Whitewater Park Planned for Spokane River

Whitewater fans are going to get fired up at what's coming to Spokane Washington.

'The City of Spokane is working on living up to its motto "Near Nature, Near Perfect" with a new white water park in the Spokane River.

The man-made hydraulic features, things like standing waves and eddies, will take shape near the Sandifur Memorial Bridge, where the Spokane River Gorge is becoming more accessible to paddlers.

Right now some of the riffles and eddies are being created by old bridge abutments that attack kayakers year round, but now Friends of the Falls and the City of Spokane are ready to install more car-sized rocks in the river to create a white water park here.

Scott Shipley has designed white water parks around the country where the promise of prime paddling has boosted tourism in cities like Reno, Nevada but plans call for this park to primarily benefit Spokane-area residents as a riverside destination for boaters and sunbathers alike.'

I'd like to see them build the park across the falls. Now that would be a fun ride. A tad dangerous, but ohhh what a ride.

Whitewater Park Planned for Spokane River