Kayak Netarts Bay Excursions: Bay Entrance and Inner Bay Trips with Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS and Kayak Tillamook County Naturalists

Enjoy and learn to respectfully explore Netarts from the water while appreciating the abundance of life living deeper in the bay.

Our popular kayak trips are back! We are offering a tour for beginners and a tour of the inner bay on May 7th. Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS interpreters and Kayak Tillamook County Naturalists will guide our exploration of this diverse marine habitat. Check out our Kayaking On The Bay video series to help get you ready for your paddle.

We have two different kayak trips for May 7th, with one trip for novice kayakers and one for intermediate level.

Bay Entrance: Novice Kayak Tour

This tour is designed for beginning kayakers, taking advantage of the last outgoing tides. Participants will meander through the bay while making stops to appreciate the variety of animals and algae within the bay.

All equipment will be provided. 

Register: Click here to register

Restrictions: Tweens and older are free to join this trip. People with serious medical conditions should exercise caution in joining. Anyone under 90 lbs or over 230 lbs should notify us during registration to ensure we have the proper gear.

Where: Netarts Bay area. Sign up for the specific location!

Cost: There is no charge for this event. Tax-exempt donations to Netarts Bay WEBS to enable programs like this are highly encouraged, but not required.

Inner Bay: Intermediate Kayak Tour

The journey to see the abundant marine life, aquatic plants, and algae within Netarts Bay is no easy float. While this adventure is full of wonder, it isn’t for the timid! On the return trip, we will be paddling against both an incoming tidal current and a Northwest headwind. If you are up for a challenge, this is the trip for you.

The first half of this trip takes advantage of an incoming tide, flushing participants far up into the inner bay toward our favorite destinations. Because the NOAA tides predictions are only predictions, participants should be prepared for anything. For instance, the journey may involve short portages and using teamwork to carry the kayaks with us. All equipment will be provided.

Register: Click here to register

Restrictions: Children under 16 yrs. and people with serious medical conditions are not allowed on this trip. Anyone under 90 lbs. or over 230 lbs. should notify us during registration to ensure we have the proper gear.

Where: Netarts Bay area. Sign up for the specific location!

Cost: No charge. Tax-exempt donations to Netarts Bay WEBS to enable programs like this are highly encouraged, but not required.

This is an Explore Nature co-hosted event. Explore Nature Partnership offers a series of meaningful nature-based experiences highlighting the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve the area’s natural resources and natural resource-based economy.

Find out more on our website Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (www.netartsbaywebs.org) and by following our Facebook and Instagram pages (@netartsbaywebs). Stay connected with the Explore Nature Partnership at www.explorenaturetillamookcoast.com or on social media (@explorenature_tillamookcoast).

This event was made possible with support from the Oregon Community Foundation – Salty Dog Fund. Explore Nature series is partially supported by Tillamook Coast Visitors Association and the Travel Oregon Forever Fund.