McKenzie River Guides - MRGA

24/04/2024

This tree is in the McKenzie River above Helfrich Landing. It is on the North side, river right, and it stretches more than halfway across the river.

Thank you, Andy McWilliams, for the photograph.

29/03/2024

The blockage on the McKenzie at MP 44 has been cleared! Thank you to all who were involved in the mitigation of this issue.

12/03/2024

Just finished the 2024 McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival Poster. Hope to see you there on April 27th this year

08/02/2024

South channel just below Loloma lodge complete blockage as of 2/8/2024

13/01/2024

Due to the Winter Weather Advisory and the likelihood of freezing rain in Eugene/Springfield, tomorrow’s 9:00 am McKenzie River Guides Association Annual Meeting will be postponed and rescheduled.

The safety and well-being of our association members and guests are our top priorities, and considering the current weather conditions, it is in everyone's best interest to reschedule.

The new date and time:
January 27, 2024, at 9:00 am
McKenzie Fire & Rescue Training Center
Leaburg, Oregon

04/12/2023

Monitoring location 14164900 is associated with a Stream in Lane County, Oregon. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Specific conductance, and more are available. Water data back to 1974 are available online.

29/11/2023

The movie Oregon's Boat has received a $15,000 matching grant. You can help complete this documentary by donating today and double your input to help this worthy documentary get completed.

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED
* Visit our donation page at oregonsboat.org
*Make a contribution of any amount you can generously give.
*Your donation is automatically doubled, thanks to the matching grant.

12/10/2023

NOTICE: Finn Rock boat ramp will be closed starting on October 23rd this year. It will remain closed until the Spring of 2024. More information below.

27/09/2023

Log blocking the McKenzie River river below Frissell boat launch.

The upper McKenzie River has a new river blockage below the boat ramp at Frissel. This is a big log that crosses the river.
NO WAY AROUND!

Please check the Oregon State Marine Board website and page for updates.

11/08/2023

Next weekend!!

Join us for the Vida McKenzie Community Center Poker Run Fundraiser on August 19th!

Here are some frequently asked questions about the event:

27/07/2023

Mark your calendar
Should be a real fun event

24/04/2023

18/04/2023

Warmest Day of the Week for the McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival!

Plan some time for this Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Eagle Rock Lodge, milepost 34.5, 9 miles east of Vida.

A few event details:
*For those planning to bring a boat to the show, please arrive early enough (aprx.9:00amish) so that your drift boat can get a courtesy tow from the parking area to the riverfront grounds.
*If you plan to arrive by the river, plan to arrive by 10:00am.
*Those who are interested in joining an informal flotilla to Eagle Rock should plan to launch from Finn Rock at 9:00. Plan to arrive at Eagle Rock Lodge at or around 10.
*Boats can be pulled from the river and parked on the grounds for the Festival and then re-launched for the takeout one-half mile downstream at Silver Creek landing. Please pre-arrange your shuttles.
*There is no pre-registration or fee for showing your boats.
* You can show up at Eagle Rock Lodge on Friday night to store your boat overnight or bring your boat before 9:00 am on Saturday morning.

13/03/2023

MARCH 20, BOAT RAMP CLOSED AT EWEB GOODPASTURE LANDING

26/02/2023

Here is the 2023 McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival Poster.
Share the news and bring a friend on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Eagle Rock Lodge, milepost 34.5, 9 miles east of Vida.

A few event details:
*For those planning to bring a boat to the show, please arrive early enough (aprx.9:00amish) so that your drift boat can get a courtesy tow from the parking area to the riverfront grounds.
*If you plan to arrive by the river, plan to arrive by 10:00am.
*Those who are interested in joining an informal flotilla to Eagle Rock should plan to launch from Finn Rock at 9:00. Plan to arrive at Eagle Rock Lodge at or around 10.
*Boats can be pulled from the river and parked on the grounds for the Festival and then re-launched for the takeout one-half mile downstream at Silver Creek landing. Please pre-arrange your shuttles.
*There is no pre-registration or fee for showing your boats.
* You can show up at Eagle Rock Lodge on Friday night to store your boat overnight or bring your boat before 9:00 am on Saturday morning.

16/02/2023

30/11/2022

All MRGA members and guests are invited to attend the grand opening of the “Anglers Roost” fly fishing book collection at the Leaburg Library next to McKenzie Fire and Rescue in Leaburg Saturday, December 10, 2-4 PM.

As many MRGA members know, Tom Ripp, a long-time MRGA Associate Member, has, over his lifetime, accumulated a world-class, nearly 500-volume collection of fly fishing literature. He’s donated that collection to Leaburg Library, where we’ve prepared a special room, “Angler’s Roost”, to house the collection. The “roost,” adorned with a Lynda Edwards mural, is a quiet place to browse, read and check out selected volumes as Tom wishes (with special accountability). Tom will give an overview of the collection at 2:00 PM in the MF&R Community Room—refreshments will follow there and at the library, where attendees can view the collection.

02/11/2022

The 2022 First Aid and CPR training class will be held on November 17th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the McKenzie Fire & Rescue's Leaburg Training Center. The cost is $30.00 per person and will be collected on the training day.

Thank you Chris Wright for putting this together.

13/10/2022

06/10/2022

DANGER: River-wide tree just above the McKenzie Trailhead Landing. No run available at this time. Possible (difficult) portage option on river right but not recommended.
📷 thank you Rollan Cummins for the photo

03/10/2022

Found oars

1 pair of Raft oars
@ Helfrich landing Sunday afternoon October 2nd
Describe in detail please

12/05/2022

1951 ♥️

27/03/2022

New poster for the 2022 Wooden Boat Festival at Eagle Rock Lodge on Saturday April 23rd this year. It's been a couple of years so plan to bring your wood boat, share your stories, and remember the lunch fundraiser for the McKenzie River Guides Association. See you there.

05/03/2022

21/02/2022

VIDA, OR — For the last two years the McKenzie’s Woden Boat Festival as been canceled because of COVID restrictions. But this year it returns on April 23, 2022 at Eagle Rock Lodge which is located at 49198 McKenzie Hwy, Vida, Oregon. The Lodge is located on the McKenzie River between milepost 34 and 35 East of Eugene, Or. Come, relax, and learn about the river and the history of this influential double-ended boat from 10am – 4 pm. Admission is free.

The McKenzie River Guides Association will have available a BBQ lunch which is a fundraiser for their free PFD program and for boat landing maintenance and restoration. You can bring your wooden river boat to the Lodge at 9:00am. For those that want to do a short float on the river, people will gather at Fin Rock Landing on Quartz Creek Rd. and will launch for that boat landing at 9:00am, arriving at the lodge at 10:00am

See you there.

Randy Dersham

This April 23, 2022 the McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival will return to Eagle Rock Lodge in Ni**od, OR. After missing the last two years do to COVID restrictions, this outdoor event will be restored to the popular format as past years. This free event is open to the public from 10:00am to 4:00p

17/01/2022

The McKenzie River is blocked below Bellinger Landing below the power lines on the left hand channel. Take river right.