Tides: 1:07_AM--7.7 FT / 2:56_PM--6.2 FT
Low Tides: 8:06_AM--1.4 FT / 7:58_PM--2.8 5 FT
Sunrise: 5:47_AM / Sunset: 8:58_PM

Current information:
Hazards: Shipping Traffic
Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle
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, 1 knot
Total distance: 10 Miles round trip
Open crossing: N/A
Paddling Environment: Sough
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments: None
Location (Optional): South Coast Event_Charleston South Slough. Charlston Bay Oregon to Charleston South Slough
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Charlston Oregon, “US Harbors” tide chart
https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/oregon/charleston-or-or/tides/?tide=2025-07#monthly-tide-chart

Meeting Time: 9:30:00 AM
Launch Time: 10:00:00 AM
Type of activity: Paddle Trip
Put in: 63534 Kingfisher Rd, Charleston, OR 97420
Take out: 63534 Kingfisher Rd, Charleston, OR 97420
Route Alternative for bad weather: TBD / Shorten Trip
Required equipment:
Minimum Immersion protection: Farmer John
Primary Organizer: Peter Bezwerchyj
Co-Organizer(s): TBD
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: TO
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: 65-70 Deg F
Estimated Water Temperature: 65 deg F
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch): 4 hours. dependent on paddlers interest to explore.
Tide times & heights: Tide times & heights:
07-12-2025 Saturday
High Tides: 1:07_AM--7.7 FT / 2:56_PM--6.2 FT
Low Tides: 8:06_AM--1.4 FT / 7:58_PM--2.8 5 FT
Sunrise: 5:47_AM / Sunset: 8:58_PM

Current information: 1 knot
Hazards: Shipping traffic
Wind strength: Level 2: 7-12 knots (14 mph) – wind noticeably effects movement of paddle
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 2: 6 to 11 miles
Open crossing: Level 1: Less than 0.5 miles
Paddling Environment:
Overall rating: Level 2
Rating Comments: N/A
Location: Charleston Marina Boat Ramp, 63534 Kingfisher Rd, Charleston, OR 97420
Photos (Optional):
COVID-19 Status of Trip: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station: Charlston Oregon
Link to map of route (Optional) N/A

Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
Portland, Oregon