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Thanks! That's a great start to get our feet wet.Multi-day is a tough one for Washington as you can run almost all our raftable rivers in a day. That being said, you could try Sauk, from Bedal camp to the bridge a few miles past Darrington. That would give you a roughly 24-25 miles, last few being pretty flat. You could camp somewhere on the riverbanks between Whitechuck and Backman.
Similar thing could be done on Skagit, Newhalem to Rockport, again around 24 miles with a ton of flatwater.
I would also recommend Warm Spring to Sandy Beach on Deschutes, which makes a fun two-nighter. Lots of flat water with a few class II-III rapids over 50 miles. That requires a permit, but it is not particularly difficult to get.
I'm not sure I agree with running the upper Deschutes, for what you have requested, however for the lower I would.
St. Maries, St. Joe, or NF Clearwater in N Idaho look good. Drive isn't awful. Non-permitted II-III and very remote if you're used to W WAI've kayaked a fair bit around the Seattle area on short class III runs, but am considering getting a raft setup and am looking to find a couple flatwater to class II multiday trips to start on. Any suggestions for western Washington?
I'd not considered the G Ronde but that's definitely a reasonable trip for us. Thanks!The Grand Ronde, from Minam Store to Powwatka Bridge, is easily done in three days.