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I TMLE -MAPS OFP. THE RIVERI. AND ITS RECRkATINALLI L RESOURCESI; U HITICAL' AND WILDLIFE INFeRMMIONI- STAI'E f'ARKS GUIDE SUGESTED'.I. II EXCURSI6)NI. LI U I £ATING SAFETY TIPS 30 WILLAMETIE RIVER MAP PAGE GUIDE Governor's S CA P PG 0 S E Message ri 1 t 27 Oregon is known to people worldwide

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Willamette River, flowing from MILWAUKEE one of the world's most beautiful LAKE 25 OSWEC mountain ranges and through GLADSTONE one of its richest valleys, is a WEST LINN EREGON CITY DATE. resource befitting this image. NEWBERG One can find everything along its shores from a graceful great 23 bluel:::r:: heron to aa';.':- swooping bald-I- eagle. OF Its w lers are h Cime to salmon, sturgeon, native cutthroat trout and many other species. It supports varied recreational Contents opportunij:ji: tiesfrom boating and water- 22 skiing toL' fishingii1Lc and nature viewing. OUTIntroduction 1 Beyond its natural beauty, the SALEM Willarnette is steeped in the history IS History of the Willamette 2-3 of OregC) n territor. Pi neers by the Plant and Animal Life 4-5 thousands in the mid-1800s ended 21 their long journeys on the Oregon Willamette-area wildlife refuges Trail at Oregon City. For them, the Boating on the Willamette 6-7 Willamette meant new hope River characteristics and hazards and opportunity. 19 ALBANY Today;cca' tLi this living SftLiaLLiOImuseum of information:Navigation aids our naturalLa:x1 a:ttand culturalJc2:J history CORVALLI is a vearound recreati nal Excursions and Outings 8-11 resource for::J all Oregonians'i River mileage and float times as wellwJ as for our visitors. 18 Suggested fishing areas This Willamette River Recreation Guide is your Guide to Oregon State Parks passport to useLf and enjoy current Festivals and events this great river.fj'rr WeIPUBLICATION hope River Guide and- Maps 12-30 ou accept- -r: the;i. invitation.'ti,r 17 Middle and Coast Forks 12-15 Springfield to Albany 16-19 most Albany to St. Paul/Newberg 20-23 /hnA.jtzhaber THIS 15 May 1, 1995 EUGENE 14 4Newberg to Portland 24-27 For El L-Multnomah- - I.. Channel- 28-30 Keeping Our River Clean:Ii- 31 http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog13 Resources 32 COTTAGE GROVE The WiHamette River begins its neariy 300-mile journey in the high Cascades southeast of Eugene. Winding through forest farmland and city, it travels northward the length of the Willamette Valley before joining the Columbia River at Portland. Along the way, it changes from a rushing mountain Public uses and stream into a substantial river more than a quarter-mile across. recreational opportunities The Willamette is a vital, multi- ABOUT THIS GUIDE and navigational hazards. Although considerably A great many pastimes purpose waterxvav that touches tamed from the way explorers found it 200 years can be enjoyed on the This guide is an the lives of millions of people. It ago, the Willamette changes with each season and, invitation for people Willamette. These to return to the provides ports for commercial in the lower sections, with the daily tides. NeverDATE.include boating, riverto use it and barges and oceangoing ships, disregard its power camping, picnicking, enjoy it. Hiking irrigation for crops sold world- or dismiss its hazards. swimming, hiking, along its banks or wide, an abundant fishery, and In some areas, large bicycling, wildlife cruising its waters commercialOF barges and allows one an recreational opportunities. viewing, fishing and opportunity to step Nearly 70 percent of oceangoing vessels hunting. There are back into Oregon's Oregonians live within 20 miles present a hazard; in eight state parks, three history to witness of the Willamette River. As impor- others, the sheer public ferries, and the natural beauty tant as it is to us, the Willamette number and variety more than 170 Oregon and bountiful envi- State Wiliamette River ronment that was is relatively unknown to many of OUTof activities engaged Greenway parcels, city and isOregon. those who live near it. Although in by boaters and other the river passes thiough nine IS river users is a danger-. and county parks, boat counties and 19 cities, miles of its channels, sloughs The guide also con- ramps, end Division of and backwaters cannot be seen from roads or tains information State Lands parcels along the river and its towns. Many communities, no longer economically about river history, major tributaries. The dependent on it, have turned their backs on the riv- plants, fish and wild- life, environmental issues, boating safety, recrea- river provides habitat er. The Willamette is often overlookedso familiar for hundreds of types tional activities and what to do in emergencies. a part of our landscape that it sometimes fades into ot plants, and many The listinformation: ol resources on page 32 provides more the background. species of birds, fish information. When planning an outing, check the and animals. appropriate river section in the guide. Outings This guide is designed to make it easy to visit and and excursions are suggested in each A vast river ;ystem experience the river whether by boal, bicycle, motor section and on pages 8-1 1. The Willamette River vehicle or on foot. The guide divides the river into The Coast and Middle forks drains 12000 square five sections, beginning on page 12. For each sec- are public to the "ordinary miles of land at an average rate of Iow tion, important featui-es are described and map- high" waterline on the current that would fill 175 ped. These include state and local parks, state riverbank. On the PUBLICATION buildings the size of greenway and Division of State Lands main stem, unless property is specif- Portland's tallest parcels, boat ramps, marinas, wildlife ically shown on the maps or signed skyscraper every day areas and other points of interest. as public, it should he assumed that The maps show public roads it is private above the "ordinary low" that lead to greenway most parcels,THIS parks or other public access points. Each sectionFor also highlights possi- ble outings. Maps in this http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog

