PaddleReadyOregon | Oregon Paddle Permit Guidance

1 · Place and dates

Where and when are you paddling?

Launch or waterway

Choose the statewide-only option if you know the trip is on an Oregon waterway and only need the state-permit answer. The verified launch list is being built; local launch, parking and river requirements need confirmation unless a launch is individually verified.

This may be a border-water trip.
Choose this if you expect to cross into or use water shared with another state or country.

Trip start

Trip end

2 · Craft and operators

What will be on the water at the same time?

Craft type

Simultaneous craft count

Count boats, not passengers. Two adults sharing one tandem kayak count as one craft. Enter two only if two craft will be used at the same time.

Who will operate these craft?

3 · Arrangement and coverage

What coverage might already apply?

How are the craft provided?

Is this an ordinary Oregon recreational, nonmotorized trip?

Do you already have a State Waterway Access Permit?

Existing permits are only counted when the quantity and dates you enter demonstrably cover every craft used simultaneously.

Independent guidance, not an issued permit. Requirements depend on your trip. PaddleReadyOregon does not assess water conditions or trip safety.

Check your Oregon paddle trip.