THOMAS PRESERVE PADDLE

Deschutes Land Trust

About

Join the Deschutes Land Trust, Wanderlust Tours, and Jen Zalewski for a guided paddle to the Thomas Preserve. We'll float a section of the upper Deschutes River to visit this unique island Preserve for a picnic lunch. Wanderlust Tours will provide the shuttle and boats.

The Thomas Preserve is a 7 acre island on the upper Deschutes River downstream from La Pine State Park. The Preserve was donated to the Deschutes Land Trust by Carla Thomas in 2001 and contains both dry land and wetlands and is within a Federal Wild and Scenic Waterway and State Scenic Waterway.

Details

• 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

• Departs from the Wanderlust Tours office

• This tour requires full payment to reserve.

  • Cancellations prior to ONE WEEK are subject to a 10% cancellation fee.

  • Cancellations within ONE WEEK are subject to full tour cost.

• Rating: Intermediate paddle trip. It is helpful to have experience boating on stretches of calm, cold water.

• Route: We will put-in at La Pine State Park and paddle to the Thomas Preserve. After lunch at the Preserve, we will paddle to our take-out at Big River Campground. Terrain on the island Preserve is uneven.

TOUR INCLUDES

• Professional guide & award-winning naturalist interpretation

• Gear: canoes, paddles, PFDs,

• Transportation: to the Cascade Lakes

Please BRING

• Food: Lunch + snacks

• Sun Protection: Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen (if needed)

• Miscellaneous Gear: Water bottle, camera, swimsuit (optional), bug spray