The paddle from Westsyde to McArthur Island is a leisurely 14 km downriver route.  We launched from the end of Harrington Road near the Dunes and moved out into the river allowing the current to pull us downstream.

In June the river is bank to bank with no sand bars.   We could average 7km per hour without too much effort, passing Westsyde.

We went under the CN Bridge, then the Halston Bridge on our “Rivers Trail.”

Even though the river was wide and peaceful, there were no other boats on the river as we passed Mt. Paul and North Kamloops.

At the Confluence we followed the river past Overlander Beach, under the bridge, past the old pylons and toward McArthur Island.

We tucked into a small beach at the boat launch ramp at McArthur Island out of the way of power boats lined up to launch at noon on a Sunday.   This is an enjoyable paddle and an easy one with the power of the river moving us along.  Kamloops is lucky to have two rivers for recreational paddling right at our doorstep.