Sauvie Island is approximately a 50-mile trip to circumnavigate. It’s a great year-round destination for boaters and kayakers. Here is some basic info to help you visit the island safely by watercraft. Boating Rules and Safety No Wake zones are posted on both sides of the Multnomah Channel north and south of the Sauvie Island Bridge; south of Sauvie […]
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: […]
By Leslee Jaquette Whether you access Roche Harbor on San Juan Island from land or by sea, it offers visitors a beautiful, relaxing setting from which to enjoy the Northwest marine world. Whether you arrive by private yacht, trailer boat or via Washington State Ferries to Friday Harbor, allow yourself to sink into an island […]
