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Kitesurf Location - Columbia River / Rooster Rock ( ID columbia_river___rooster_rock )
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You are here: North America > Oregon (USA) > Kitesurf Location - Columbia River / Rooster Rock ( ID columbia_river___rooster_rock )
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| Continent: |
North America |
| Country: |
Oregon (USA) |
| Next Big City (Airport): |
Portland |
| Next Town: |
Corbett |
| Latitude: |
45.5471 |
| Longitude: |
-122.237 |
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Type: | - River
| Rider Ability: - Intermediate
- Expert
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| Good for: | | Features: - Toilet
- Parking
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Type: | - Flat
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
| Hazards: - Currents
- Ships/Boats
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| Quality: | - Cloudy
| Best Tide: - Tide Independent
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River water, flat/chop or swell. Tides of the Columbia can make it hard to stay up wind when the east blows. Waves not too harsh.
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Type: | - Sand
| Size: - Small
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| Hazards: | - Trees
| Location crowds: - July
- August
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Depending on river level there can be a large sandy area. Not much sand in the spring to plenty in the fall.
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Spring: | - Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
| Summer: - Shorts
- Shorty
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| Fall: | - Normal Wetsuit
- Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
| Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
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Warm water from late May until September/October. Full wetsuit 3-4mm from October to late May. Shorties in the summer months. Possible all year.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
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Best Months: | - September
- October
- November
| Wind Type: No Information |
| Best Direction: | - E
| Main Direction: - E
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Best on fall. East wind September and October. East wind will rip through here in the fall and winter. 20+ mph common.
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Transport: | - Car
| Access: - Short Walk
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With a car take I-84 from Portland to the Rooster Rock State Park exit (about 25 minutes).
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State parking pass required ($3).
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| 04-04-03 kid: plus theres a kinda long walk down to the water | | 04-02-07 Not Nude: Its also a nudie beach, cover your eyes! | |
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