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Great blueheroit Historyf the Will amette Perhaps for as long as 10,000 years, the Willamette River basin has been the wellspring of life for the people who have lived along its shores and ridden its waters. It has been a major source of food, wate transportation and commerce in the bountiful heartland of western Oregon Brush burning the Willamette Valley. common- ye Americapractice was For Oregonians, lived near and along the Calapooia River. Other BEAUTIFUL WILLAMETE to burn the Wiliamette the "Beautiful Kalapuyans included the Tualatin, Santiam, /alieye.'ch tall at one From the Cascades' frozen gorges, Willamette" is Yamhill and Luckiamute bands. Chinookean people Leaping like a child at play, itproserrvesr the occupied the lower Willamette below the falls. The Winding, widening through the valley, more than just a /iiiamtte Valley Thi DATE. Bright WilJamette glides away; lovely river. It is Clackamas vere members of the Chinook family created and maintain Onward evel; a key part of our group. The native bands in the valley subsisted ad the oak and gri3- Lovely river, colorful history, mostly on nuts, berries and roots, although they 'an'1 cavanna that Softly calling to the sea. a working river also wereOF good huntersusing the snare and trap tavored elk and deer .s Time, that scars us, of vita] econom- as effectively as the bow and arrow. \N,li3s camas, tarweed Maims and mars us, A smallpox epidemic in 1782-83, followed by and scorn habitat- Leaves no track or trench on thee. ic importance, a malaria epidemic from 1830-33, wiped out 80 in-,,-rrcrtant foods for -SAMUEL L. SIMPSON, 1868 and a place to percent of the native people. By 1856, surviving thenativE popuiation fish, boat, recreate and relaxto enjoy the many virtues OUTmembers of the various bands were resettled The- cL.'ared Ian Oregon has to offer. under treaty onto the Grand Ronde reservation IeIpeu n thCgathen no of sds, roots an The Willamette is one of the few majorIS rivers in near Valley Junction. L'uILs, as well as creat- the U.S. that flow primarily north. So narrow and shallow in places that pioneers felled trees for ing exposed areas +or The Willamette River was first noted by English bridges, it widens to more than2,000feet across easier bunting. Ihe navigator Lt. William R. Broughton, a member of bruslh'irning also in Portland. Originally, the river meandered in a Capt. George Vancouver's expedition, in 1792. created...... major areas wide swath across the valley floon changing chan- Explorers Lewis and Clark, on behalf of the United of prairie that nels frequently to form new islands and oxbows. States, ventured up it for about seven miles in 1806. attracteduro Today, the Willamette is rather tameinformation: by comparison. - The first Euro-Americans were the fur trappers, Am°, an settler Wing dams, revetments, dredging and flood control mostly working for the Hudson's Bay Company at be5.'ause the land projects have altered the flow patterns to create a Ft. Vancouver, followed by the missionaries, who wasfready cleared. simpler, deeper channel. tried mightily to convert Native Americans to Early traders Christianity. Following them were the settlers, Thef:irstargevesseItc There is evidence of human presence in the mostly farmers, who crossed the Oregon Trail. enterth\A/illamette Willamette Valley as long as 10,000 Between 1840 and 1860, 53,000 of them reached wasthe"OyheSi, a years ago, severalcurrent thousand years after the valleys of Oregon. Boston tradling ship PUBLICATIONthe close of the Ice Age, when Asiatics Oregon City figured that sailed ,,,e , a from what is now Siberia crossed prominently in early mile of',Anhlamettealf- history: not only was it in1829-thesmeyear over an Alaskan land bridge into Huds Bay (orr North America. an early Euro-American panyesL.bIished n mostMost of the Willamette settlement in Oregon, in outpost&t5 Oregon Oty. \'alley Native American 1844 it also became the THIS 1cLAii inhabitants were first city incorporated Kalapuyansa west of the Rockies. It For collection of 1. was established by Dr bands that -n S', r' John McLoughlin, shared the -_c chief factor for the http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogN same dialect. Hudson's Bay Com- One small pany at Ft. Vancouver, band, the L who is considered the ABOVE, M,rdrn--ay br.:th "father of Oregon' biirnin5-, /0rb-9logica! Calapooia, pwposes B- The steanthoat Claie c 1918-1952 Belothe falls, Linnton, St. Johns, Portland, and in 1919 the state published its first official Milwaukie, Linn City (now West Linn) and Oregon road map. Truck and rail transportation soon City all competed fiercely for dominance. Portland dominated shipping in the valley. The steamboat was the eventual winner. The river itself helped whistle was silenced. settle the issue. The major 861 flood, for instance, wiped out many promising settlementssuch as Linn City and Perhaps the most discouraging period Champoegas well as their prospects. in the river's history was that of the ear- First Oregon-built ly 1900s, when the Willamette became Stelamer- By the 1830s, settlement had gained heavily polluted and neglected. With On Christmas Day a solid foothold above the falls. Many the decline oF river commerce, 1850 theI 60-foot retired French-Canadians, who had wharves and docks were torn down. steamboat Lot worked for Hudson's In some cities, roads or freeways Whitcomb" above, 1861 FLOOD Bay Company, settled replaced them; in others, new DATE.was launched st the around Champoeg The devastating 1861 industries located along the river Mitwaukie basin The flood wiped out and St. Paul in what Soon, these industries began clumping first steamboat built in scores of communi- became known as French Oregon, its sidewheels ties and landings, their wastes directly into theOF river. Cities and Prairie. Their wheat and pro- measured 18 feet in "sucking and sweep- [owns did the same. By the 1930s, the river was duce needed markets, and with diameter i3y 1878, ing everything into its almost biologically deadand certainly unsafe to the 1849 California gold rush some 52 .sidewheel path," according to swim. This condition persisted until after World one account. Historic came the need for a reliable ana sternwheel steam- War II, when Federally funded sewage ti-eatment Champoeg was system oF river commerce. ers nad been built among the casualties, facilities and otherOUT pollution controls began to along the Willamette, inundated by more restore the river. most of them at than 20 feet of water. From the 1850s to the early By the eai-frIS 1970s, the cleanup of the Willamette Canemah just stiove 1900s, the steamboat was king was a national success story. The river was declared Willaniette Ealls in of the Willamette. Oregon City was initially the safe for swimming in 1972. These efforts not only l8i4, at Canemsh the farthest upstream point of navigation. Over time, made it possible for salmon and steelhead runs to tjoilers on the steamer paddlewheelers began to operate above Willamette iebound, they again made the river attractive for Gazelle exploded Falls. Occasionally, boats macic it as far upriver as boating, angling and other recreation. ic'Iling 24 people. Eugene. Smaller steamboats even ventured up the Helping with this turn-about was Oregon's Tualatin, Yamhill and Long Tomsmall tributaries Willametteinformation: River Greenway Program. It was created of the Willamette. by the Oregon Legislature in 1967 as a testament to In 1873, the Willamette Falls Canal & Locks the river's histot-ic and natural i-esource significance, Company opened a 1,200-foot-long series of locks and its recreational potential. The greenway pro- that lifted boats around the 41-foot-high falls at gram is a cooperative state and local government Oregon City. The locks hastened the growth and effort to maintain and enhance the scenic, recrea- development of Oregon's fertile interior At their tional, historic, natural and agricultural qualities of peak in the 1880s, dozens of steamboatstheircurrentthe river and its adjacent lands. whistles sure to drawPUBLICATION a crowd to the dockmoved tons of cargo and passenger traffic along the state's vital artery of commerce. Today's river hustles with activity. Commercial tugs and barges navigate the locks to move wood chips, logs, sand and gravel, and other products to most market. Huge freighters and oceangoing barges ByTHIS the 1880s, railroads had penetrated into the move tons of cargo through the Port of Portland Willamette ValleRiver communities such as and private docks in the Portland harbor. Lincoln and Fairfield, once thriving trade centers, Recreation is now the fastest-growing use of were bypassed.For In 1883, the transcontinental railroad the river. Pleasure boating, skiing and angling are arrived in Portland, solidifying the iron link that increasing. Portland, Lake Oswego, Salem, Albany, would siphon away muchhttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog of the steamboat trade. Corvallis, Harrisburg, Eugene and Springfield are The arrival of roads and gasoline-powered among the cities and towns that have greatly vehicles completed the transition away from river- increased parklands and public access along the boat trade. By the early l900s, it was possible to Willamette. The public is reclaiming its river. ABOVE I.EFT: Fat) ierof goii Jo12? MeLouph/la maneuver a vehicle the full length of the valley, Ov. .cidewheeler Jo ztcopnb Plant and Animal Life One of the remarkable qualities of the WiHamette River is the amount of wildlife it supports even though it travels through Oregon's most populous region. It is possibiceven likely to come across bald eagles, osprey, great blue heron, Canada geese, deeç otte beaveç Watchable wiIdIife rare turtles, salamanders and numerous other animals along the river. Oregon's Watchable Wildlife, a pamphlet of This variety makes the Willamette a lavorite loca- Kingfishers, killdeer, mallard ducks and common the Oregon Depart- tion for nature viewing, fishing and hunting. Having mergansers are often seen along the river. Occasion- ment of Fish & Wildlife, public land and wildlife refuges near the river ally, the beautiful song of Oregon's state birdthe provides good infor- enhances these recreational oppor- western meadowlarkisDATE. heard. mation about where to tunities. Care should he taken to The pileated woodpecker and One of the largest go to enjoy animal life. minimize human impact on this red-shafted Picker also abound. black cottonwoods Canada geese habitat. Man', migratory birds, for in the United States survives in The Willamette runs instance, are protected by state and The springOF chinook run is Willamette Mission down the center of federal law. Some plant and animal the Willamette's dominant run State Parka 250- the Pacific migratory year-old giant mea- species are listed as threatened or of anadromous fish (species that flyway. Canada geese endangered. In particular, nesting suring more than begin showing up spawn in fresh water after grow- 26 feet around and areas should not be disturbed. ing to adult size in the ocean). 155 feet in height. along the Willamette in Any destruction of protected habitat, violationOUT of mid-October, including This r-un now contributes sub- fishing or hunting regulations, or any other threat stantially to the Columbia River commercial and the rare dusky Canada to protected species should be reported to the goose for whose sport fisheries, as well as supporting a choice fish- Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW).IS protection the nations ery in the Willamette and its tributaries. wildlife refuges in the The salmon enter the river as early as February, WiUamette Valley were One of the most visible birds along the and typically pass over Willamette Falls in May and originally created. Willamette is the great blue heron. Its rarer June. A smaller fall chinook run occurs in mid- White sturgeon cousin, the green-backed heron, can occa- August to late Sepiember. Steelhead enter the river in both The largest fish in the sionally be seen as well. Nesting information: Willamette is the white areas, called rookeries, are found the summer and winter. Summer- sturgeon, growing to in various locations, including run steelhead pass the falls from more than 8 feet in Ross Island, Oaks Bottom, early March until October, lol- length These giants Goat Island, Molalla owed by the winter steelhead are fished mostly in the State Park, Luckiamute fr-om early November to mid- lower river Popular Landing and Alton May. Cutthroat and rainbow spots are below the Baker Park in Eugene. trout are most plentiful in falls in Oregon City, Six state andcurrent national the waters above and near Sellwood PUBLICATIONwildlife refuges are loca- Peoria. Willamette cut- Riverfront Park, the ted along or near the riv- throai migrate into Steel Bridge and the er (see map and refuge tributaries in the fall Rivergate industrial guide on page 5), repre- to spawn. Whitefish, district in Portland. mostsenting 24,000 acres of another member of the Upriver, the mouth important winter habitat trout Family, also are of theTHIS Long Tom is for geese, ducks and swans. abundant in the upper one of the better- In addition, large captors such Willamette. known holes. For as the osprey, red-tailed hawk, Panfish are found wher- great horned owl and bald ever the water slows and http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogeagle live along the waterway. warmssuch as sloughs and Songbirds such as the gold- quiet channelsor around finch, tree swallow, dark-eyedun- man-made structures. Crappie, co and common yellowthroat flit bluegill and largemouth bass are ABOV. Bab' raccoon around in trees and meadows. the most abundant, but smailmouth ABOVE RIGHT Cainas lily a Black cottovavodIree bass, catfish and perch also can be found. Occa- seen. Oregon's state animal, the heaver, can be sionallywalleye, foundonlybelow Willamette Falls, found in some locations. are caught. The river corridor also features a variety of rep- A widevarietyof non-game fish are readily tiles and amphibians, including gopher snake, garter available to the angler throughout the rivec Some snake, ringneck snake, long-toed salamandei; rough- ol the more common species include carp, sucker skinned newt, tree fi-og and the introduced bullfrog. and squawlish. The 'are western pond turtle and painted turtle only Several good fishing areas are highlighted on remain in a few sloughs and oxbos-v lakes. WILDLIFE page 10. VIEWING AREAS There are many areas The Willamctte Valley and river system contain to enjoy the Willamette Common mammals are black-tailed dcci; a rich array of plant life. Early explorers found the River's abundant wild- raccoon, otter and nutria (a South American river lined for up to two miles on each side withDATE.life. They include: import that is similar to a beaver, but smaller). dense forests. Burlington Bottom Occasionally, a red fox, coyote or mink can be Trees such as black cottonwood, Oregon white A 428-acre area north oak, Oregon ash, western red- of the Sauvie Island WILDLIFE REFUGES ALONG THE WILLAMETTE cedar, big-leafOF maple, Douglas bridge along the west Sauvie Island Wildlife Management Area fir, grand fir, ponderosa pine side of Multnomah and willow made up these Channel, set aside to ia/ce Hjgins 30 to 17.jA 2,0i'P cr.smmof of state-ownede-owec haot habitat for Sauvic Islaod bridge. win'.'Sriteririq rerng v,uterfos.vl,te,-towI. cocos, sw's hefrs.Herors, acrid-nd- impressive forests. f'Tearly all benefit wintering p1 o;'eed tr)trnu;l north ci xl hillH manep rws, heldld sagAsle andnd 250 2:) otherjhe of it has been replaced by agri- waterfowl and associ- '(Satiric Ic/and. Re/icric spocies.ictn, cces, Accean rentci,c resthcted dsrinc during .ie the b hunt- mt ated wetland wildlife r'f/Re;'ele,' Road. lrQing season n.son andwd norma.spirI. FbHngshrg xfo','ced. &lod OUTculture, gravel mining and urbanization. Forest remnants Oaks Bottom Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge are located at Luckiamute 160-acre preserve has IS Landing, Willamette Mission a great diversity of Loca,edalag5.. the Titalatin Necentswet nrrorinationrd wildffwlilA r'ugeft :in Oregora Rice,' can ofS"tcrueo,/, Noc misles. thanttrn 1('P acres,cre. it isd expectednxoee State Park (on Grand Island) water features and about 12 index t;prirer to10 hnhe expendedssi,1sJ tverualjeventuu lx t:. to stversl severe and Scappoose Bay Landing. plant communities. p Ox; ,s eon flue, c, wit/ih rhoandthousand aorsc. acree The river's riparian areas Heavily used by heron, '/ie5f. tt'jbaae','te and low wet areas along the waterfowl and smaller Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge river's shorelines are abundant birds. Trailhead is at SE with lush growth. The sloughs, 7th Ave. and Seliwood Truer, Rick-call(62ntde u FeuturesFeaiures rnrmgmtory0ao c',urerfolni.erirv4information: BBy mio mid- Blvd. in Portland. 'cc!ofif ,Sale,;,i,2afer', gow rAO-t ,'v'! 00Nover'nher,1overoher Crga urge rrArnbeF number 0ofCanadaao-a islands, marshes and swamp H; hour 22. Ref fge'toe ix geese,eee, tundra tun;s swans,se-a-a, ducks &r- codand whiteeuta areas are composed of trees, Luckiamute Landing 0about )Ut 2 milesn2e on on thethe nc/i,. stunsC1C rwaIr arePresent. preseri Hunting -ntinç perrriLited.pam rtd shrubs, grasses, wildflowers PubHic accessaccess (rAted irnid Nov.os. 1ito t April 15. A qood boat camping and other herbaceous plants. spot and Willamette Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge These areas at-c of extreme greenway parcel oppo-

E'.if 1-5 lOan/es southw 2,800acres acres of of floodpfains floocipdirin tfthat at supocsupport B importance to the health ol' site the mouth of the Sale,,, at the token, Hill Lsrge populationsccrss at ococ+einte ci wintering CanadaCe edt the river and support wildlife. Santiam River Excellent eel!. Follo,c 1thntei Road currentgeesegeese andcod ducks.ksctt Two loop trails. Hunting ec I.:op triI untinc The vegetation filters and area for viewing rem- to's!PUBLICATION (toes xl Sixl,,ev) e.i.locued.Ilowed. PLb1c Public access access Irrnitc-d lirvited Nov. Nov. 1 to nants of the gallery c'boui 2 ciii'? to c/ope Aprilii 15.15. purifies water as it moves into and along the river. The forests that used to complex plant communities line the Willamette E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area provide valuable habitat for Ospreys, turkey vultures Betweenmost l-1ipJt,,x' 99W State prese" "1 features upland game'O animals and insects that live and herons frequent THIStic,d the,'w; /0 oulex birds, watedocs, baldaId eagles,sauler. dsedeer andd the area. north; "i Corvallis at other species.0. HuntingB05 permitted in fall along the rivei'. Large native taunter Ca;np Ac/au' and cAnter. Walk cor di;ke- on:0 mnsny miles of plant communities can be Middle Fork 4 -0. For-iiit', t'o'S. ci.:old militarymit rouos.. found on Sauvie Island, Oaks Osprey, red-tailed hawks and bald eagles William J. Finley National Wildlife Refuge Bottom, Cardiani Bar near Yamhill Landing, Wells Island grace the skies. At Drive soul/i Ira;;, Corvallis5,235-acre2 ecre reIuo refug.n sjpportso a I argo con- http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogand the Mt. Pisgah Arboretum Dexter Dam. watch r'n Hfgh,trac 99Oahout centra-t-opu of Canade geese, including adult chinook salmon in /0 un/ce to en! rance redslrare dusky -C Canada geese. Over 200 near Springfield. on lies! sic/Cofrc;ad. Sj0J.speoes01 of',vildlife and numerous obnvr- fish ladder and holding Ta;,, t,ec! and follote sasion ,'tes. Hunting end fishing allowed. ponds from May. signs about 4 ;;;ilrs to Pubi,c access limited Nov. ito April 15. October. re/i;geofJice. ABOVERiparian vegetation Boating The Willamette is one of Oregon's most popularand congestedwaterways for boating. Use of the river by recreational boaters increased 175 percent since 1978. In 1993, approximately 730,000 boat use days were loggedmore than half ofthat in the lower 18 miles of the river BOATERS' within Multnomah County. CHECKLIST owerboatersn'4 Boating activity on the Willamette includes ski aIboaters should boats and runabouts, yachts, sailcraft, rowing shells Here are a few tips to make your outing safe have on hoard atll and sculls, canoes, kayaks, Fishing boats, jet boats and pleasurable: times: and personal watercraft (such as jet-skis). DATE.and equipment prior to use, . V.'earabIe (oast Shallow waters, changing stream conditions and especially fuel systems, lights and horns, motors,

