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One of the most popular rivers that our customers use our equipment on is the beautiful Clackamas River in Estacada, Oregon due to its proximity to Portland. It offers diverse sections that cater to a variety of skill levels. LOWER CLACKAMAS The beauty of the Clackamas River for most of those who paddle it is the proximity. It’s only about 20 minutes from Portland and a very popular section especially in the hot summer months. Because we get a lot of questions about this section we’ll outline some of the usual options. Upper McIver Ramp to Lower McIver Ramp This 45-minute

You may wonder if there is anyone else who has an interest in kayaking. Well, we’ve wondered the same thing and, as you would guess, we have an amazing community of kayakers just itching to get out on the water and meet new people just like you. Below, we’ve outlined a few. PDXKAYAKER.ORG pdxkayaker is an online forum with over 2400 kayakers who are just looking to get out and do their thing. They are a pretty laid back community of boaters in and around Portland, Oregon. If you’re looking for someone like yourself (smells like wet polypro, likes to

If you’d like to check out river levels, here’s a great site that’s simple, informative and easy to use. Just click on the screenshot below. Thanks to Mike Walkinshaw for putting together this chart and allowing us to link to it.

Below we’ve included some helpful links for those looking to find out what the current river flow levels are, what local paddle groups are around as well as some of the popular local river runs people are doing in the Portland area. Trips and destinations Shuttle services What’s a class I, II, III, IV, V, VI? Oregon aquatic invasive species permit Inflatable kayak reviews River Levels

We are located on the corner of 130th and Sunnyside Rd in Happy Valley, Oregon.   When you make a reservation online you will receive an email confirmation with more information about scheduling a time to pick up and return the gear. You can always contact us directly by phone or email. — Please Note: We don’t have a storefront where you can come and browse our inventory and choose a boat.  This location is for pickups and returns only once a reservation has been placed and pick up arrangements have been made. Please give us a call or shoot us an email if

I’ve always been around the water as a kid. During my early years, I vividly remember our family packing our little inflatable raft in the back of the van and heading out to drive the lower Clackamas River. It was so much fun and I loved that time we spent together as a family. When we got older my dad bought an eight-man white water raft and we would make an annual trip to one of the many rivers in Oregon. One year we tackled the Rogue River in Southern Oregon, another year the Grand Ronde in Eastern Oregon. We were lucky enough to even

We hope that everyone is being responsible and safe during these unusual times with the Covid-19 outbreak. At Oregon River Rentals it is in the forefront of our minds and we are dealing with this disruption the best that we can. We know that as we approach nicer weather here in the Pacific Northwest, the desire to get out on the water increases. We are doing our part to keep social distancing and cleanliness a focus of our operation. We are open and continue to clean each and every boat and piece of equipment before the next use. Whether you’re exploring the

What is the deposit for? We collect a deposit when you rent equipment to encourage you to return it on time and in the same condition it was in when you received it. How do you come up with the amount? We determine the deposit based on the replacement value of the equipment rented. This includes paddles, life vests, etc. How much is the deposit? The deposit varies depending on the equipment rented. The list below shows the current deposit required for each equipment package we offer. This is added automatically to the rental fee at checkout. Tomcat Tandem kayak