eNRG Kayaking
A locally owned and operated Portland, Oregon kayak school and adventure travel company, Northwest River Guides operates under the three tenets of Education, Exploration, and Stewardship. NRG provides beginner through advanced instruction in sea, recreational and whitewater kayaking. ACA Instructor Certification & Swiftwater Rescue Workshops are offered as specialty workshops. Others include playboating, advanced strokes, creeking, slalom and surfing.
NRG’s extensive experience with whitewater has allowed them to lead successful white water expeditions all over the world including China, Africa, Costa Rica, Nepal, and Thailand.
As river stewards and conservation activists, Northwest River Guides is a founder of the Down the River Cleanup on the Clackamas River and plays an active and integral role in protecting the local watersheds of the Portland area and beyond. We look forward to sharing this sport with you. If you have any questions about learning to kayak or any suggestions and comments, please email
or call 503.772.1122.