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Iitjackets +,r eacl forks and in the Eugene-Springfield area. Much of - conditions and, if your trip will person or boarr4*4 the river below Dexter and Cottage Grove dams can be forOF more than a day or in whitewater areas, Approved, fully be navigated by most craft, except niotorboats with file a float plan with a friend or neighbor. charc d fe props. Due to many shallow stretches, local know------consumptionmost fatal extinguisheo I ledge is critical if boating accidents involve alcohol. . UIall or whstle your motor has a on operational and emergency -l) (as requir propeller. In the OUTprocedures, and don't overload your boat. 2addles o' oars upper Willamette, It greatly increases the threat of capsizing. SArch" strainerstrees and you have adequate and accessible .Tool dt, spare IS branches that have life jackets on board. Check to make sure they parts and flashlight toppled into the fit. Children and non-swimmers should wear Extra food, vate' life jackets at all times. and survival rivercan capsize equipment For trips a boat and even hold its occupants under water. ' inner tubes and other recreational "'nger than oru Ja While s\vimming accidents result in the most devices only between sunrise and sunset. In addi- drownings per year, boating provides its share of tion to the operator there must be an observer in Compass renders, accidents and injuries. Most can be avoidedinformation: if boat the boat. You also must wave a red or orange me, bucket, bilg operators observe boating safety rules and use com- "skier down" flag (at least 12 by 12 inches) when

pumo, twa-way , .m.) mon sense and courtesy at all times. a skier is in the water. or imobile :elephonc Oregon Boating Regulations, published by the . to read channel buoys and markers sinc canoes, Oregon State Marine Board and updated yearly, (see page 7). Many stretches of the Willamette kayaks and as shou!d contains a digest of all regulations and restrictions. below Canby have in-water hazards, including have escue throw Other guides, including the Oregon Boaterc rocks and snags under the surface. ac eImets, 1ash Handbook, offercurrent comprehensive tips on safet of large commercial vessels. Avoid hg firai'"'itsand PUBLICATIONnavigation rules and equipment. All of these anchoring in the commercial shipping channel. ex-traothing. Be sure publications are available from the Oregon State of good boating etiquette. Observe all tc)ring Naterproo" Marine Board as well as fTom many boat dealers no-wake zones. c'tamners. and fishing supply outlets. - - - - for others, especially *New life jacket law most swimmers and skiers. Personal watercraft All recr,,c-na boas users should avoid jumping wakes or THIS Call 1-800-336-BOAT for informa- under et- operating near other boats and big tion on Coast Guard Auxiliary or inclu,., gall , ships. Don't fol1o' boats or skiers U.S. Power Squadron boating andkay'kmus1 too closely or shift direction sud- For classes. Or, for $1 (to cover ncw camla\,earaIn den lv. postage and handling of mate- life jo..Ke-r foL each --especially rials), take the Marine Board's person on boo http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogon whitewater stretches. correspondence course, Boating Basics. Passing this ABOVE, Piepwing ía boat and be sure to use the proper course can save you money on ABOVE RIGHT, Inflatable lights if you do. ka'ak ;lc,,r Armitage boat insurance. S íte Park Cal/oeolg on the ri,er anglersalso represent hazards. In addition, There are a variety of natural navigation hazards weatherincluding wind, precipitation, fog, sun on the Willamette River and its tributaries. These glare and lightningmust be taken into account. include whitewater stretches, shallows and rocky Boaters should be prepared for cold water as the shoals, narrow side channels, dead-heads and Willamette River is below 600 Fahrenheit most of strainers (trees, stumps and branches in the water), the year. The river's currents, channels and levels powerful currents and river eddies, low-head dams, are highly changeable. Without proper precautions, and a major waterfall. Other river trafficincluding any stretch of the river can be dangerous. NAVIGATION AID boats, personal watercraft, swimmers, skiers and The chart below describes the general character It 's important to know and types of hazards you may how to read waterway markers RIVER CHARACTERISTICS AND HAZARDS encounter on each river section. Boats Keep Out Middle and Coast Forks DATE.Special explanw (Dexter, Cottage Swift mater with many small rapids, rocks, shallow areas and potentially Rivers, like highways, have rules tions may be Grove dams to dangeros side channels. Watch for fallen trees, limbs and debris. that govern right-of-way. On water, printed on side i-if River Mile 185) Stretch above Jasper advised for experienced boaters only; scout river marker before you launch. Beware of dangerous 1-5 rapids at Springfield. Coast these are called rules of the road. Fork may be unnavigable during summer low-water periods. The boat that has theOF right-of-wa)' Danger BOATING OPTIONS: Drift or float in canoes, drift boats, kayaks, rafts. on the river is called the stand-on nature ot the Jet-boatsOK in most areas. 0 boat. The boat that must yield is anger may be called the give-way boat. The rules indicated Springfield to Albany of the road have the force of law. Controlled Area (River Mile 185 Fast 'sager and four significant rapids through Eugene section; advisable BoatersOUT can be penalized for failure of control is to River Mile 18( onlyC for experienced boaters. Below Eugene, current remains fast, river channel changes regularly and there are frequent shallows. Beware of to observe them. indicated trees, other n-water hazards and unnavigable side channels. Current IS Information slows downstream from Corvallis. L_J BOATING OPTIONS: Driji or float in canoes, drift boats, kayaks or rafts. When two boats are on intersect- For displaying, Jet -boats OK in all areas except Eugene area and shallow channels, ing courses, the boat to the right official information slots ghs. Small propeller-driven boats OK in ,4lbanv area. Watch for (the starboard side) is the stand-on such as directions, cresving near Corvallis. Skiing OK in certain areas dotvn river from distances, location Corr'allts, bitt local knott/edge is important to avoid shallow stretches. boat and has the right-of-way. The give-way boat must alter its course Left of Channel information:or speed to avoid a collision with Green buoy (River Mile 118 to Relatively slow current, but occasional shallow side channels -andd sloughs.:(c4h' the stand-on boat. The stand-on marks left side of River Mile 50( Watch for log debris, rock benches, wing dams and shallow stretches. boat should maintain its right-of- channel when BOATING OPTIONS: Driji or float in canoes, drifi boats, karat, or rafis. way course in the crossing situation. proceeding upstream Jet-boats and personal tcatercrafi are OK itt all areas except shallort' channels and s/ott ghs. Propeller-c/ri van era ft and waterskiing are of Channel acceptable near Net 'bert,', Salem and A/hang bitt local knowledge is Red buoy marks important to avoid shrtllotv stretches, A boat being overtaken or passed jRight by another boat has the right-oE-wayt right side of channel Newberg to Portland current The boat being passed must hold its when proceeding upstream (River.1 Mile 50 to Slow current..PUBLICATION but wany rocky shoals upriver from Portland. Maps show course and speed as it is being River Mile 0( ki.izc-locations of major problem areas, but not all. Beware of Willamette Falls passed. The overtaking boat must Spherical Buoy above Oregonrcr City.i1y. Watch 'iaich 1. for logs,-. trees and other in-water-.i debris. Unlighted buoy Heavyl- commercialrrciF river traffic. and recreational use create congestion. pass at a sufficient distance to avoid Watch for commercial tugs and barges below Newberg, Large ships a collision or endangering the other narks location of frequent Portland harbor Dont anchor in shipping channel. Observe boat with its wake. unsafewater buoys, channel mostmarkers and no-wake zones near floating homes and THISrimoorages. Watch for personal watercraft, swimmers and waterskiers. BOATING OPTIONS: Best for propeller-driven craft and jet-boats. When two boats approach each Cat tries, sen 11'.. kat'aks and other stitall1- C craft OK in localized areas altar front congestion. other head-on, each must alter For course to the right to avoid collision. Multnomah Channe' If the t\vo boats are far to the left or

