10 Kayaking Areas in Oregon
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Alton Baker Park Canoe Canal & 24/7 Wave
Eugene, Oregon
0.6 miles E of Eugene, OregonA year-round playspot on the Canoe Canal in Alton Baker Park where beginner playboaters can practice cartwheels and loops — accessible, free, and at its best during summer flows.
Canoe, Kayak
Lower Deschutes
Maupin, Oregon
3.5 miles SW of Maupin, OregonOregon's most popular overnight float trip on the Lower Deschutes, with mellow water for experienced runners, a few Class III rapids in the final miles, and great fishing throughout.
Kayak, Whitewater
Hood River Waterfront Park Swim Cove
Hood River, Oregon
0.7 miles N of Hood River, OregonSheltered sandy swim cove on the Columbia at Hood River's six-acre city waterfront park, next to the Hook and the Event Site kiteboard beaches.
Hike, Kayak, Kiteboard, Swim
Trillium Lake Day Use Area
Government Camp, Oregon
2.6 miles S of Government Camp, OregonA shallow 63 acre lake at 3,600 feet south of Government Camp, with the most photographed reflection of Mount Hood in Oregon and a day use area at the dam.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Aspen Point at Lake of the Woods
Klamath Falls, Oregon
24.7 miles NW of Klamath Falls, OregonA Forest Service day use area and beach on the northeast shore of Lake of the Woods, high in the southern Oregon Cascades between Medford and Klamath Falls.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint
Redmond
4.1 miles W of RedmondA nine-acre Oregon state day-use park on the Deschutes River four miles west of Redmond, with shaded picnic lawns, shallow wading coves and cold, fast water. Swim above the Highway 126 bridge only. Cline Falls drops half a mile downstream.
Hike, Kayak, Swim
Loon Lake Recreation Site
Reedsport
15.4 miles SE of ReedsportA landslide-dammed lake in the Oregon Coast Range with one of the region's few genuine sand beaches, run by the BLM about 20 miles east of Reedsport. Day use is $5 per vehicle and includes a buoyed swim area, a boat ramp and a quarter-mile trail to a wate
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Poet's Beach
Portland
0.9 miles S of PortlandA hundred-yard strip of imported sand under the Marquam Bridge piers in downtown Portland, reached by a stone path engraved with children's poems and Chinuk Wawa. No fee, no lifeguards since the 2017 pilot, no facilities, and swimmable water roughly July
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Smith River Falls
Reedsport
15.5 miles NE of ReedsportA free BLM campground and day-use site on the Smith River in the Oregon Coast Range, 26.4 miles up Smith River Road from Reedsport, with wading and swimming among sandstone ledges just above Smith River Falls.
Camp, Kayak, Swim
Regatta Park
Lincoln City
1.4 miles NE of Lincoln CityCity park on the southwest shore of Devils Lake in Lincoln City with one of the lake's two public swim areas, a dock, boat ramp and big playground. Free, but check the water district's algae updates first.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
