🇺🇸 Hood River
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Best directionW
Wind speed20–30kt
SeasonJun – Sep
Skill levelIntermediate
WaterRiver chop
Ridden forPump Foiling and Kitesurfing
ParkingPaid parking
Cafe nearbyYes
A gorge that acts like a wind tunnel — the Columbia River funnels a strong, cool westerly through basalt cliffs most summer afternoons.
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Getting thereNearest larger airport is Portland (PDX), about an hour…
HazardsRiver current and boat traffic — this is a river, not open ocean, so…
Best time of dayAfternoon, once the thermal…
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