River Etiquette for Paddlers during Recreational Releases:

  • Paddle at your own risk.

  • Paddlers are responsible for your own safety and self rescue.

  • Please be prepared to move out of any play feature or position at any given time for people swimming or for paddlers that might not be in total control.

  • A paddler who is already engaged and playing in a hole or wave generally has right of way. Upstream paddlers should safely eddy out and wait for the downstream paddler to finish their ride and safely exit the feature before advancing downstream.

  • Be sure that both paddlers above and paddlers below a feature are alerted to any paddlers coming downstream through a feature.

  • Paddlers staged in an eddy waiting their turn to get into a play spot must first let the waiting upstream traffic pass.

  • Leave adequate room for paddlers coming downstream to also get into the eddy.

  • Be aware of people swimming and paddlers who have lost control of their boat, who may be unable to stop from coming through a feature when you are playing in it.

  • Keep a close eye on upstream traffic while in the feature so that you can move out of the way of swimmers or out of control paddlers for the safety of all at all times.

  • Enjoy Whitewater Park! We are glad you're here!