(River Mile 21.5M http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogright of each other, no change in Very slow moving. Occasional logs, trees and other in-water debris.nr. to River Mile OM( Channel is narrow; watch for other boaters, waterskiers. Slow down and course is necessary. watch your wake near floating homes and moorages. BOATING OPTIONS: Acceptable to virtual/s all craft. Frequent/v congested area. E'anoes and kayaks more sit itable for Gilbert River arid Sturgeon Lake areas on Sattt'ie Is/and. ABOVE: 1_aisie Con soy zeriff's Marine I Excursions andOutings The WiHamette River offers many options for recreational outings. These include boating, water skiing, fishing, hunting, birdwatching, hiking, bicycling, or just a pleasant Sunday drive. Many can be done in a day. Consult the maps in this guide for more information. Willam 41e Rivør 3reenway Proaram The Willamette River two or three prime stopping points, including Greenway orogram is Most destinations along the Willamette are only lunch. Consider planning trips around themes administered by the an hour or- two apart by car. Therefore, many out- such as history, ferries or a community festival. Oregon Parks and ings can be day tripsalthough floating the river's Eight Oregon state parks are shown in this guide Recreation Department DATE. entire length or taking a leisurely bicycle trip can (see page 11). Of these, only Champoeg has over- (OPRD). which has night vehicular camping. However, boater camping acquired many parcels easily consume a week. In any event, allow ade- is allowed at some local parks, Bowers Rock State diLtily inc rivet L1F\LJ quate time for travel Park andOF state greenway parcels as indicated on the provides recreational both on and oft the opoortunities on State river. Seven or eight maps. Fires should be confined to fire rings on Park and greenway hours of travel and greenwav or state park sites. lands while encouraa- recreating can be A number of game refuges and wildlife sanctuar- ny appropriate land quite enough for ies beckon hirdwatchers and hikers, including state use and natural re- one day. OUTand national wildlife areas (see page 5), and special source stewardship on The maps in this preserves such as Oaks Bottom in Portland. Other adjoining privately guide showIS all public good areas to observe wildlife are accessible to owned lands Signs land along the rivec boaters, such as Harkens Lake Landing, the mouths along the river denote plus maior historical, of the Luckiamute, Santiam and McKenzie rrvers, specific Willamette cultural and natural and the entire Middle Fork. Many state and local River greenway parcels points of interest. parks offer excellent wildlife viewing. that are available for Connecting roads are Historic sites abound. Man are abandoned public use. marked. Services pro- towns or landings that require considerable re- vided information:at parks, way- search and patience to locate, such as sides, access points Fairview, Linn City and Canemah. and marinas are indicated on the maps. For state Some sites, howevec are quite acces- and local parks with camping, it is wise to reserve a sible, including the site ahead ol time in the summer. Bybee-Howell EMERGENCY The maps, while generally accurate, do not rep- House on Sauvre IN FORMATION resent all hazards nor are they to be used in place of Island, Portland's Visitor information The Oregon State historic Yamhill Visitor Information official navigationcurrent charts. Each map contains a Marine Board con- and Old Town Centers have calendarsPUBLICATIONbrief summary of significant kno\vn hazards and tracts with county sheriffs' depart- of major community their general location as signified by (s). Be aware districts, Oregon ments to patrol the events along the river. of other potential hazards and the possibility that a City and the entire river. In case listed hazard may have changed or not be accurate- Willamette The Willamette River of an emergency, Falls Locks, Calendar,ublished mostly characterized by this guide. dial 9-1-1. by theTHIS Willamette But teville, River Institute (503/ Champoeg, Buena \Jista Ferry, A trip or outing can be organized around state 222-2546(. also in- and the lost town of Orleans east and local parks, cludes information of Corvallis. For wildlife refuges, about historical and For those planning a car or cultural events assoc- cities and towns, bicycle trip, many other interesting iated with the river. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogand historic sites. destinations await the curious in cities It's a good idea to and towns near the river. Check your plan a day outing BOVE Harrisburg Cily library or local chamber of commerce for Park and gazebo around no more information. The list ol resources on ABOVE RIGHT Bicycling at more than page 32 of this guide may help. Champoeg °ark Sai/urg on the Wrllanterte velocity. Especially in the lower Willamette, winds The most popular way to use the river is to be can greatly slow the progi-ess o[ hand-propelled out on it. Boat launches are shown on the maps boats. In addition, tides can actually push the river that [ollow. In addition to skiing and f-ishing, enjoy- upstream below Oregon City. able excursions can include cruis- RIVER MILEAGE Besides shoi-t bicycle rides in and around sonic es to various AND FLOAT TIM ES* o[ the parks along the river, there are many enjoy- parks or other Using th map RiverEstimated able longer rides. Excursions take bicyclists along points o[ interest. Care has been take River Segment Miles Hoat Time rural hack roads, through small towns, past Fatigue, sun, to make all river map Dexter Reservoir-Springfield18 4 hours historic places and to various river crossings. All faithful to the river Armitage State Park- wind and alcohol three remaining ferriesCanby, Wheatland and alignment (based on Harrisburg 21 4 hours can all play a fac- Buena Vistacan be included on bicycle outings. 1993 aerial photo- Harrisburg-Corvallis 29 8 hours tor in water recre- Most state parks are popular [or hiking andDATE.graphy), but it must be Corvallis-Albany 11 5 hours ationa tired or Albany-Buena Vista 15 6 hours nature walks, as are Sauvie Island, greenway trails understood that the intoxicated boater Buena Vista-Independence 11 5 hours in Eugene and Portland, George Rogers Park (Lake Willamette is a dynamic is more likely to Independence-Salem 12 5 hours Oswego), Minto-Brown Island ParkOF (Salem) and river that changes and Salem-Wheatland Ferry 12 5 hours have an accident. others shown on the [ollowing maps. can be confusing and Wheatland Ferry- Plan your trips dangerous to navigate. San Salvador Park 155-6 hours accordingly and Don't count on the San Salvador- limitor, better Hunting for deer, waterfowl and upland game is Champoeg State Park 11 5 hours maps to depict every Champoeg State Park- yet, avoidalco- permitted in some locations. Hunting is allowed at hazard or unpassable West Linn 17 8 hours hol consumption. those greenway parcelsOUT shown with a hunting sym- channel West Linn-Willamette Park 12 6-7 hours As shown on bol in this guidebut only during authorized River Miles 0 Willamette Park- the maps, nurner- seasons with a shotgun or bow and arrow. Three Kelley Point Park 18 10 hours IS All river miles in this ous state green- greenwav sitesLynx Hollow Access on the Coast guide originate at the *Estimates based on a leisurely pace with rest and Fork, Truax Island Access (RM 128) and Wapato lunch stops. Add extra time for additional sight- way parcels are river's mouth, starting seeing. From Canoe Routes of Northwest Oregon, accessible either Access on Multnomah Channelhave special hunt- with River Mile (RM) 0, published by The Mountaineers, Seattle Wash. from the river ing restrictions because of their locations. For more and increasing in value or roads. Green- speci[ic in[orrnation about hunting on state green- moving upstream. The way parcels accessible by vehicle are signed at way parcels, contact Champoeg or Arm itage state Ift hank Hnd rwiht public roads. Greenway parcels accessible only parks.information: For general hunting in[ormation, contact bank (R) of all river by boat have river milepost signs located for the the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW). locations in this guide boater's convenience. See page 32 in this guide [or appropriate state park are determined by fac- Please respect pi-ivate property and obey all "no or ODFW telephone numbers. ing downstream. At trespassing" and "no hunting" signs. Some parts of Hunting on private lands is allowed only by many points along the the main stem of the Willamette River channel are permission o[ landowner, subject to state game river Willamette River public only to the "ordinary low water" line. As rules. Obey "no hunting" signs. Angling regulations greenway signs indi- such, some of the river bank and gravelcurrent bars along vary along the river. Check the angling synopsis, cate the appropriate the river are privatelyPUBLICATION owned. Because o[ this, parks available wherever fishing licenses are sold, for river mile When used and greenwav lands that provide public access to specifics on restrictions. with maps in this guide, and along the river are especially valuable these signs can help public resources. aters identify their Float trips by canoe,most kayak or rubber ocation on the river. raft are popular Except for the upper forks and THISaround the Eugene-Springfield area, there are few whitewater hazards. Above 2(3J'i Corvallis, itFor is not uncommon [or the WILLAMETTE current to be swift. Below Newberg, the cur- GREEN WAY rent is very leisurely. The chart on thishttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog page suggests typical float times between major points on the river. However, these estimates will vary from party ABOVE Srolling along a lVillamerie greenway parcel to party depending on type of boat, ability of the paddlers, weather conditions and water LEFT: Fishing on the Middle Fork I Virtually all areas of the Willamette offer SUGGESTED FISHINGT!1 AREAS good fishing year-round. Most libraries or bookstores contain good, locally produced fish- Multnomah Channel IRM 0) Good spring chinook salmon fishery; also winter steelhead. Gilbe ing guides that can point anglers of all ages to River and Sturgeon La..e fishing is mainly for warm-water game fish, good fishing holes, baits and lures, and con- primarily catfish, perch and crappie. Bank fiskng is possible in ditions when fishing is best. Some of the more severa areas. Success rates are pest during March through June. popular spots are listed in the adjacent table. Cedar Oak Island Di. ing (RM 23) Hides a sheltered lagoon that offers good fishing for perch, An Interesting mid- crappie,:DC bullheads, bluegill and bass. It is especially good for valley trip could Here's a sampling of places to go to enjoy winter angling because it is protected 5rom the river's high-water winter currents. include excursions the Willamette River system: across the buena Vista Clackamas River Sauvie Island (RM O-21M) and Wheatland ferres (RN/i 25) Particularly at its confluence with the Wiliamette, the Ciackamas Popular for bicycle rides (Gillihan Loop Road is among the top salmon and steelhead producers in the with a side visit to the DATE. is 12 miles), nature walks, and fruit and vege- entire Columbia system. Features are spring chinook, summer State Capitol Building steeliread, coho, a small run of fall chinook and a good run of in Salem. nice rest table stands. More than 1,000 acres are culti- winter steelhead. stop s Minto-Brown vated each rear. Grains seeded in the fall provide green lorage for wintering ducks and geese A Rock Island OF Island Park south o )RM 30) its sloughs and environs provide good habitat for bass and other Salem, which features parking permit is required in state wildlife areas. warm-water fish. It is a popular fishing hole due to its proximity to Highway 990. Popular for boat-in camping. picnic areas as well as Tom McCall Waterfront Park (RM 11-12) excellent running, OIlers a chance to walk, jog, or bicycle along Molalla River walking and bicycle several miles of Portland's urban waterfront. (RM 36) Channel cat5ish can be caught at the junction of the Molalla and paths It is best to iimit OUTWillamette, along w3h crappie, bass, and bullheads, and salmon, It also provides access on the south end to steelbead and trout irs season. Large late steelhead run. total driving time to Riverplace, a complex of restaurants, shops, 3-5 hours, especially mhill River hotel and condominiums. The HawthorneIS with children. (RM 55) Bass, crappie, biuegill, perch, catfish, trout and salmon frequent the bridge connects pedestrians and bicyclists to the Vambill River area. A good sorailmouth bass fishery also exists in Waterskiirig Eastside Esplanade, and to apathwayto the ,be ower Yamhill. Popular skiing points Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. ena Vista/Ldckiamute River include MuItnomah )RM4iC 106) For two miles upstream of Buena Vista Park and ferry isa good Channel, Sellwood to Oaks Amusement Park (RM 16) stretcn of the Willamette for smalimouth and largemoutir bass, as Open to the public during the summer, this well as crappie and bluegill. Nearby Luckiamute River offers a good Portland the private park oFFers roller skating, thrillinformation: rides, population ofl native cutthroat,r WdV with large migratingI cutthroatL rt arriving in winter for an additionalr.; fishery. Mwaukie basin, and a children's theater. Built in 1905, the park above Willamette features a 60-foot ferris wheel and the largest CaIaoia River Falls, Newberg to wood-Floor skating rink on the West Coast. )RM 119) TheThe Calapooia :lc River ith joins Vithe Willamette Iet at BryantB Park in Albany. Its inflow draws feeding fish. such as bass, crappe, bluegill and Wilsonville, and the Willamette Falls caffish.e1.1. Fishing F. for trout, steelhead and salmon, in season, also is Salem, Albany and practical. LargemouthL& bass,. and panfish are available. Corvallis areas. Locks (RM 26) Peoria Remember, it is the Locks at West Lion (RN/i '41) The 10 to 12 river miles from Peoria to Corvallis are filled with fish- currentwere placed in ser- 1 lb law to wave a red PUBLICATION ing opportunities. Slougbs surrounding a ser:es of islands provide orange "skier down" vice in 1873. The relatively unfished habitats for all of the fish species found in the flaq whiIa skier is in wooden locks are river. Cutthroat trout are quite abundant from Peoria upstream. the Nater. the oldest continu- Long Tom River ously (RM 145) The Long Tom has largemouth bass, crappie and brown bullhead in Bicycling operating '4 TIe :l most multi-lock system lower section, Also, a popular sturgeon hole exists at its confluence For a fall bike ride, try with the Willametta he 36-mileTHIS Junction in America. A museum exhibits many historic McKenzie River City-Harisburg loop photographs and artifacts. Picnic area and restrooms are available. (RMRH 1 175)5 ThyIhe McKenzie is one of Oregon's best fishing rivers, with plump timed ti, coincideFor with red..ideded rainbowrvc trout, native cutthroat trout, summer steelhead either the Ju,ction French Prairie (RM35-70) and spring chinook providing anglers with plenty of action.n LowerLe section isa catch and release zone. City Sctdinavan Butteville, St. Paul and Champoeg were Festi'al oi Harrisburg'shttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogoriginallysettled by French Canadian retirees Middle Fork Harvest I est. of the Hudson's Bay Company. Hence, this area IRM 187- A substantial hatchery release program has made:r spring 2031 ch;nook aid summer steeliiead fishery attractive below'kk'e Dexter ABOVE,Los' citC(,vered is sometimes referred to as "French Prairie". Dam. There also isa limited winte' steelhead run.rr Fall Creek,ee briage at Lexter keservoir 7 iite': A riverbank marker denotes location of historic which enters neareI' Jaspei, has a good trout fishery. ABOVERI'GHT:t4'illarriette Falls ,rnc(,i,. tucks Butteville and its landing, founded in 1845. Willamette River ferries provisional government in the Northwest was taken The three remaining ferries on the Willamette on May 2, 1843. The site is now a state park with can he enjoyed in a day outing or a longer bicycle grassy fields, boat tie-up, picnic areas, 48-site camp- excursionthe Canby Ferry (RM 34) near Canhv, ground, extensive bike trails and two museums. Wheatland Ferry (RM 72) north of Salem and Located oft Highway 99W, 7 miles east of Newberg. Buena Vista Ferry (RM 106) south of Salem. Good picnic points would he Champoeg State Park, Willamette MV State Park Willamette Mission State Park (at the Wheatland Original site of Rev. Jason Lee's Methodist mis- FESTJVALS AND Ferry) or Minto-i3rown Island Park in Salem. sion. A new 4-mile bike trail winds through river EVENTS hottomlands. A small lake in the park contains a A selected listing. Eugene/Springfield riverfront (RM 178-186) boat ramp and is good for panfishing. Located on June This area offers a nice network of public bike Wheatland Ferry Road, 8 miles north of Salem. Rose Festival paths and trails along both sides of the river, joined PorzlandI227-2681 by several footbridges. An old canoeway connects Sarah Helmick State Park DATE. Small park along the Luckiamute River. Offers Folkilfe Festival Alton Baker Park to the West D Street Greenway Corvallis/757-0205 picnicking and some good fishing holes. Located in Springfield. Outdooi Concerts off Highway 99W, 6 miles south of Monmouth. OF Lake Oswego/636-9673 Historical Pageant GUIDE TO OREGON STATE PARKS i3 State Park A Willamette greenway park that is not yet C/ia,npoeg/O78-1649 River Mile (RM) A developed or- accessible by vehicles. For July OMary S. Young boat camping, enter slough (right bank) Old Fashioned July 4th IIarrisburg/998-6 154 0 Molaila River located midpointOUT between upper- and lower s_p end of park site. Located between Corvallis Riverfest Champoeg and Albany (RM 122), across from Hyak Clackameuc Park! IS 650-52/9 Q Willamette Mission County Park. at ia Oregon Trail Pageant Sarah Helmick (Luckiamute River); Armitage State Park Oregon Cit v/657-0988 Bowers Rock . Park is on the McKenzie River about Victorian Days (Boat acceuu only) Albani'!928-091 / Armitage 7 miles from its confluence wfth the (Mckenzie Rver) Willamette. Good fishing and picnicking. August cIc information:Located on Coburg Road, 5 miles north Crawfish Festival of Eugene underneath 1-5 where it crosses Tualatzni692-0780 over the McKenzie. Waterfront Festival West Sale,n1581-4325 Mary S. Young State Park Elijah Bristow State Park Filbert Festival Riverfront park features hiking trails, a short Sprawling day-use park with 16 miles of Spit tu/le1d/744-2628 bicycle trail and athletic fields. New footbridge hiking, hiking and equestrian trails, plus several September connects to Cedar Oak Island, park and natural miles olr-iverfront. Located along Middle Fork Eugene Celebration area managed by the city of West Linn.current Located of the Willamette off Highway 58, 7 miles south- Eugerze/687-5215 on Highway 43 in WestPUBLICATION Linn, about 9 miles south- east of Eugene. Indian Summer Folk west of Portland. St Pau11678-/649 olalla River State Park Bybee-Howell House Features a 1-1/2 milemost hiking Wintering-In trail along which waterfowl, frogs Sauvie /s!and1222-J 74/ andTHIS songhirds can be viewed. Park flc+ober also has a large great blue heron Sternwheeler 1ace rookery; nestingFor activity occurs Porrla,,d1223-3 928 fTom February through Jul\ Sauerkraut Festival Loca ted along the Molalla and Scavvoose/543-7991 PIOWER MOThER'S Willamette rivers nearhttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Canby. MMORtAL CABIN OAR MUSEUM Champoeg State Park The Champoeg site is most ABOVE The pioneer /itstiv famous for being where the decisive at (11a,upoeg vote for- organizing the first LEF Historic Chainpoeg State Park In 4 0 U 0 z 4 uJ 0 0 Middlle and Coast Forks OfficiaHy, the WiHamette River begins where the Middle Fork emerges from Lake Timpanogas C/i ce 0 high in the Oregon Cascades. Howeveç the river is considered navigable only below Dexter Dam IuJ at River Mile 203, some 58 miles downstream from Lake Timpanogas. The smaller second fork F-IrL the Coast Forkbegins above Cottage Grove to the west. The two forks join at Springfield. NF WEE PG Swirling through small channels, over and around stretch. During high water in EXCURSIONS SALEM downed trees, and creating myriad small whirlpools, the spring, it can be swift and ALBANY the Middle Fork is a swiftly moving stream as ii sets demanding even [or the experi- oft below Dexter Res- enced raftert During low water EUGENE DATE. ervoir and through most of the rest of the year, COTTAGE I GROVEr Elijah Bristow State rocks and shallows make this Park. On its journey fork difficult, if not unpleasant, MAJOR to the Columbia, the to float. CheckOF local water con- A challenging day trip FEATU RES is to float a canoe, drift Willamette\Vill ditions before venturing out. boat or raft from Dexter Lowell Covered change complexion Bridge Reservoir to Spring- many times. Here it fieldi 2 to 18 river Built by Lane County is a remarkably clear miles depending on in1945,it crosses TheDexter Holding Ponds stream that is popu-OUT your put-in and take-out toe mid-section of (RM 203) are immediately lar with anglers and points. There are haz- Dexter Reservoir. below Dexter Dam. Them-c are ards along the way; rafters alike as it IS several hand-launch points: only the experienced Dexter flows over rocky beds and boulders. It is common to Holding Ponds downriver 100 yards from should try this run see osprey, hawks and an occasional eagle flying above Jasper Bridge. Watch udJ: c'°uook the Dexter holding ponds, above, while waterfowl work the shores and eddies. ESTIMATED FLOAT TIME: su,mo sH udder on the opposite bank at 3 TO 5 I-fOURS. Angleis in drift boats or in waders vie for spring chi- and ho"g ponds Dexter County Park, or nook salmon, steelhead and native cutthroat trout. A shorter trip would be trom May to October. from thePengra Access to launch at Clearwater Above the town of Jasper, the Middle Fork is chal- Osprey e'd vtood (RM 201) greenwav parcel lengingespecially for canoes. Drift boats and rafts ducks nes, n area information:further downriver. Pengra Park, 6 miles downriver. have an easier time. Jet boats usually can get all the ESTIMATED FLOAT TIME: Aprk to September. Access is a good launch point way to Dexter Darn, but they must pay heed to shal- 2.5 HOURS. Elijah Bristow that avoids some upriver haz- lows opposite Jasper Park and elsewhere. Snags and State Park ards. Just below the mouth ofFall Creek (RM198.5) strainers (fallen trees) make some channels difficult A arae day-use park are some hazardous channels. or unpassable; conditions change Frequentk Keep with :ing, TheSouthern Pacific railroad bridge(RM 197) alert at all times for strainers and uncler\s'ater debris. oicnic:9 alerts you thatJasper County Park(RM 195) and orseback riding. Before navigating currentthese upper reaches, it is best its river shallows are just a mile or so to scout the river or get current local infor- Pengra Access PUBLICATION ahead. Further, on the left, is the mation from the Lane County Launch point amed Jasper Bridgeboat launch (RM 194) for Bynon Pengra, SherifFs office, the city of Eugene / thai attracts many rafters bound for Outdoor Program or local a surveyor ofFe one of Springfield's riverside parks, river outfitters. Oregon Central most such asClearwater Park(RM 191) or The Coast Fork, Miflttry Road. Island Park(RM 185). THIS similarly, is a challenging Clearwater Park Apopc mr. 0 The Coast Fork [lows fromCottage Grove For3 Q and a-out p Reservoirnorthward for 29 river miles, paralleling point the route of Interstate 5. Several public access Springfield. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog3 points, landings and hand launch locations exist along this foik. At river mile 187, it joins the Middle Fork, forming the mainstem Willamette.

