2008

See Lodging Specials on Event & Training Pages!

Remaining Recreational Releases - open paddling...

• August 31, Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
• September 6, Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
• Summer Final Flow (with Julie's subtitle -- "Till we meet again")

September 20, Saturday AND September 21, Sunday, 10am to 4pm. Celebrate the end of the paddling season at Wausau with us... Wausau Whitewater merchandise will be available for the first time at Recreational releases.

Wausau Whitewater Weekend, featuring USACK Age Group Nationals
June 28 & 29, Saturday & Sunday,

USACK Junior Olympics
July 7 – July 13.
Finals Saturday & Sunday, July 12 - 13, 10 am start

Jackson Clinic / Midwest Freestyle Championships
August 14 & 15
Limited to 20 participants.

Midwest Freestyle Championships
August 16 and 17, Saturday & Sunday, 10 am start
Practice Water, August 15, 2008
See time schedule on events page

Wausau Kayak / Canoe Corporation (Wausau Whitewater) formed to provide whitewater training for everyone, fun, and local, national, and international competition at Wausau Whitewater Park. We offer a variety of training for all ages from children to adult… beginning to intermediate paddling skill levels. And you can have fun playing on the course or practicing your paddling during one of the scheduled recreational releases.

Register for events, sign up for training, volunteer, and find when you can play. The Connections page gives you whitewater tips from all over the world and information about Wausau.

Popular question: How do I learn to paddle and can I too use the course at Wausau? e-mail wkcc@dwave.net. Wausau is class 3 whitewater for the most part but we have many options for training both on the course in our clinics and camps (see training pages), through our feeder program on the Plover River, and through referrals to Bear Paw Outdoor Adventure Resort in White Lake, WI or Whitecap Kayak in Ironwood, MI. We have mentors and professional trainers willing to help you.

US Trail Maps just completed a full mapping of our Wausau Whitewater Course Click the link for the new Course Map This gives you a complete overview of the course and the location of Wausau Whitewater Park with reference points to area landmarks.

See guest coach bios for the Ray McLain Training Camp, Mark Poindexter from Texas and Joel McCune from Charlotte, North Carolina! The camp on June 23 - 27 is now closed! Maximum capacity is 30 students. Lodging is at YMCA Camp Sturtevant!

Swiftwater Rescue Training Clinic on June 13 and 14 kicked off the season! Students included firefighters from Merrill and Rhinelander and sheriff's deputies from Racine as well as paddlers from Madison and Chicago. Clinic students learned multiple in-water techniques, rope skills, and participated in several simulated rescues.

Check course video by Troy from Iowa, a first time visitor to Wausau Whitewater Park on September 1, 2007. He shot the course with water on and then water off. Thanks, Troy! Course Video

We thank the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin for their tremendous help in 2008 with future course enhancements!

If paddling isn’t your idea of fun, we invite you to come down and watch the competitors in both freestyle and slalom show off their skills at competitions. While you are there, eat tasty treats from our vendors or support Wausau Whitewater by buying t-shirts and merchandise. Come down and visit… See you on the river!

Julie Walraven, Wausau Whitewater's Operations Coordinator, has resources to find answers to your questions. E-mail wkcc@dwave.net We have a highly knowledgeable, diverse board of directors and an exceptional volunteer team with whitewater expertise, training skills, and business knowledge. If you prefer, Julie can be reached at 715-574-5263 (9am - 8pm CST. )