White Salmon Weekend

White Salmon River   7/12/25 and 7/13/25

Campground available July 11 @noon to July 13 @ noon

Every July, WRRR descends on the White Salmon River for a fun weekend of fast whitewater and sunshine!

We run the section from BZ Corner to Northwestern Park.

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Join us on the beautiful White Salmon River. The White Salmon is a narrow river flowing through a collapsed lava tube, with lots of great geology, pool-drop rapids, sidewaves, waterfalls, wild flowers and grasses.

WE suggest paddle rafts, paddle cats, inflatable and hard shell kayaks. Big cat boats and loaded rafts do not work well!

We will be meeting Saturday at the BZ Corner Put-in, Saturday at 10:am. Shuttle leaves shortly thereafter.

The river is a pool drop Class 3+ with optional Class V Husum Falls. There is a  portage around the falls by lining your boat around. It is fairly straightforward, but it does take some skill.

When staging at BZ, DO NOT launch way early and clog up the river access. Many commercial outfitters and other users need access too. It is super easy to keep your boat at the top. Get dressed, shuttle, drag your boat down to the river, get your PFD on and then launch…then paddle into the safety eddy. Identify and launch with your safety pods in small groups so we don’t get into each other’s way. Thank you for your consideration!

Camping is available Friday and Saturday nights at Hollenbeck Park, 33 Mt. Adams Road, Trout Lake, WA ( off Hwy 141 to Mt Adams about ½ mile north of the store/restaurant/gas station)

It is such a sweet campground, with grass and a great view of Mt. Adams, plenty of shade, with room for games and a creek to cool off.

Some years they have guests Thursday night, so please respect others if you are arriving earlier Friday. Camping is free for WRRR members. Guests should pay $10.00 per night

There is a Sunday trip going TBD at camp

Trip Leaders: Nancy Douty, Randy Rogers, Candice Larson, Aaron and Kat Birrell, WRRR Board