Pancake Paddle Special Edition - Paddling Baker Lake

This is an exploratory paddle in preparation for a campout paddle later this spring-summer. We will meet at the Baker Lake boat ramp at 9AM in order to have smooth water. The initial plan (subject to change) is to paddle towards the Shannon Creek Campground and have a look around there. 6 miles round trip. Plus a 1.2 mile round trip hike to Baker Lake Hot Springs at the end of the paddle. Chinese for dinner in Sedro Woolly--famously great. The lake's water temperature is not too many degrees above freezing. So seriously consider a wet/dry suit for this one. Car pooling?

See you then!

*Unfortunately there is no onsite rental availability for this paddle.
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ABOUT THE LAKE UNION PANCAKE PADDLE

Eat Swedish pancakes. Then paddle. Beginners are most welcome. If you don't own a kayak, SUP or canoe, they can be rented by the hour at the dock we launch from. This group is open to all paddle craft (kayaks, SUPs, canoes, inflatables, dragon boats, etc.) and gathers regularly on the first Sundays of every month in the lobby of the Swedish Club which is open to the public for their monthly Swedish pancake breakfasts. We enjoy the ten million dollar view and have a Swedish pancake breakfast together to the accompaniment of live Scandinavian folk music. Then we take the short walk down to the dock and leisurely paddle for an hour or so on the placid urban waters of Lake Union, the most unique lake in the world--home to Academy award winning movies, famous art studios, amazing houseboats, float plane airports, historic vessels & sunken battleships, storied Olympic champions, Native American history, magnificent cityscapes, stupendous infrastructure, a surprising amount of wildlife and the birthplace of the Boeing Airplane Co.

We also do "Special Edition" paddles on the lakes and rivers of Western & Central Washington and on Puget's Sound, the Pacific Coast and the San Juans. Special Edition paddles often have no onsite rental availability.