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ITYOF FGFNF DORRIS Ri.NCH - LIVING HISTORY FARM 0 DATE. 41+ LC !ILLAMALANZ PARK O:STRC Springfield:In 1849, o Elias M. Briggs located a FTU land claim near here. For OF many years a portion of MT PISGAH his claim was known as BUFORD- ECREATION AREA Legend "the spring-field", hence the town's eventual Hiking access name. Springfield rated CANE COUNTy 58 Vehicle Hunting occasional (rare) visits by ''Boat- access steamboats from down- Public dock r/I Bicycling OUT JDING transient use river ports during the winter high-water Restrooms Water / ILi season. Like Eugene, The OFPD Boat ramp Camping much of Springfield's IS Springfield Millrace Villamette waterfront is s;Supphes diverted Willamette river MBoatcamping parkway. in order to power early 1+ Pknicking (7) Power line mills. This fueled the Division of tcal economy. The for- NHNavigation hazards State Lands public land ner Booth-Kelly mill was he largest mill of the 'argest lumber company Rapids: 3-foot waves, left chan- of its day,information: and the flour nel below Autzen footbridge; 99 OPRO middle and right channels are mill powered by the Site of the shallow; hazardous area for :Aillrace was at one time swimmers. first commercial filbert .ane County's largest, Diversion dam: Dangerous ob- ut orchard in the United asting for 75 years. BRISTOW LANDING stacles upriver from 1-5 freeway States, Dorris Ranch in bridge; river flows over low-head Springfield Continues as dam between cement abutments a fully productive com- OPRD left side; dangerous current mercial filbert orchard along above-water revetment. Take shallow channel far right. and living history farm. Year-roundcurrent walking tours, Shallow channels: River changes channels frequently below PUBLICATIONeducational programs, Clearwater Park; shallow areas. workshops, special THROUGH RM 183. events and preservation Shallows, rocks: Coa5t Fork is projects enable visitors generally difficult or unpassabte to experience early after high water in spring; check Oregon history first- local conditions; scout first. mosthand. THROUGHTHIS RM OC. For OPRD http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog

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VIGATION HAZARDS Shallow channels: River changes CURRi IPRE) Salmon hatchery and DATE.channels frequently below LOG JAI1 ACCESS holding ponds have Clearwater Park; shallow areas. been operated by the THROUGH RM 183. U.S. Army Corps of Shallows, rocks: Shallows near PRD Engineers and Oregon Jasper Park; many rocks. Difficult JASPERBRIDGE RAMP Department of FishOF and area for jet-boats in low water Wildlife since 1955. periods. NE COUNT' Shallows, log jams, debris: Channel changes frequently / JASPER LOG JAM LA below Fall Creek; hazardous side channels; potential log jams and xl strainers; scout first. OPRD THROUGH RM 196. OUT Swift current, debris: Swift -JASPER PARK current, dangerous side channels, BIJ FORD strainers entire stretch; experi- :REATION AREA xl enced boaters only; scout first. 1 ISLANE COUNri THROUGH RM 199.

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Map3 ale general/v accurale, but do not tbsp/ni ía! I'S. ,,Qna/ liaqrds, ''''nit Impel sai,/c 1(1101 obstr,,ctunmcor Ia/Ill/S. Boaters 11clI,,C 111cr bill/n 2Springfield to Albany T UPPER After the two major forks of the WiHamette join forces near Springfield, the mainstem river begins STEM its final85-mile, 420-foot-in-elevation descent to Portland. Not yet a full-sized rivefl this upper mainstem of the Willamette still has a few exciting twists, turns and rapids in store.

PORTLAND The current is typically fast through Springfield standing waves. Middle and EXCURSIONS SALEM and Eugene. At least five rapids will be encountered, right channels can be shallow. ALBANY offering both challenge and a likelihood of getting West D Street Greenway wet. Of most concern to boaters is the diversion dam (RM 184) was createdDATE. by re- EUGENE encountered just above the 1-5 crossing in Spiingfield. routing a local street. Alton :oTTAGE GROVE This stretch is recommended only for experienced Baker Park (RM 184-182), the kayakers and canoeists. major regional metropolitan MA Downstream from Eugene, the Willamette main- park, runsOF along the right Try a good one-day FE tains its energy and rapid flow. Between Eugene and bank to the Ferry Street float trip from Armitage State Park to Harrisburg Island Park Harrisburg, the river flows in many intertwined or Bridge. It contains a popular and boat launch (19 river miles). Drift "braided" channels marked by occasional snags and canoeway. About 150 yards These are adjacent boat fishing is popular strainersbut no real rapids. It is wise to stay alert above the Washington Street in this stretch. to the historic for shallows, ob- OUTBridge are additional rapids. ESTIMATED FLOAT TIME: Springfield railway The McKenzie River joins 4 HOURS. station and the structions, strain- the \'Villamette at RM 175. Or take a two-day run Springfield millrace. ers and unnaviga- IS to Corvallis (49 miles), Island Park is the site ble side channels. Armitage State Park, which has a good boat ramp, is about pulling out at Willamette of the annual Filbert Here, the river is Park (Crystal Lake boat Festival. naturally unstable seven miles upstream on the ramp). in a wide flood- McKenzie, offering an interest- ESTIMATED FLOAT TIME: Alton Baker 10 HOURS. Park and Eastgate plain, often spilling ing side trip. Woodlands over its shallow channels during high water to create Whitely (RM 175.5) and A popular half-day out- These comprise much new ones. What is depicted as a channelinformation: on the map Hileman (RM 173.5) are main- ing is the 11 miles from of the major public might now be a gravel bar or marsh. tained boat ramps, hut neither Crystal Lake boat ramp in Corvallis to Hyak Park greenway in Spring- is on the main channel and Even after Hanisburg, the fickle river can lure a upriver from Albany. field and Eugene. boater down a shallow side-channel or through sonic both are difficult to locate ESTIMATED FLOAT TIME: 1cKenzie River unexpected water hydraulics. Only after Corvallis from the river. They also may 3 HOURS. One of Oregon's does the Willamette begin to slacken its pace and require portagcs. great whitewater Form itself into a more reliable single channel with At Harrisburg (RM 160), look for the new gazebo fishing streams, for intermittent islands.current at the riverfront park and a boat ramp just down- which the famed PUBLICATION river from it. Landing hand-powered craft at McKenzie riverboat McCartney Park (RM 156) is difficult because of Island Park (RM 185), on the right bank, has a (drift boat) is named. strong currents. Howevei; it's another good boat launch. Beware of the dangerous diversion 15 miles to the next boat ramp at Long Tom River dam and rapids at the 1-5 bridge about a mile down- U Peoria Park (RM 141). Unpassable by most river Boaters should follow the shallow right channel The river above Corvallis (RM 140- boat THIStoday, but to avoid treacherous cur- was once used by is filled with snags and strainers. rents along a mid-river The Crystal Lake Boat Ramp (RM steamboats as far revetment or a three- upriver as Monroe.For is at the downriver end of foot plunge over the Willamette Park. A boat launch is at Greenway dam itself. At the Michael's Landing (RM 131), north of parcels Autzen footbridge A number of which http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogthe Harrison Street bridge. (RM 183), the are located between The remaining 1 1-mile run to main channel Corvallis and Albany. Albany is pleasant and easy. The (left) sports best boat ramp above Albany is at three-foot ABOVE RIGHT, .Moiiisteiii Hyak Park (RM 122). stretch near Eugene RM © to iegend Boat Hiking access Vehicle Hunting BLUE RUIN ISLAND w access Public dock Bicycling transient use OPRD JUNCTION IiRestrooms IWater CITY Boat ramp ACamping SCAN DIA LANDING Supplies ABoat T camping Picnicking Power line Division of Navigation State Lands ) hazards public land

Channel changes: Shallow side channels; river changes course LANE COUNT" DATE.frequently between Eugene and Corvallis. MARSHALL CROSS OACS LN THROUGH RM 164. ISLAND PARK () Obstructions: Cerrient blocks at .ANE :OUN" )NOF"FLOO) old rock quarry, right side, OF present potential hazard. Rapids: Beneath power line; stay Named to right to avoid rock shelf. after Scotsman Donald Rapids: 150 yards upriver from McKenzie of John Jacob Washington Street Bridge; diffi- Astor's Pacific Fur Co., cult for jet boats is low water; who explored it in 1812. stay right. The McKenzie is some- Rapids: 3-foot waves, left chan- OUT nel below Autzen footbridge; times considered the middle and right channels are "third fork" of the shallow; hazardous area for IS Will amette. swimmers. Diversion dam: Dangerous ob- stacles upriver from 1-5 freeway bridge; river flows over low-head ri dam between cement abutments CITY O EUGENE left side; dangerous current (SEA EON4I along above-water revetment. Take shallow channel far right. COBURG information:

ANDING 'E 1j' OF 'DId mill DrIP diversion dam imme- RIVR BELTLINE WEST diately upriver from I- A nice WHITELY BOAT RA BOAT RAMP 5 bridge at Springfield network of public is dangerous; only parks, bike paths and current V/ experienced canoeists CflY )F Et1iENè ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS trails runs along both PUBLICATION or kayakers should run sides of the river. The BELT LINE RD j DELTA PONDS this stretch. paths cross the river Ofl OF EUGENE on several foot and owosso UNDEVELOPED) BIKE BRIDGE / bicycle bridges. ' ,A' EAST BANK PARK most OF EUGENE THIS OWEN ROSE GARDEN

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OENTO'ACOUUTC most LANE COUNT' Shallows: Shallow, swift current on sideTHIS channel around Hoacum Island. Canoe, kayak access only; can be treacherous. Harrisburg: HARR!SBURG PARK Water hydraulics: Swift current, Originally named eddy left side of channelFor Prairie City. Incor- [L HARRISBURG CIT ...... HARRISBURG approaching Highway 99E bridge porated in 1866 and upriver from Harrisburg. re-named after Channel changes: Shallow side channels; river changes coursehttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogHarrisburg, Penn. frequently between Eugene and Generally the upper- Corvallis. most point of naviga- THROUGH RM 132. tion during the steamboat era.

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FORMER SITE OF TOWN OF ORLEANS CORVALLIS OUT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR River is AND ALAN BERG PARKS I canoeable for several CITY OF CORVALLIS (UNDEVELOPED) miles, but there are no Al4R'S put-in or take-outIS points DIflP,ICCU Idue to steep banks. John BOAT BASIN \fI/ork, a Hudson's Bay Co. employee, camped F] here in 1834, ic..ry0 CORvA:,LIS NAVIGATION HAZARDS CRYSTAL LAKE/ Rock shelf: Along right side BOA1 RAMP - Corvallis, on channel just upriver from site of Bowers Rock State Park. g elatively high ground, Shallows: Shallow, swift current )F CORVALLIS information:Cared better than the on side channel around Hoacum "lost town" of Orleans Island. Canoe, kayak access only; mmediately across the can be treacherous. iver. Established in the Channel changes: Shallow side LAMErrEIARK GER ate 1 850s, it was wiped channels; river changes course A- ISLAND ut by the 1861 flood frequently between Eugene [-i[ '_b_! and Corvallis. DY OF CORRALJS hat also took Champoeg nd other riverside towns. THROUGH RM 131. (2 Only a church and came- PUBLICATIONcurrent ery remain. KIGER ISLAND LANDING These channels ORfl surround upper Kiger and John Smith islands. Suit- mostJOIN able only for canoe or SMITH THIS ISLAND :ayak access. The former townsites of Booneville and - - A century ago, Burlington were platted on Peoria was one of the these islands, Burlington, a major Forcenters of trade C nile downstream from and river shipping in the Peoria, was sometimes Willamette Valley. It fal- -onfused with Peoria. tered economically when the railroad bypassedhttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog it.

PE FA' .. I HOACUM ISLAND LANDING 1 PEORIA PARK OPRL) LA p L!NN COUNTY - f' 1H a. "...... I b,lI''"II ()aprIl'. Boaters ber,are: -jar's' '.. a... ii 3 to St.Pau]JNewber I THE MIDDLE This midsection of the WiHamette Valley, tamed by settlers during the 1 850s through 1 880s, MAINSTEM became the fertile heartland that fueled Oregon's growth and development. Many prosperous towns and landings sprang up along the riveç but today are goneas faint a memory as the steamboat's whistle.

PORTLAND The middle see- Bowman Park EXCURSIONS SfEM lion of the main- (RM 119) and AIGANY stem Willamette Monteith Park continues to slow (RM 118). The EUGENE DATE. and no longer Bryant boat COrTAGE GROVE actively creates new ramp is no channels. River longer usable. depths average 12- OFMonteith Park A good float trip is to 15 feet, although provides a tran- put in at the Santiam boat ramp at the 1-5 Ankeny Refuge there are occasional sient tie-Lip dock Onec' reerconc. Santiam bridges rest shallows and strong and good access nrn (raaA,, - a wilo.,e refuges that currentsespecially near obstructionsthat can to downtown Albany. Float the five miles to prowde important upset a careless boater In other places, the river OUTThe Santiam River joins the Willamette and then winter habitat for slows and deepens to as much as 80 feet, Many opposite Luckiamute Landing to either Independence geese and other Park (18 river miles) or sloughs and side channels lure anglers in sear'ch of (RM 108-1 07). This is a good waterfow. Wallace Marine Park in bass, crappie and other panfish. Angling for springIS fishing and wildlife viewing Vt. ametteVa..ey. Salem (28 miles). chinook near Willamette Mission State Park can be area. Remnants of the old ESTIMATED FLOAT TIME: Salem productive during late April and May. gallery forest can be seen 4 TO 6 HOURS. In 1852, the steamm Scores of abandoned landings, as well as some around Luckiamute Landing, A good car or bicycle "Cane " s- major settlements of the steamboat eraFairfield, which is frequented by bald trip is to take country ported lawmakers roads to and across the foOrego Cty and Buena Vista among themhave long since eagles and wild turkeys. to Salem o declined or disappeared altogether into Oregon'sinformation:The Buena Vista Ferry past. Of the early river towns, Salem, Corvallis, (RM 106) is next to Buena Vista wit1"ie rest oT e ter" a gover"'ent Albany, Independence and a few others remain. Park. Just downriver, Wells Island Park (RM 106-105) rher Congress seed This section is particularly bucolic, and features is an undeveloped island popular for boat camping. ter"Dc, Cc two of the remaining three Willamette River terries At Independence Riverfront Park and boat ramp dispute. Sale"'en Buena Vista and Wheatland. Both have been in oper- (RM 95.5), the town's old [ero' landing is still visible. became "e state ation since the early I 850s. Buena Vista was site of Further on, Salem, Oregon's capital, has an excellent capita when Oregon important clay pipecurrent and cooking ware kilns that river[ront park, Wallace Marine Park (RM 84-83), achieved striehood PUBLICATIONserved early Willamette Valley farms. Wheatland was with two boat rampsthe downstream one for hand- in 1859. opposite where Rev. Jason Lee founded his Methodist launch only. Salem's downto\vn riverh'ont is to be Lincoln Access mission in 1834. developed as a major public recreation park. Once the largest A small transient tie-up (RM 84) shipping port on provides access to downtown Salem. mostAlbany (RM 120-I 17) has four easily accessi- e river above Next are Wheatland Ferry (RM 72) ble city parksTakena Portland,THIS Lincoln and Willamette Mission State Park. The Landing (RM 119- is now iust a smr] park has a boat ramp for non-motorized craft, 117), Bryant Park rural community. below the ferry landing on the right bank. For(RM 120), Willamette San Salvador Park (RM 37) has a tvell- Mission State Park maintained boat ramp. Beyond it, the Yamhill Site of the Nor:'n- http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogRiver (RM 55) joins the Willamette. The Yamhill west's first Indian can be navigated upriver to a boat ramp at Dayton mission station in (RM 5 on the Yamhill)and sometimes to 1834. Lafayette. Be careh.il of shoals. ABOVE RIGHT: 'illallietle i1issIon Slate Park diiiiada goose Hiking Hunting Bicycling Boat Power line Division of Water Camping camping State Lands public land Once A 4 / -/4 home of the Oregon Pottery Company, 1896 produced pot- which from 1866- tery wares used throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon. Boat access access Public dock Restrooms Boat ramp Supplies Picnicking Navigation hazards

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- The area at the foot of Eola Hills was once a EMIL MARK/LLOYD STF current town called Cincinnati, established in 1849 and a FISHING HOLEPUBLICATION prospering little community by 1851. At one time FI it was mentioned as a possible site for the state PC K COUNTY capital. Eola Hills spread out to the north at the bend in the river, Joshua "Sheep" Shaw named it HALLS FERRY ACCESS I after the Ohio town he grew up in; Shaw and his amily were the first immigrants to drive sheep most (-)PRn 'mver the "Road to Oregon" in 1844. The town was THIS ituated just downriver from Rickreall Creek.

C Platted in the late 1840s by z For w tdwin A. Thorpe, by 1853 Independence had w ts own post office. The 1861-62 flood wiped O INDEPENDENCE Ut the town, leading townspeople to plat a z http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog- RIVERVIEW PARK ,Iew town. For a time there was both ar "Old Town" and "New Town", The flood of P" vc:')F NOEPENOENCE 1890 also hit Independence hard, especially RIVER ROAD North Independence (Old Town), which was BRIDGE compelled to move. The old ferry landing is ENDENCE ISLAND till visible on both sides of river. H

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RK BANd EAt YAMHILL LANDI' ST. PAUL. m I z H 0 YamhiII River:Yamhill (r ill us River is usually navigable -o to Dayton and, in high C The town water, to Lafayette where square, maintained as z steamboats once ven- m a park, commemorates DATE.tured. Look for the aban Gen. Joel Palmer. He Suitple only for canoe m doned, historic lock near I was the superintendent or kpyak access. Lambert 0 Lafayette that made of Indian Affairs for the Slouh, a good duck hunlng area, was once a steamboat visits possi- Oregon Territory who ble. Watch also for dead- negotiated the 1854-55 larger channel and OF heads and other debris. treaties whereby .iefined Grand Island. SI ) I Willamette Valley Indians ceded their lands over BFND LANDING I to the U.S. government. The park's focal point is the relocated blockhouse OUT OPRD of Fort Yamhill. IS 19 J G, NAVIGATION HAZARDS iJ Yamhill River: Narrow but navi- The Wheatland gable usually to Dayton; in high community once had water to Lafayette. Treacherous numerous shops, stores, after heavy ra/ns.

mills, warehouses and two LAM BE 6RA,y 1J Rock ledge: Along r/ght bank for hotels. All except the ferry about 150 yards upriver from is gone now, replaced by RDinformation: Yanihill River confluence. an orchard. Hydraulics, debris: Strong water hydraulics and log debris just upriver from Yanshill Land/ng at - LILLAMEUE MISSION Cand/ani Ear. STATE PARK Congested area: Muhiple river uses in area; watch for other traffic near Willamette Mission State Park. Operates daily year-round, except for Christmas and BOAT RAMP ELDRIDGE BA Thanksgiving. Hours are current 6a.m.PUBLICATION to 9:45 p.m. daily. Pedestrians and bicyclists opb are free; cars and small M ENY RD pickups are $1; vehicles WHEATL.AND FERRY with trailers are $2. WILLAMETFE MISSION most - STATE PARK THIS

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Waps are genera//v accurate, /sze do no; display all "a"ga/io,sa/ I,aards, including unpassable clia,i,,els. in-a'aler ol,ssruc;ions or rapids. Boaters beware: i/er conditions c/lange irequentic. Newbrg toPort No other section of the Willamette is more steeped in Oregon history than the lower rivec which begins a 20-mile long eastward bend at Newberg, then presses northward once again at Canby for its final run to the Columbia. En route, it passes through a metropolitan area where the vast majority of Oregon's population lives.

