Photo of the Month Competition
Have an awesome photo from your time on the water? Want to share your photo with others in our paddling community? Enter our Photo of the Month Competition! Every month we choose a winner to be featured in the first …
Alder Creek’s Holiday Gift Guide
Alder Creek’s Holiday Gift Guide Do you have trouble shopping for the paddler in your life? The staff here at Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe have the solution for you with our Holiday Gift Guide. This list has all of our favorite products we have in the store as well as the reasons we love …
5 Tips for a Better Paddling Experience
Paddling is a great activity with many opportunities to enjoy the sport. From exercise to sight seeing, dynamic water to flat water, multi day excursions to just floating, the options seem endless. Hopefully you have already had a great paddling …
Waterway Access Permit: Out with the Old, In with the New
Over the last handful of years, Oregon paddlers have become familiar with the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) permits required for all non-motorized craft 10′ and longer. This was an annual permit to fund the prevention of invasive species in our …
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Fall Warehouse Sale 2019
The Fall Warehouse Sale is on! We had a wonderful summer renting and demoing kayaks, canoes, and stand up paddle boards and they are all on sale now. If you liked what you took out and wanted a boat of …
2018 Pumpkin Regatta- Plenty of Pumpkin(s) for Paddling … and Pie
By: David Gates
What’s the most interesting thing you have ever paddled? The answer next year could be “a pumpkin,” especially if you also like growing extra large gourds, like the 2, 469 lb. winning entry of the …
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Upcoming Events
Oct
11
Fri
9:30 am
Columbia River Wildlife Tour
@ Ridgefield Kayaking
Columbia River Wildlife Tour
@ Ridgefield Kayaking
Oct 11 @ 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kayaks are a GREAT way to see wildlife! Come paddle through the winding waterways of the Columbia River. Explore the water trail looking for inhabitants of the National Wildlife Refuge! We will focus on easy …
Oct
12
Sat
all-day
Basic Skills Kayaking – Jantzen ...
Basic Skills Kayaking – Jantzen ...
Oct 12 all-day
Learn the basics of kayaking in Portland Oregon! The Basic Skills Kayaking class establishes the foundation that all paddlers need to navigate and be safe on the water. You will learn how to move a …
9:00 am
Full Immersion Whitewater 1
Full Immersion Whitewater 1
Oct 12 @ 9:00 am – Oct 13 @ 4:00 pm
Learn to Whitewater Kayak THIS Weekend! Learn Whitewater Kayaking! The Full Immersion program is the Pacific Northwest’s most successful and well established whitewater program for paddlers new to the sport. Saturday students work on essential …
9:00 am
Learn to Kayak Tour – Ridgefield
@ Ridgefield Kayaking
Learn to Kayak Tour – Ridgefield
@ Ridgefield Kayaking
Oct 12 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Learn to kayak while you take a tour on the Columbia River Water Trail! Come paddle through the winding waterways of the Columbia River Water Trail near the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge and learn to …
