Whitewater Kayak Lessons

Mendocino County’s Eel River and Beyond

Learn to Whitewater Kayak or Build Your Whitewater Skills with Liquid Fusion Kayaking.

LFK’s Jeff Laxier and Cate Hawthorne are avid whitewater kayakers and are certified whitewater kayak instructors through the American Canoe Association (ACA).  We teach private lessons and custom classes in whitewater river kayaking, whitewater ocean kayaking (aka whitewater of the sea or rock gardening), and kayak surfing.  Whitewater private lessons and custom classes are available for beginners through advanced (class IV).

Eel River Whitewater River Kayaking

Guided whitewater kayak trips and lessons on the Eel River

  • Eel River Outlet Creek to Dos Rios - Class II/III March - Mid-May

  • Eel River Hearst Run - Class II/III Wilderness April-Mid-May

  • Eel River Pilsbury Run - Class III/IV April - Mid-May

  • South Fork Eel River - Class II March- Mid May

CUSTOM Whitewater River PRIVATE LESSON RATES

Full day 1- 2 people - $450

Full day 3-4 people - $600

Pricing is based on participants using their own equipment.  

Kayak rentals are $50/day and gear rentals (wetsuit/splashtop/helmet/boots) are $20/day.

ACA Whitewater Kayak Instructor Training

Eugene, Oregon

March 29-April 2, 2024

Whitewater of the Sea aka Rock Gardening - 3 hour or full day whitewater ocean kayaking adventure.

Additional Whitewater Kayaking Lessons and Adventures

Whitewater of the Sea - Ocean Whitewater Kayaking aka Rock Gardening - year round

Rolling - Private instruction in the pool, river, or ocean - year round

Whitewater n Surf Safari - 3 days of Mendocino Whitewater Kayaking - the trifecta of fun -  whitewater river kayaking, whitewater of the sea aka rock gardening, and surfing. January - May

ACA Whitewater Instructor Training

ACA Whitewater Instructor Updates - Contact Us

Whitewater Kayaking on Rancheria Creek

Whitewater Kayaking on Mendocino County's Eel River