From Newberg to its confluence with the Columbia To enterWillamette Falls EXCURSION 50 river miles later, the Willamette is mostly placid Locks(RM 27) from upriver, and slow-moving. In this section, the river runs keep to the far left bank. The through a beautiful wooded gorge with narrow seg- locks are open from DATE.7 am. to ments that make navigation challenging at points, 11 p.m. daily Weekends are especially around islands and rocky shoals. best due to the amount of At Oregon Citg the riverbed is a basalt shelf that commercial trafficwhich creates the impressive 41- has priorityduringOF the A day-long round-trip foot Willamette Falls. Tur- week. Allow about an hour boat excursion can be enjoyed by putting in Champoeg bulent waters near the base for passage each svay. State Park at Clackamette Park of the falls are unsafe for Below the oldOregon City and proceeding upriver Site o e SE small boats. Observe the Bridge(RM 26), remnants of through the Willamette convention of May 2, boating and fishing dead-OUTthe historic Oregon City steam- Falls Locks to Molalla or 1843, whic eter- line (yellow markers). boat landing are visible. A Champoeg state parks. mined formation of At cruise speed (15 Below the falls, the river series of public parks, islands the provisional IS knots), river travel time government of is often congested with and other access points, includ- is about 3 hours for the Oregon cou'.y. recreational and commer- ingGoat, CedarandHogg round trip. Add 4 hours cial river traffic. Still, Islands,andMeldrum Bar, for passage through the Canby Ferry you'll see great blue heron, follow.Mary S. Young State locks, a lunch break and Ferry v/as es.absned sightseeing. waterfowl, vegetation and Park(RM 24) no longer has in 1911; often cc ed ESTIMATED ROUND TRIP: wetlands along the way The fishing, especially for a boat ramp.Roehr Park(RM 7 HOURS. the "Ciackamas salmon and sturgeon, is very popular. 20) features a public boat dock County Navy' information: connected to an outdoor amphitheater.Elk Rock Willamette Falls Island(RM 19) is accessible by boat. Rodgers Landing(RM 50) has a boat ramp and A41-foot-'gh TheSellwood Bridge(RM 17) is the first of 10 tie-up with a park and restrooms.Champoeg State fr; oassable only vehicle bridges crossing the Willamette within Park(RM 46-43), also has a tie-Lip. Nearby is historic using the adjacent Portland.Oaks Bottom(RM 16) andRoss Island locks. Butteville Landing(RM 43). (RM 15) represent important wildlife habitat. Just Boones Ferry Park(RM 39) has a boat ramp Oregon City beyond theRoss Island Bridge is andWilsonville Memorialcurrent Park(RM 38) offers a First incorporated theOregon Museum of Science PUBLICATIONtransient tie-up facilit\Molalla River State Park city west of tn.? and Industry(R) and the (RM 36-34), which has a large blue heron rook- Rockies (18' and U.S.S. Bluebacksubmarine. ery, is just upstream from theCanby Ferry.From terminus of Riverplace(RM 13), which has Oregon Ti here toRock Island(RM 30), beware of narrow a 24-hour public dock (reser- chutes and rocky reefs. Observe marker buoys 'Vaud Bluff most vations required), is within walk- and range boards. Site ofTHIS the University ing distance of downtown Portland. Bernert Land- of Portland ano fur- The 27-foot-highPortland Seawall thest upriver landing ing(RM 28) has (L) runs along much ofTom McCall Water- For both a boat of Lewis and Clark's front Park(RM 14-12). Beware of large com- expedlLon in 1806. ramp and tie- mercial vessels in the Portland harbor. up. West Linn's http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogTheFremont Bridge(RM 11) and the majestic Willamette Park St. Johns Bridge(RM 6.1) follow. The spires of the (RM 28) is at the St. Johns bridge rise to an imposing 418 feet, forming mouth of the the northern river gateway to Portland. ABOVE RIGHT, Doii'iifoiii Tualatin River. Poitland owen/roof ColtEEIibiali black.iailed deer RM Q toO

A marker along he river denotes the loca- NORH Hon of an old landing found- ed in 1845 to compete with ONE MILE nearby Champoeg. The area SCALE: 1:8000 Hetween the Pudding River, Ash Island is which enters the Molalla used for farming. A pri- liver at Molalla River State vate ferry is visible from "ark, and the Willamette was the main (R) channel. originally settled by French- Bass fishing is popular on Canadian retirees from the left channel. Caution: The Hudson's Bay Company. entrance to the left chan- ence, the area is some- nel is hazardous because imes called "French Prairie' of water dam at channel entrance. DATE.

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THIS I in 1851 along what is out. A flood in 1890 fin- NAVIGATION HAZARDS ished the job. Now a state now the Salem-St. Paul Underwater rock ledge: Right road. Only vague traces park, Champoeg was the side across from Parrett Mountain: remain ofFor Fairfield today. site of the last upriver dowsriver from Chanipoeg tie-up. steamboat visitby the Wing dam: Upriver end of A5h "Clairesponsored by Island at entrance to left channel; http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogthe Veteran Steamboat- occasionally submerged. men's Association in 1952. Rock ledge: Rock bench along right side for about 150 yards upriver from Yamhill River con6uence.

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Boat S SAT Supplies IA camping IS xi I Picnicking I® Power line CITY OF G, .,,,ONE Division of Navigation hazards State Land Canby Ferry:Operates public land laily year-round, except NAVIGATION HAZARDS n very high water. 'MCLEAY -II U C' OREGON CITY! vs SIC I Rock shoals: Opposite Milwaukie, ours are 6:45 am, to CITY CITY OP OREGON CITY ERIDGE left side, very dangerous reef tl:15 p.m. Vehicles are downriver frorri Elk Rock Island; 1; pedestrians and marked by three unlighted buoys (numbers 8, 10 and 10-Al. >icycles are free. information: Rock shoals: Right side of '11 channel, opposite Cedar Island. ( Willamette Falls: Unpassable CITY OF WEST LINN 41-foot-high falls; beware of shallows downriver; use locks i'1 (left sidel for passage. lUlIl BERNERT LANDING ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS 3 Rock shoals: Multiple rocky shoals and ledges, both sides vicinity of Rock Island. CITY OF WEST LINN r wri Oregon CITY OF WILSONcurrent VILLE .ity was the first seat of 0 organized government PUBLICATIONC WILLAMETrE vest of the Rockies; Is CTY flF WOr1VL MERID!AN LANDING B HO,0 settled in 1829 and, in the 1 840s, became the \ WILSONVI9E>1jR ri xi OPRO CAN-1 ES OPRO vestern terminus for most EERF0 the Oregon Trail. THIS

BOATWORKS LTD MARI NA For / iS LAND 0 Opened in 1873, the go- I CLACKAMAS COUNTY locks were privately BOONES FERRY owned until 191 5 when PUBLIC RAMP t,0 http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogthey were taken over by L. MOLALLA RIVER the U.S. Army Corps of ACKJ'M,S COUNTY STATE PARK Engineers. Operates from 7 am, to 11 p.m. daily. Allow about an hour for KNIGHTS BRIoG passage each way.

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SI\ SULIOI 9 ridge: This is theOF site of one of Portland's earliest ferries, opBrated by James Johns in 1852. Cathedral NAVIGATION HAZARDS ST. JOHNS BRIDGE Park, popular for water- 1J Commercial shipping: Beware sjDorts and fishing, sits of large commercial ships in - JL... bélowthe bridge along Portland harbor; do not anchor in SWAN ISLAND OUTthe right bank. shipping lanes; congested area, ST. JOHNS SR BRIDGE BOAT RAMP watch for other river traffic. / U THROUGH RM 0. Ross Island Lagoon: Boating PORT fl PORTL ANT) IS discouraged due to conflicts with commercial gravel operation. Rocky shallows: Upriver end of Ross Island and near Toe Island; congested area, watch for other POR1 OF river traffic. Portland, Set- Rock shoals: Rock shoals extend out 200 feet left side at Stevens' tled in 1 843, was platted FREMONT BRIDGE Point, upriver from Willamette by Francis Pettygrove Park; marked by unlighted Buoy 4. and Ass Lovejoy in information: 1845. They reportedly s_ -- flipped a coin to deter- SROADWAY BRIDGE mine whether the town TOM McCALL should be named Boston WATERFRONT PARK (after Boston, Mass.) or () STEEL BRIDGE 2 Portland (after Portland, C' OF PORTL4NO Maine). Pettygrove, who Site of a was from Maine, won BURSISIPEB; RIDGE large sand and gravel NKENY STREET the coin flip. z PBLICcurrent BOA1 DOCK MGRI?ISON BRIDGE operation, and also the PUBLICATIONCflV( OP'AND HA WTHmRNE BRIDGE location of a blue heron MARQ9AM BRIDGE rookery on northern end.

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a. na//v aCcllIv ha, do noi display a/I ;arigaianial haarda. iac/udo;g impassable c/la line/c in-,, aler obaruc,o,,s or rapids. Boalers beware: river cond,Iions c/lange frega lIly. 5 MULTNOMAH Once plied by paddlewhee! steamers churning toward Portland or St. Helens, Multnomah NEL Channel is now a lazy byway marked by quiet houseboat moorages and a major wildlife sanctuary a delightful getaway from the marine congestion that otherwise dominates the lower Willamette.

- PORTLAND Multnomah Channel begins three miles upstream available to the public, usually EXCURSIONS SALEM from the Willamette's main confluence with the fora small fee. ALBANY Columbia. It traverses the west flank of Sauvie Island PastoralSauvie Island,on for 2! miles until it, too, connects with the Columbia the right, is popular for bicycle EUGENE DATE. River (at St. Helens). rides, nature walks, COTTAGE GROVE Meriwether Lewis swimming beaches, and William Clark, and its fruit and explorers for the OFvegetable stands. Take Multnomah young republic of the Just inland is the Channel to the Sauvie Island boat ramp or Sauvie Island Bybee- United States, noted historic Hadley's Landing. Take a An important Native the island during Howell House,a fine strollor ride bikeson American trading their 1804-06 expedi- Classical Revival the island. Gillihan Loop grounds. tion, calling it OUT house built in 1856 Road is a flat 12-mile Bybee-Howell Wapato Island after and restored and loop through farmland, House past vegetable stands the large beds of maintained b' the and the historic Bybee- A fine 1856 Classical IS arrowhead, or wild Oregon Historical Howell House, above. Revival borne on potato, growing there. The Native American name for Socie0v It is open to the public ESTIMATED TIME: ABOUT Sauvie Island; its the plant is wapato. The island was once a center of during the summer; AN HOUR BY BICYCLE. ample grounds ti-ade for Native Americans stretching from the TheSauvie Island Public Hike to Wapato Access and orchards are Willamette Valley to Idaho and Wyoming. Boat Ramp(RM 18) is just up- or walk northeasterly to ideal for picnics. the Sauvie Island Wild- A French-Canadian employee of the Hudson's Bay river fromWapato Access(RM I:._ ,i - Sauvie Island Company, Laurent Sauve, for whom Sauvie Island is 17-18), near one of the sites Wildlife Manage- information: (about 3 miles). Great ment Area now named, established the first non-native settle- where Nathaniel Wyeth main- for birciwatching, but Contains 12000 ment in 1838a dairy. Since then, little other than tained an outpost called Ft. observe seasonal restrictions. acres of shallow lakes agricultural development has occurred on the island. William from 1834-1 836. At and sloughs The channel is mostly a peaceful waterrvay lea- Wapato Access isHadley's suitable for tul ing quiet moorages, lush vege- Landing(RM 17.5), a transient tie-up and trail. canoeing, tation, plentiful songbircls About halfway down the channel, theSauvie fishing, and currentand waterfowl. Island Wildlife Management Area(RM 11-0) begins. nature viewing. PUBLICATION It is a major wintering and resting area for more than 300,000 ducks and geese. The refuge also St. Helens A series of moorages features swans, great blue herons, sandhill cranes, Established in and marinas greets the purple martins and bald eagles. Access is by road or 1847 by Henry M. boater between b boat via theGilbert River Boat Ramp(RM 6). Knighton. Just most Mul tnomah Check rules on wildlife viewing restrictions during upriver, the little Channel's THIS hunting season and in the spring. town of Milton was confluence washed away in Several parks and a marina can be found at the with the the 1861 For channel's confluence with the Columbia. These flood. includeSand Island Marine Parkat St. Helens in the Columbia Rivei;St. Helens Landingand http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogColumbia View Park. Scappoose Bay,a 6-mile-long Willamette and the backwater parallel to the channel, also contains a Sauvie Island Bridge boat ramp and marina.Scappoose Bay Landing is (RM 20). Sevetal moor- a large state green\.vay parcel between the bay and ages have boat ramp ABOVE RIGHT: Swine Multnomah Channel. Is/arid bridge

Osprey RM QM to OM md other CorU waters in Sauvie Island Wild- I I:fe Management area offer / A_SAUVIE good panfish fishing. Bank F ISLAND fishing can be done from NORT H WILDLIFE 7 Oak Island along the south- SCAPPOOSE MANAGEMENT "AREA western shore of Sturgeon ONE MILE OOFW Lake. Footbridges along SCALE: 1:8000 COLUMBIA COUNTY BOAT RAMP Pete's Slough, south of Big McNary Lake, provide addi- tional access for fishing and cotuCM8IA COUNTY wildlife viewing.

