Equipment:

• Swimsuit
• Snack Food
• Towel
• Flotation Device
• Water

Popular Locations:

• Carver Park
• Barton Park
• Riverside Park
• Clackamette Park
• McIver State Park

Cost:

• Small cost of food and water
• Money for gas to the location (if your not driving, be a gent and pitch in)

Safety:

• Stay hydrated.
• Wear sunscreen if you are in the sun.
• Keep an eye out for rising waters or strange currents.
• Stay away from the swift rapids.
• Wear a flotation device if you are a poor swimmer or swimming in dangerous water.
• Stay away from fishing hooks.
• Wear some sort of shoe or sandal on the land because there is often broken glass and other debris lying around.
• Never swim alone.

Benefits:

• Mainly a social activity
• Can be a physical workout
• Good way to make new friends

Recommendations:

• Bring a spare pair of dry clothes to put on when you are done in the water.
• Bring some sort of flotation device to lounge around on.
• Bring extra munchies for your friends (they probably forgot)
• Bring a squirt gun or some kind of water toy to play with.