Paddleboarding Elk Lake

Published 12:00 am Thursday, June 23, 2016

Elk Lake is probably the most popular lake in Central Oregon for stand-up paddleboarding, but paddleboarders can also be found on Sparks, Hosmer, Lava, Cultus, Davis and Odell lakes, as well as on Crane Prairie and Wickiup reservoirs. Sometimes lakes can be more appealing than rivers to novice stand-up paddleboarders, as lakes have no currents to deal with. But when the afternoon wind is blowing on a Cascade lake, paddling on still water might be just as difficult.

— Mark Morical, The Bulletin