Day Trips
Through out the summer, YCKC leads both day trips and paddling weekend events for our members. These trips are designed as "friends leading friends" and aims to create a space for paddlers to meet and share their love of the river. These vary in skill level, watercraft and location.
NEXT Day Trip: Paddle with the President - May 24th, 2025
Come on a fun Day trip with your new YCKC President! The Takhini River is only 40 minutes outside of Whitehorse. Trip time from Whitehorse back to Whitehorse is 6-9 hours dependent on how many lolly gaggers you have in the group. River time is about 3 hours at a normal relaxed clip. River length is ~16 km. From the jaws its about an hour to the take out
If you need to borrow YCKC gear, you can pick it up from the YCKC Bins on Thursday, May 22nd at 6:30 PM.
Please remember that all participants must have a current YCKC Membership, sign a 25/26 waiver, have the appropriate gear and enough food and water for a full day on the river.
Details
9 AM: Meet at Cousin's Airstrip Rest Area on the Alaska Highway (Whitehorse)
9:45 AM: Rendezvous at the river take out (look for the outhouse) on the Kusawa Road (Mendenhall Landing) to set up shuttle
11 AM: Put on
5:00 PM: Back in Whitehorse
Trip Requirements
- Must be a YCKC member
- PFD mandatory for all participants
- Helmet mandatory for kayakers, strongly recommended canoeists who chose to run, rather than portage rapid.
- Throw bag mandatory
- Floatation (recommended for canoes)
- Cold water immersion clothing or change of clothes in a waterproof bag/barrel
- Closed toe footwear
- Spare clothes
- First aid kit
- Fire starter
- Food and water