North Santiam River: Logistics & Details
Western Oregon
Half & 1 Day
April - October
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You'll find information here on the following topics:
| How to Sign Up |
What's included |
| Where and When to Meet |
Getting To and From the River |
| What to Bring |
Pre and Post Trip Lodging |
| Fishing |
River Shuttles |
| Nearby Attractions |
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How to sign up
Call us (at 503-632-6836,
or toll-free at 1-800-827-1358), or use our
web-based reservation system.
Trip includes:
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The services of our
professional guide staff.
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Transportation to and from our meeting place.
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A hearty lunch at riverside on full day trips. Lunch
is freshly prepared by our guides from the highest quality
ingredients. Special dietary needs may be accommodated with advance
notice.
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Durable, professional quality rafts and river
running equipment, including U.S. Coast Guard Approved lifejackets.
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Waterproof river bags for your
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Where and when to meet
Half Day trips: Morning
half day
trips meet at 9:30 AM, and afternoon half day trips meet at 1:00 PM at North
Santiam State Park. We will make our shuttle arrangements there, before going to the launch
site. Please have
your breakfast (or lunch, in the case of afternoon trips) before we meet.
1 Day trips: We
meet at 9:30 AM on the day of your trip at North Santiam State Park. We will make our shuttle arrangements there, before going to the launch
site. Please have your breakfast before our meeting time.
Getting to and from the river
From Interstate 5 just south of Salem, take exit #253 and follow highway 22
east (toward Detroit Lake). After about 25 miles take a sharp right onto Santiam
Park Rd.
(If you find yourself on the outskirts of Mill City you've gone about 4 miles
too far). Follow Santiam Park Rd to where it ends at North Santiam State Park. Look for
us in the main parking lot.
What to bring
When you sign up for your river adventure we will send you a
complete list of what to bring. This list is also
available
online. In general you'll need to simply bring only your own clothing.
Pre and post trip lodging and
camping
Lodging is available a short drive from the river at the
Best Western Sunrise Inn (503-769-9579) in Sublimity. Numerous hotels are
also available in Salem, 30 minutes west of the river.
Camping is available at nearby
Fishermen's Bend Park,
upstream at
Detroit Reservoir, and north
of the river at
Silver Falls State Park.
Fishing
Fishing on the North Santiam is generally good during summer
months for trout, and very good during the fall months for salmon and steelhead. If you would like to fish
you’ll need an Oregon fishing license, which may be purchased at Oregon
sporting goods stores.
Pre and post trip river shuttles
Shuttle specifics vary by day and group. If you're on a full day trip you
will most likely be
leaving your car at the Park and boarding an
O.R.E. van for the ride to put-in. For half day trips we may caravan
further upstream - so that you car will be waiting for you at your trip's
take-out spot - before we travel by van the the put-in.
Nearby attractions
While in the area consider a trip to nearby
Silver Falls State Park. Plan a hike through the old growth
forest at
Opal Creek Wilderness. Or
take advantage of the culture and cuisine of
the Portland metropolitan area, just over an hour's drive away.
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