Pillar Rock - Lewis and Clark Kayak Tour

Pillar Rock Kayak Tour
Distance: 12 miles
Date and Time: July 19, 2008 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM; please arrive 30 minutes early
Price per person: $110.00 + tax, includes guide, lunch, kayak, and related equipment
Skill level: Some experience recommended; beginners welcome in double kayaks.

We will use some of the biggest tidal changes of the year to help sweep us down from Skamokawa to Pillar Rock and back along the rugged Columbia River north shore. Here the Columbia broadens into an impressive expanse. On the shore directly opposite Pillar Rock is the site where Lewis & Clark camped the night of November 7, 1805. There Clark wrote, “Great joy in camp we are in view of the Ocian, this great Pacific Ocean which we been So long anxious to See.” The rock itself is a famous landmark, a pillar of basalt rising from the 40-foot deep channel. The old Pillar Rock Cannery still stands on the shore nearby. After lunch on a scenic sand beach we will return to Skamokawa Center dock along the coves and bluffs of the north shore of the Columbia River.

Advance reservations are required. For information contact Carla at 360-795-8300 or email info@skamokawakayak.com

Event Information

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008

Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM