The Tumalo Creek Blog

Holiday Lights Paddle Parade

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Holiday Lights Paddle Parade Our favorite Holiday tradition in Central Oregon   Bend’s community has grown over the last couple decades and one tradition that continues to grow with it, […]

Tumalo Creek’s Green Tube Program

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Float the Deschutes and Become a Steward: Join Tumalo Creek’s Green Tube Program for Free! The Deschutes River, an iconic natural landmark in Central Oregon, flows through Bend’s Old Mill […]

Fishing Report: Prineville Reservoir

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Discover the Excitement of Fishing at Prineville Reservoir Trip Report & Photos Contributed by James Reeher—Tumalo Creek Fishing Team Prineville Reservoir is a top choice if you’re looking for an […]

Trip Report: Spring Rafting the Owyhee River

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For tranquility and adventure, raft eastern Oregon’s Owyhee River in the early season to catch the spring runoff and beat the crowds. Embarking on an early-season rafting trip down the Owyhee […]

Trip Report: Kayaking the San Juan Islands with Tumalo Creek

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Tumalo Creek’s multi-day kayaking tours in the San Juan Islands offer adventures and memories of a lifetime. Read one guest’s trip report. Trip Report & Photos Contributed by Ed Johnson—Tumalo […]

Eddyline Kayak’s- A Monster in Recreational Kayaks

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Eddyline kayaks, a monster in the world of recreational and touring kayaks. With over 50 years of history Eddyline has paved the way for durable, yet performance driven kayaks. In […]

Meet Kelli at Tumalo Episode I

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Learn how we are still engaging with our community through COVID-19. Hear some paddle tales from the ladies of the shop and how perspective can either set you up for […]

Meet Topher at Tumalo Podcast II

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Meet Topher, one of Tumalo Creek’s most dynamic and comical team members. He will certainly bring a smile to your face as he tells some river tales gone slightly astray; […]

Our Operations During COVID-19

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If you are feeling sick (fever, sore throat, body aches, cough… etc.), have been sick or been around someone sick in the last 14 days please shop with us at […]

Hobie Fishing Tales with Steve VanDykes

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Hobie Fishing Pre-Spring Fever It’s that time of year, the craziness of the Holiday season is over, the lakes are frozen, the stream banks are treacherous, and it is just […]

How can I get involved with my local river Clean-Up?

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Tumalo Creek is here to connect with Local river Clean-Up’s in Central Oregon! Local river Clean-Up’s are one of the best ways to take care of your local rivers. Every […]

Dutch Oven 101 and Recipes

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Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe Dutch Oven Cooking Tips Since the pioneer days, American explorers have been using Dutch Ovens (Dos) to create delicious dinners on their way down the […]

Pickin’ & Paddlin’ summer 2017

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Our Pickin’ & Paddlin’ events are one of your communities favorite events hosted by us here at Tumalo Creek! We can not thank our community and industry partners enough for […]

Astral Gear Review’s

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Well it’s been an interesting month.  What started out an amazing summer full of hiking, biking and lots of paddleboarding then took a drastic 180 when I tore my MCL […]

Frisky Ripples: Post Bend Paddleboard Challenge

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Earlier in the month I posted about the Bend SUP Challenge and the irony that I was this year’s race director. I based my post on the fact that I’m […]

Special Eddyline Clinic with industry experts 2017

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This event happened in a previous season. Be sure to check out our event page to see what is happening this season. Maybe you had a chance to demo one […]

Frisky Ripples: Try SUP Yoga with Tumalo Creek

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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not an expert at anything, with the possible exclusion of drinking coffee and eating yummy foods…for which both activities I’m totally “next level”. Yoga is […]

Frisky Ripples: Register for the Bend SUP Challenge 2017

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So I’m the race director this year for the Bend SUP Challenge in conjunction with the Subaru Outside Games. The irony here, is that I’ve flatwater raced only once and […]

John Day River Trip Whitewater SUP

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What I really want to say here is “definitely don’t go on the John Day river”. I want to write that because I don’t want a bunch of extra people […]

Frisky Ripples: Popina Swimwear, Gear Review

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My interests typically revolve around outdoor activities and as I’ve previously written, I really enjoy getting on the water to paddle. So when it comes to shopping I rank that […]