Join the Willamette River Festival and try the PaddleCross river race, paddling up the Canoe Canal in Alton Baker Park, then down the rapids of the Willamette River! 

Must sign up and register at the Festival website: WillametteRiverFest.org. Rental boats available from the Outdoor Program, M-F 12-5; call to reserve your boat today, 541-346-4371! 

There are three options to complete the route; the race can be done as a self-guided/timed adventure, anytime from August 21-28.  There will also be a guided run down the course on August 25 in the evening at 5:30pm. Sign up for this guided paddle here:   http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ei6czc9q9211c776&llr=ncqzyycab&showPage=true
And, there will be safety boaters on the river to support anyone that wants to run the race on August 28, 12-3pm. More info at the Festival website.