Welch Island Kayak Tour

Welch Island Kayak Tour
Distance: 7 miles
Date and Time: September 13, 2008 9:00AM to 2:30 PM Please arrive 30 minutes early.
Price per person: $110.00 + tax, includes guide, lunch, kayak, and related equipment
Skill level: Beginner to Experienced Kayaker

Welch Island lies across the channel from Skamokawa in the middle of the Columbia River, a large low expanse of tidal marsh and cottonwood forest intersected by countless hidden sloughs. Once the home of salmon seiners, it now is part of the Lewis & Clark National Wildlife Refuge. Bird life is abundant, including nesting bald eagles. To the west a broad vista stretches out toward the ocean.

We will paddle around Welch Island and explore some of its sloughs before stopping for lunch on neighboring Tenasillahe Island. Tenasillahe, once the site of a Wahkiakum village, is now a part of the Julia Butler Hansen refuge. The endangered Columbian white-tailed deer, which the refuge was created to protect, can often be seen from the hiking trail that follows the dike around the island. We will walk some of the trail before crossing back to Skamokawa at slack tide.

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

Event Information

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008

Time: 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM