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Deschutes River mouth → Rufus paddle-downwind route

Oregon, United States · 45.6584, -120.8232

Downwind SUP FoilingSUP Foiling Expert eastern-Gorge downwinder with str
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conditions & access

Downwind run

Launch: Deschutes River mouth

Landing: Rufus paddle-downwind route

We couldn't place this run on the map yet — endpoints read from the run name.

Best wind

Strong Gorge westerly

Season

Gorge wind season

Water

Initially weak Columbia River texture, then large eastern-Gorge swell

Experience

Expert eastern-Gorge downwinder with strong pumping reserve

Hazards

Long initial dead zone, Miller Island/current effects, large Rufus swell, commercial traffic and incomplete bailout detail. A separate Celilo-through-Hells-Gate SUP line is explicitly discouraged.

Parking & access

Arrange legal access and a shuttle between Deschutes River State Recreation Area and Rufus; the forum does not provide current lot rules.

“Progression Project forum experienced historical guidance confirms a Deschutes-to-Rufus paddle-downwind line. It warns of roughly half a mile of low-energy pumping before the bumps become much better beyond Miller Island.”

— via Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 441 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Maryhill (1.24 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/441 wx.ikitesurf.com

All 6 webcams in Columbia River Gorge

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Beacon Rock State Park tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Hood River Runs — Comment 10 — Progression Project Forum https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/hood-river-runs/5177/10 forum.progressionproject.com

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