S2.9 - Nestucca River - Cloverdale to Wood County Boatramp (not planned)
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip. That started from Cloverdale Boat Launch , Aboard our tiny ships! First of all, finding the boat ramp. Cloverdale has a post office. Just south of the post office, by a crosswalk with flashing lights, is a Tillamook County Public Works building. You have to turn into the driveway between these 2 buildings. Then you will see some signs that direct you to the boat ramp. There is a fee for day use. The boat ramp itself is decent, paved, and wide enough to back down. There are no restrooms here. We had our sister (in-law) Dody with us, so we were planning to shuttle to the Little Nestucca Boat Launch . More on that later. We put in right at high tide, hoping to have more water under us, and a nice gentle current to the bay. The river at Cloverdale is narrow, but plenty of room for 3 kayaks to comfortably travel side by side. Lots of birds, including several heron and ducks, which flew away on our approach. Ins...