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Come build your paddling skills and have fun messing around on the slalom gates. Some basic instruction will be provided. all types of boats welcome. We will meet at Landsburg Park and start in the pool above the gates.

This is a practice day for the slalom race on Sunday. All are welcome. If you have any questions, contact Jennie Goldberg at theleague@nwwhitewater.org

Join WKC for this fun slalom event! Open to all ages and genders and types of boats. Note - registering for this event will take you to the Washington Kayak Club registration page. Save money (and make Jennie happy) by registering online by Saturday night. 18 years old and younger race free.

Clear Creek to the Mill

The Washington Kayak Club, Washington Recreational River Runners and Paddle Trails Canoe Club invite you to join us on April 11, 2026, to help clean up the Nisqually River once again. This is our seventh year of what we now consider to be an annual event. As in past years, we are undertaking this cleanup with support from the Nisqually River Foundation and other partners, including Thurston County Public Works, LeMay Pacific Disposal, City of Centralia, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). By undertaking this Event, we hope to (a) heighten awareness and appreciation of the Nisqually River; (b) celebrate the river‘s unique attributes; (c) foster stewardship of the river; and (d) promote the Nisqually River Water Trail Plan and Recommendations. YES - there are two registrations. In addition to this page, be sure to ALSO register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nisqually-river-cleanup-2026-registration-1704282016389

Join us to help cleanup the Nisqually River Watershed April 11th, 2026 The Nisqually River Cleanup 2026, an annual joint project of Washington Kayak Club, Washington Recreational River Runners and Paddle Trails Canoe Club, to help clean up the Nisqually River once again. This is our seventh year of what we now consider to be an annual event. As in past years, we are undertaking this cleanup with support from the Nisqually River Foundation and other partners, including Thurston County Public Works, LeMay Pacific Disposal, City of Centralia, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), American Whitewater, American Rivers and its National River Cleanup® Initiative. We will boat the river, stopping to pick up trash along the way. There will be options for two different river sections, McKenna to Yelm class II-III, and Yelm to 6th Ave SE class I-II.  Bob M. is leading the class I/II (see other sign up), and WKC/WRRR will be leading the class II/III. Meet at 9am at McKenna Park to drop boats for those running the upper. Or at 9am at Yelm Powerhouse Plant for those doing the lower. Please check in and sign necessary waivers prior to launch. Be ready to shuttle by 10:00.  There will be a BBQ after the float at McKenna Park at 3:30. Please bring something so yummy to share if you would like.  McKenna Park: 35621 WA-507, Roy, WA 98580 Nisqually River Powerhouse Plant: 14024 Yelm Hwy SE, Yelm, WA 98597 Lower Take out: 11642 6th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98513 Please!! ALSO Register on the Nisqually Cleanup Eventbrite Registration page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nisqually-river-cleanup-2026-registration-1704282016389

This is a fun, technical section of river near Granite Falls

This section of river has some great scenery and fun paddling!

Let‘s bundle up and get together on a class II play section and encourage people to swim and rescue each other! We‘ll practice some rescue scenarios by doing it for real. Come shapren up on your rescue skills!

Great paddling close to Seattle