Category Archives: PDX Paddling Info

New Significant Hazard on Hagen Gorge

By dave | Published: March 11, 2011
The man-made log dam on Hagen Gorge has changed. It seems the bottom of the dam blew out. There is no longer a pool from which you can start the portage. The river now drains into a very large mess of strainers and there aren’t any sizable eddies directly upstream. Proceed carefully and hop out [...]
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Upper Yellowjacket Creek

By dave | Published: January 13, 2010
Finding a rarely run section of river, about which I had heard nothing, just doesn’t happen that often. It started off quite simply. During July of 2008, a huge snowmelt year, Mike G and I headed up to paddle McCoy & Yellowjacket Creek. Driving up and down NFDR 28, in search of the access, we [...]
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OKCC Pool Sessions @ North Clackamas Aquatic Center

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Every other Monday, 7:30 – 9:00 (Nov. 14, 2010 – Jan. 30, 2011) Cost: $8 for OKCC members, $12 for non-members, $6 16 and under, free when you renew your OKCC membership Address: 7300 SE Harmony Rd, Milwaukie, OR‎ ‎ Website: http://www.clackamas.us/ncprd/aquatic/ Phone Number: 503.794.8080 View Larger Map Dates: Nov 14, Nov 28, Dec 12 – Private rolling clinic, [...]
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Columbia Pool

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 – 9:30. The pool will be closed Nov. 20, 2011 – Jan. 1, 2012 for resurfacing. Cost: $8 Address: 7701 N Chautauqua Boulevard, Portland, OR 97217 Website: http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=38284& Phone: 503.823.3669
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Sunset Pool

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Tuesday & Thursday 8:45 – 10:15 pm Cost: $3 (in-district residents), $9 (out-of-district residents) Address: 13707 NW Science Park Dr, Portland, OR 97229 Website: http://www.thprd.org/aquatics/sunset/home.cfm Phone Number: 503.629.6315 View Larger Map
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Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: No longer doing doing pool sessions as of June 2011 Cost: $3.50 (in-district residents), $10.50 (out-of-district residents) Address: 15707 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton, OR 97006 Website: http://www.thprd.org/aquatics/hmtaquatic/home.cfm Phone Number: 503.629.6310
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Marshall Pool

By dave | Published: September 1, 2009
Pool Sessions: Saturday 3:00-4:30 pm. Accurate January 1- April 29, 2012. Cost: $5.50 Address: 1009 E McLoughlin, Vancouver, WA Website: http://www.ci.vancouver.wa.us/parks-recreation/sports/aquatics/pools.htm Phone Number: 360.487.7100
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