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Outdoor Activities

Boating on the Willamette River System offers recreation, history, wildlife viewing

The Willamette is one of Oregon’s most popular waterways for boating. In 2005, approximately 387,000 boat use days were logged—most of that on the lower 18 miles of the river within Multnomah County. A decade later we can assume there are lots more boats on the Willamette. Here are a couple of everyone’s favorite destinations: […]

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Outdoor Activities

New Columbia Slough Trail opens

Portland, OR –Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announce a major new biking and walking path along the Columbia Slough in north Portland.   The Columbia Slough Trail, between N. Denver and Vancouver avenues, is now open for use.  The paved path, more than a mile in length, is […]