Located in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge just over an hour from Portland, Oregon, surrounded by numerous whitewater rivers of varying levels of difficulty, Wet Planet is one of Washington and Oregon’s premiere kayak schools. We combine world class kayak instructors, low student to instructor ratios, our comfortable riverside facilities (including dedicated rolling pool and classroom space), a variety of rivers, and a well developed curriculum of courses and clinics to provide industry leading whitewater kayak instruction for all levels of paddlers. Wet Planet is your location for whitewater kayak lessons in Washington and Oregon.
Kayak Instruction Just Over an Hour from Portland, Oregon!
Whether you have never been in a kayak before and are looking for a beginner kayak class, are interested in improving skills with a private kayak instruction, are an advanced paddler interested in an advanced boofing or creeking clinic, want to tune up your roll with a pool session, are looking for a private kayak guide, or want to experience an incredible multi-day kayak trip, our instructors will work with you to improve your paddling skills. At Wet Planet, we recognize that not all of our students learn the same way and at the same pace. For that reason, our world-class instructors utilize a variety of different techniques to insure the greatest opportunity for success. Our low student to instructor ratio on all of our Oregon and Washington white water kayak instruction courses will make you feel like you’re an individual, whether you in a group or private lesson.
Wet Planet offers a white water kayak course for every skill level. The goal for all of our kayak instruction is to teach paddlers to kayak safely and with good judgment. On all of our courses, we focus on river reading, self-rescue, and safe paddling techniques, in addition to technical paddling skills. All of our courses meet at our headquarters along the banks of the White Salmon River. With a wide variety of sections within a short distance of our headquarters, this area is the perfect venue for all styles and skill levels of kayaking. Did we mention our on sight kayaking pool? You’ll have the opportunity to enjoy the area’s only private, on-site kayak pool, allowing you to work on your kayaking skills without the distraction of other pool users.
If you’re interested in combining your love of kayaking with wilderness travel, Wet Planet also offers kayak trips and courses to incredible multi-day paddling destinations. Beginner and intermediate kayakers will love our 5-day Lower Salmon River Kayaking Trip, while advanced kayakers can experience a multi-day self-support kayak expedition in the deepest canyon in the world on our Cotahuasi/Apurimac Expedition to Peru.
