Kayaking the Lower Columbia River: Exploration and Discovery

Columbia River Kayaking

Commercial Van/Shuttle

Phone: 3607471044

Cost: $100. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

Shuttles are available only on the first and last days of the program and there is only one shuttle on each of those days. The shuttle stops are Portland International Airport (PDX), Longview-Kelso Amtrak Station, and the Skamokawa Resort. If possible, schedule your PDX Sunday arrival time between Noon and 1 pm and your Friday departure time between 1 and 2 pm. This will ensure shorter wait times and allow you to relax and enjoy the full program on the first and last days. The price for one-way PDX-Skamokawa trips are $100 per person. Amtrak-Skamokawa one-way are $60. Once you have made your flight reservations, call Columbia River Kayaking at 360-747-1044 to make your shuttle reservation. Payment is due at the time of reservation. Shuttle driver will contact you 24-48 hours before your program start for introductions, to share contact information and set a pick up time for Sunday arrivals. Pickup location will be communicated once driver is at the airport/train station.

Station: Kelso Station

The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 1 hour .

The estimated distance to the check-in location is 39 miles .

Lodging offers free parking in the parking lot on site. You may access your vehicle at any time.

I-5 from Portland or Seattle

Going north on I-5 (from Portland), take Exit 36B toward Kelso/Longview. About 2 miles after taking the exit, take the exit marked 3rd Ave./Industrial area. You will come immediately to a light. Take a left at the light onto 432 West. Continue for 8 miles until it ends at State Route 4. Turn left onto State Route 4 and follow for about 29 miles to Skamokawa. Going south on I-5 (from Seattle), take Exit 40 toward Kelso/Longview. Follow the signs to WA-4/Ocean Beach Highway. Once on Ocean Beach Highway, drive 35 miles until you reach the town of Skamokawa. Once you pass the sign reading "Entering Historic Skamokawa", take a left onto Steamboat Slough Road and an immediate right into the parking lot for Skamokawa Resort, 1391 W. State Route 4. The building is visible from State Route 4, with the general store in front and post office next to it. If you take State Route 4 over the Skamokawa Creek Bridge, you have gone too far. (Note: the other entrance to Steamboat Slough Road is five miles east, just after the Elochoman River bridge. Do not take that entrance, as a road closure prevents access to the west.) Please park at the far west end of the parking lot. You may temporarily park closer to the inn for the purpose of unloading luggage. The phone number for Skamokawa Resort is 360-795-0726.