Hood River, Oregon

Registration opens February 2025. The First Descents community will be notified via email. To join the FD community and receive updates when Programs are open for registration, sign up here!

Located in the famous Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, our Hood River programs are the perfect introduction to whitewater kayaking. You won’t be able to beat the intoxicating thrill of kayaking down glacial runoff from a 12,000-foot volcano, so trust us when we say you’ll be amazed by the natural landscape and vistas surrounding you in this program location.

You’ll spend four days kayaking on the crystal-clear White Salmon River (which runs right through your beautiful lodge in Trout Lake) with our long-standing guides from Wet Planet Outfitters. After a full day of kayaking, stretch out at the lodge while enjoying views of Mt. Adams and chef-prepared home-cooked meals, before capping each night off around the campfire with new friends.

There will be four separate weeks of Oncology Hood River Kayaking programs in 2025.

WHERE: Trout Lake, WA

WHAT: Whitewater Kayaking

WHEN: June 1 – 6, 2025 | June 8 – 13, 2025 | June 15 – 20, 2025 | June 22 – 27, 2025

COST: Free!

FOOD: Professional chef-prepared meals

AIRPORT: Portland, OR (PDX)

TRAVEL: Participants are responsible for getting to/from the program. Travel scholarships are available through the registration form.

HEALTH & SAFETY: All Participants are required to fill out a registration form. FD will select participants based on available space on the program. Once selected, participants may be required to get a medical form from their Doctor. FD strongly recommends that all Participants are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more here.