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    Posted: 14 Aug 2018 at 9:53pm
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Looks like the best times to leave Wheeler dock is about 8:00 to 9:00 AM.  Depends how much paddling,swimming, sightseeing and wildlife viewing you want to do.

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I really want to check out this river.

When does the tide turn? (If you go up the river with the incoming tide, when might the outgoing bring you back?)

I've only kayaked before on mountain lakes. This will be a whole new experience.

Looks like the river is still pretty big at Wheeler. If I wanted to drive further inland and follow the river to find another place to launch from (where the river might be a bit smaller) is there a place I could park my truck? Like a parking area or a city park or something? Looking at the overhead Google Maps photos it looks like the river goes though mostly residential areas.

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Looks like Waterfront Park at Wheeler is really the only good place to launch from. Is it safe for kayaks with the power boat river traffic? Concerned about wakes. I have four dachshunds that ride in the kayak with us. Two are adventuresome and ride up on the bow but the other two don't like water and huddle below the gunwales! (They all have doggie life vests.)
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Looks like the best times to leave Wheeler dock is about 8:00 to 9:00 AM.  Depends how much paddling,swimming, sightseeing and wildlife viewing you want to do.

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I really want to check out this river.

When does the tide turn? (If you go up the river with the incoming tide, when might the outgoing bring you back?)

I've only kayaked before on mountain lakes. This will be a whole new experience.

Looks like the river is still pretty big at Wheeler. If I wanted to drive further inland and follow the river to find another place to launch from (where the river might be a bit smaller) is there a place I could park my truck? Like a parking area or a city park or something? Looking at the overhead Google Maps photos it looks like the river goes though mostly residential areas.

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Originally posted by seafans

Looks like the best times to leave Wheeler dock is about 8:00 to 9:00 AM.  Depends how much paddling,swimming, sightseeing and wildlife viewing you want to do.

Awesome! Thanks for the info. I really want to check out this river.

When does the tide turn? (If you go up the river with the incoming tide, when might the outgoing bring you back?)

I've only kayaked before on mountain lakes. This will be a whole new experience.
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Looks like the best times to leave Wheeler dock is about 8:00 to 9:00 AM.  Depends how much paddling,swimming, sightseeing and wildlife viewing you want to do.
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Nehalem, n. Fork Tides for kayaking the weekend of the 2018 Pacific NW Roundup - Aug. 23-26, 2018:

Aug. 23 Low Tide = 6:47AM @ +.12’

              High Tide = 12:46 PM @ 5.52’

              Moon Rise = 6:56 PM

              Moon Sets = 3.35 AM

              Sun Rise = 6:25 AM

              Sun Sets = 8:09 PM

 

Aug. 24 Low Tide = 7:23 AM @ + 0’

              High Tide = 1:28 PM @ 5.81’

              Moon Rise = 7:32 PM

              Moon Sets = 4:31 AM

              Sun Rise = 6:26 AM

              Sun Sets = 8:07 PM

             

 

Aug. 25 Low Tide = 7:57 AM @ +.06’

              High Tide = 1:47 PM @ 5.99’

              Moon Rise = 8:03 PM

              Moon Sets = 5:30 AM

              Sun Rise = 6:28 AM

              Sun Sets = 8:06 PM

 

Aug. 26 Low Tide = 7:57 AM @ +.06’

              High Tide = 1:47 PM @ 6.15’

              Moon Rise = 8:31 PM

              Moon Sets = 6:31 AM

              Sun Rise = 6:29 AM

              Sun Sets = 8:04 PM

              Full Moon @ 4:58 AM
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We still are going to bring our kayaks.  Fromm Wheeler up the river small boat are OK.  From Wheeler toward the ocean I would strongly suggest your 17.5 ft.  We have Seawards also build in Canada. 17' and 18'.  See you there.   I will check on the tides/currents and weather closer to the arrival date.



Please let me know what you find out about tides and best time to travel up river. This looks like it will be fun. I’ll probably drive to Wheeler and put out from there. Can’t wait for the meetup! My wife made a decal on the Vista Print website for the trip.

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This sounds amazing! So bummed that I didn't notice this, sooner. Definitely calling to check for any cancellations.

Thanks for coordinating this :D
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We still are going to bring our kayaks.  Fromm Wheeler up the river small boat are OK.  From Wheeler toward the ocean I would strongly suggest your 17.5 ft.  We have Seawards also build in Canada. 17' and 18'.  See you there.   I will check on the tides/currents and weather closer to the arrival date.
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Originally posted by OldNeumanntapr

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Looking forward to the weekend in Cannon Beach.  We are bringing our kayaks to go for a trip on the Nehalem river south of Cannon beach.  The tides are good for a mid-morning start on the incoming tide.  The Nehalem is a slow running river meandering through the forest.  Always a lot of bird life and other forest creatures.

We have a 16ft two-man Necky (Canadian made) lake kayak that is very stable. Would it be good for the Nehalem River? We usually take it to the Sierras a put out on the small lakes and reservoirs. I'd like to take it with on this August trip to Oregon and this post caught my eye.

Thanks for the info on Nehalem River! I was also just reading this page and found it useful. We may or may not bring our boats depending on how long we have for our road trip as part of this roundup. If we don't bring ours, we'll just rent locally. We have two one-person 17.5ft. sea kayaks that seem like they'd be great for this river, and definitely for other places we'd catch long the way back. I'm betting the 16ft Necky would be great too. Here's the link http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2010/02/take_a_nehalem_river_paddle_tr.html
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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL SITES FOR THE 2018 ROUNDUP ARE NOW SOLD OUT.  THERE IS NO WAITING LIST THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN.  IF ANYONE CANCELS, THE RV PARK WILL RESELL TO WHOEVER CONTACTS THEM AT THAT TIME.  
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