Puffin Cafe & Lady Island Circumnamvigation - L2 - T25A2

When
November 02, 2025
9:15 AM
Location
Chinook Landing Marine Park
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Full Name:: Teresa George
Narrative:: We’ll launch out of Chinook Landing Marine Park (off NE Marine Drive) and paddle across the Columbia River to Lady Island where we’ll head upriver to the east end of the island. From there we’ll wander up the Washington side of the Columbia just a bit further to the Washougal/Camas boat launch where we’ll paddle up to our dockside lunch spot. No pre-packed peanut butter and jelly sandwich needed for this paddle! On this day, we’ll visit the Puffin Cafe (on the docks) and enjoy lunch at this cute little floating establishment. We can tie our boats up next to the cafe and enjoy lunch in the marina. They have both indoor and outdoor seating and hopefully we can get there before and Sunday lunch rush. After our meal, we’ll head downriver and follow the Washington side of the Columbia as it goes under Highway 14. We’ll enjoy the lazy water of the Camas Slough as we paddle around the back side of Lady Island completing our circumnavigation. Our last section of the paddle will be a return crossing of the Columbia as we head back to Chinook Landing on the Oregon side.

If you want to preview the menu for the Puffin Cafe in advance you can look it up at www.puffincafe.com. The website indicates that they serve “Caribbean inspired cuisine” and they appear to have many excellent food choices on the menu. Please bring some sort of rope to use to secure your boat to the dock at the marina while we enjoy our early lunch. There is limited dock space there, so we’ll want to leave our boats in the water so they aren’t in the way or a trip hazard to other customers visiting the cafe. Also, it’s easier to split the lunch bill using cash so please have some along.

NOTE: We will meet at the EAST end of the parking lot nearest the entrance at 9:15am so we can all be ready for the safety talk at 9:45am and on the water by 10:00am. There is a $5.00 parking fee at Chinook Landing Boat Ramp. You can either pay at the kiosk as you enter or there is another kiosk nearest the bathrooms. Please note that this time we are going to launch off the beach nearest the entrance. We'll be able to park there and walk our boats down. Having wheels might help as well, but we can always just help others carry boats down to the launch.

The weather forecast is predicting a mixed weather day with potential for a rain shower in the morning and cloudy/sunny skies in the afternoon with a high of 55 degrees and light, variable winds. Our mileage for the day is expected to be around 8 - 10 (miles).
Meeting Time:: 9:15:00 AM
Launch Time:: 10:00:00 AM
Type of activity:: Paddle Trip
Put in:: Chinook Landing Marine Park, 5201 NE 223rd Ave, Fairview, OR
Take out:: Chinook Landing Marine Park, 5201 NE 223rd Ave, Fairview, OR
Route Alternative for bad weather:: TBD
Required equipment::
Minimum Immersion protection:: Drysuit
Primary Organizer:: Teresa George
Co-Organizer(s):: Tom Waldron
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::
Maximum number of paddlers:: 8
I certify that I understand and will conduct this activity in accordance with the OOPS Activity Policy:: Yes
Estimated Air Temperature:: 55
Estimated Water Temperature:: 49
Estimated Water Time (including breaks/lunch):: 4-5 hours
Tide times & heights:: High 3:52am 1.08 ft, Low 11:29am .25 ft, High 4:55pm 1.57 ft
Current information:: 2 knots
Hazards:: Shipping traffic
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 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 1: Less than 0.5 miles
Paddling Environment::
Overall rating:: Level 2
Rating Comments::
Location:: Chinook Landing Marine Park, 5201 NE 223rd Ave, Fairview, OR
Photos (Optional)::
COVID-19 Status of Trip:: Participants of this trip may, or may not, be vaccinated for Covid-19
Tide Station:: Washougal, WA
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Oregon Ocean Paddling Society
Portland, Oregon