Dry Socks for Salem: Paddle and Rowing Dock Project

Monday practice

Great time. Paddling with the new outrigger canoe club in Salem , thanks to Randy Briones for the invite!

There has been renewed discussion about a large low profile dock in Riverfront Park in Salem. A couple weeks ago the Angry Unicorns paddle team had a guest, Salem City Councilor Vanessa Nordike and we talked to her about the idea. Stay tuned for more info and be safe out on the water this summer!

The dock is in at North Turner Lake. OK for launching a single kayak, great place to learn. But, why have a boatbramp if you can't back your car down it? Is Turner worried people will bring trailers with power boats? The lake is non power craft only. Also the dock is way too high for launching rowing shells and small boats. There are posts sticking up over the top, not needed, no current. It would be nice if it was longer. Let's thank Turner parks for the facilities and suggest they add ballast (water) to the dock floats and get it lowered to about 8" off the water. Also great to see Woodward Surf Company out there!

Pics from Memorial Day Row 2020 at North Turner Lake. They still don't have the new dock in, and the parking lot isn't open yet. But I had a great row. Oh, and I'm pretty sure I broke the 5 mph speed limit.

Tuner, OR has a new place we could row, North Turner Lake. It's about 800 meters end to end. Landscaping and a dock are going in now. City parks people please, please, make sure that dock you're putting in is low profile!

It's all about connection and efficiency.

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Several people have chimned in on concepts for location of a low profile dock. As a basic concept, do you prefer the East side at Riverfront Park (new dock connected to existing dock) or on the west side at Wallace Marine Park? If on West Side, concept is put temporary low profile dock under bridges between boat ramp and old boat ramp. Remove from river in high water. Store boats under bridge in secure fenced area. Thoughts?

Dock meeting today. Focus on two options, expand existing dock by sternwheeler to accommodate covered area and much larger dock. Also, option for west side under bridges to put gated area to store trailers and boats and put in a dock over there. Thanks to Kathleen at Salem Multi Cultural Institute for the meeting room. Stay tuned for more concepts.