L nd COLUMBIA COUNTY Boat MIIITNOMAH COLINTY Hiking DATE.__ access Vehicle Hunting named for the wapato Faccess plant that was a staple Public dock Bicycling food for Willamette OAK ISLAND BOAT RAMP transient use Valley and Columbia OF IflI Restrooms Water Basin Indians, is a hike- Al able greenway parcel. Boat ramp Camping Boat Supplies camping Picnicking ® Power line of Navigation hazards UDivisionState Lands OUT public land MOORAGE NAVIGATION HAZARDS Commercial shipping: Beware IS of large commercial ships in ri Portland harbor; do not anchor in shipping lanes; congested area, watch for other river traffic. THROUGH RM 0.

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CIT -. area must purchase and display an annual or daily 1iarking permit while parked on state lands on Leend 'auvie Island. Annual per- mits cost $10.50 and daily Hiking 'Boataccess permits cost $3.00. Vehicle Hunting Several local vendors near w access PORT OF ST. HELENS DATE. or on Sauvie Island sell Public dock Bicycling transient use SAUVE permits. It should be ISD remembered that the Restrooms Water WILDLIFE * state of Oregon does not MANAGEMENT Boat ramp ACamping AREA OF own all of the land on the ODFW oppD north end of the island Supplies A camping and none on the southern Picnicking Power line end. Care should be tak- sn not to trespass ott pri- Navigation Division of hazards State Lands "ate property. public land GILBERT RIVER BOAT RAMP OUT

JDFW& C'JMB!A OU"JT' The Sauvie Island Wildlife Management IS Area is an excellent place to GILBERT RIVER enjoy bird watching and par- =1 C JJ Collins take in other recreational Park on Coon Island is activities. Check rules on one of the few places ott viewing restrictions during he channel where camp- the hunting season and ing is permitted. spring. Picnicking and other A t. tt day-use activities are allowed COLUMRIA .OIJN'r information: provided they do not conflict with fish and wildlife needs. z SAUVIE , Sites are not developed for ISLAND these uses, drinking water is SCAPPOOSE WILDLIFE not available, and restrooms MANAGEMENT are primitive. AREA OOFW

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Maps are generally accurale, but do not display all navigational hazards, including anpassable channels, in-waler distract ions or rapids. Banjo lyncare; ri,'r condujoas c'haii p Keeping Our River The WiHamette River is considerably cleaner today than it was in the 1920s and 1930s, when the lower river was so poisonous that fish placed in it died within minutes. To deal with the problem, the State Sanitary Authority (now called the Department of Environmental Quality) was formed. Pollution alerts By 1968, all major waste discharges were identified and controlled by state water quality permits. The city of Portland The river is now safe for swimming, boating, fishing and recreating. oosts alerts alonq the Still, the Willamette does contain some pollu- a dock. Take portable Fuel tanks out of the boat and river whenever its tants. State regulation has greatly reduced the fill them on land. Wipe up any spills and discard the combined sewer and amount of industrial and municipal pollution enter- cloth in a safe manner. DATE.storm drains overflow ing the river, but the individual actions of citizens into the river. For who use the river can have the greatest impact on information, call the Toxic materials can flow into the river when River Alert Info Line. keeping it clean. Here's how you can help: soaps, solvents, motor oil, anti-freezeOF and other 823-2479. household chemicals wash off of roofs, driveways "Pk:aSe Pump Human waste is a significant public health con- and yards into storm drains. Thousands of small Don't Dump" cern. The cities of Corvallis and Portland both have "spills" such as these have a total impact much It is illegal to discharge combined storm and sanitary sewer systems. During greater than all industrial pollution combined. any untreated sewage rainy periods, untreated munici- overboard rorr marin HOW TO REPORT pal sewage can Flow into the river. OUT toilets into the river, Motorboat wakes increase erosion of shorelines. POLLUTION At these times, avoid direct con- When traveling near the river's banks, reduce your Use good tact with the waterespecially outdoor E :hics If you see pollution speed. HigherIS speedsespecially in shallow being released in the swimming or skiing. Fish in these In addition to handling watersalso can disturb bottom sediments which river or along its areas should be thoroughly human waste properly. shores, report it to sometimes contain trapped toxic materials that can observe good ethics at the Oregon Emer- washed before eating. be released into the water column. camping and picnick- gency Management The use of Coast Guard- system at 1-800-452- approved marine sanitation ing spots Only use devices aboard boats is required. It is against the law to litter in state waters. ing from pipes is Use pump-out facilities or potty Plasticsinformation: are especially harmful. Items such as poly- wood for campfires already regulated dump stations to properly dispose styrene cups, plastic bags, bait packages and mono- Use firepans at all fires, and need not be and cover fire pits at reported.) Any oil, of waste. Plan your trip to use filament line can kill birds, fish and marine mam- undeveloped sites fuel or other contam- upland public restrooms found at mals. When boating, camping or picnicking, please inant leaking from most parks and many greenway do your partpack out whatever you pack in, and ifter use. Better yet use camp stoves for boats, docks, oil parcels along the river. At camp- dispose of it properly, including food wastes. cooking drums, industrial sites where there are sites or other sources current Adopt-A-River should be reported no toilets, human rk5 program provides immediately. wastePUBLICATION should be carried Take a personal role in out. If that is not possi- free garbage bags, maintaining the beauty of the ble, dig a hole at least 12 inches deep buttons, window Willamette River, or any river, well away From the river and above the decals, how-to lake or stream in Oregon. high water lineto bury mostwastes. Do not handbook and The Oregon Adopt-A-River resource guide Call urinate in or near the water; preferably THIS program helps volunteers 800-322-3326 for find a wet sand area. adopt and clean up their nformation For favorite stretch. The program rake The Plunge! It is illegal to discharge any Fuel or oil is a cooperative effort Adopt A River! into any of Oregon'shttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog public waters. Check between SOLV (Stop Oregon fuel tanks, hoses and valves before you Litter and Vandalism), the Adopt A River untrailer your boat or leave your moor- Oregon State Marine Board,

age. When refueling, shut off motors and Oregon Parks and Recreation ABOVESam,1iilg nruer electrical equipment, and don't smoke. Department, and other state quality Take extra precautions when Fueling at and federal agencies. tn Riverbauk cleanup Res "The rivers are our EMERGENCY brothers, they quench All locations 9-1-I Oregon Bass and Panfish Club (Portland)1-503-282-2852 our thirst. The rivers Oregon Emergency Management System Oregon Trout (Portland) 1-503-222-9091 1-503-653-4176 carry our canoes and (pollution spills) 1-800-452-0311 Northwest Steelheadeis (Milwaukie) Sport Fishing Information Line 1-800-ASK-FISH feed our children. If Willamette Falls Fish Count (Oregon City) 1-503-657-2059 we sell you our land, Willamette River Services (Ch. 16) 1-503-244-2534 you must remember Rocky Pointe Marina (Ch. 16) 1-503-543-7003 and teach your child- Bridge operations and maintenance (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) 1-503-248-3757 ren that the rivers are Columbia Counts Sheriff's Office our brothers and (St. Helens) 1-503-397-2511 DATE. yours, and you must Multnomah Counts Sheriffs Office Oregon River Forecast (recorded) 1-503-249-0666 henceforth give the (Portland) 1-503-288-6788 Clackamas County Sheriff's Office rivers the kindness 1-503-295-0490 (Oregon City) 1-503-655-8650 RiverWatch (Portland) you would owe an OF Yamhill County Sheriff's Olfice Oregon Historical Society (Portland) 1-503-222-1741 brother." 1-503-228-9561 (McMinnville) 1-503-472-9371 Nature Conservancy (Portland) 1-503-252-4165 Chief Seattle, -, Polk County Sherilfs Office (Dallas) 1-503-623-9521 Oregon Wildlife Federation (Portland) 1-503-292-6855 cuquaish tribe Benton County Sheriff's Office (Corvallis)1-503-757-6858 Audubon Society of Portland Lane County Sheriff's Office (Eugene) 1-503-687-4150 Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club (Coral I is) 1-503-757-6871 OUTOregon Kayak and Canoe Club (Portland)1-503-643-1 153 City of St. Helens 1-503-397-6272 Pacific Rivers Council (Eugene) 1-503-345-0119 City of Portland 1-503-823-2223 River Network (Portland) 1-503-241-3506 City ol Lake Oswego 1-503-636-9673IS Wi Ilamette Valley Visitors Association 1-800-526-2256 City of West Linn 1-503-557-4700 Lower Columbia Canoe Club, Inc. City of Gladstone 1-503-656-5225 (Portland) 1-503-292-3132 City of Oregon City 1-503-657-8299 Oregon Trail Interpretive Center City of Wilsonville 1-503-682-1011 (Orcgon City) 1-503-657-9336 Regional Parks Agency (Salem) 1-503-588-6284 City of Independence 1-503-828-1212 City of Albany 1-503-967-4321 Boating information, classes, 1-503-378-8587 City of Corvallis information:1-503-757-6918 boat registration (Salem) 1-800-336-BOAT City o( Harrisburg 1-503-995-6655 Boating classes (Boat/I .S. Foundation) 1-800-322-3326 City of Eugene 1-503-687-5252 Oregon Adopt-A-River (Statewide) City of Eugene Outdoor Program! River House 1-503-687-5329 Camping and recreation information Willamalane Park District (Springfield) 1-503-726-4335 (statewide) 1-800-452-5687 State Historic Preservation Office (Salem) 1-503-378-5001 1-503-378-6378 Columbia County (St. Helens) 1-503-397-2353 Willamette Greenwav program (Salem) current 1-503-731-3293 Port of St. Helens 1-503-397-2888 Portland office 1-503-633-8170 PUBLICATIONMetro (Portland) 1-503-797-1850 Champoeg State Park Multnomah Counly (see Metro) Armitage State Park 1-503-686-7592 Port of Portland 1-503-731-7527 North Clackamas Park District 1-503-794-8002 Fish & wildlife report (recorded) 1-503-229-5222 Clackamas Cou nty (Oregon City) 1-503-655-8521 General information (Portland) 1-503-229-5400 mostClackamas Water District (Clackamas) 1-503-656-0703 THIS Yamhill County (McMinnville) 1-503-434-7513 Marion County/Regional Parks Agency Portland (Swan Island) 1-503-240-9301 (Salem) 1-503-588-6284 Customer Infoline For Polk County (Dallas) 1-503-623-8172 (Boating Safety Hotline) 1-800-368-5647 Linn County (Albany) 1-503-967-3917 Search & Rescue, emergency (Portland) 1-503-240-9300 Benton County (Corvallis) 1-503-757-6871 Lane Counts (Eugene) -503-341-6940 http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalogWater levels at reservoirs, discharges 1-503-937-2131 Willamette Falls Locks 1-503-656-3381 Credits S CA P PG 0 S E

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PORTLAND Photos: Cover: Sail Salr'ador Boat Ramp, 01993, MaO Giraud 4ILWAUKIE Inside front cover: Jo/Ill .4. Kitz/iahei; LAKE OswPn, Governor's Olfice Page 1: Water Skier; Oregon St ate GLADSTONE Marine Board; Canoe Dog, Oregon WEST LINN With assistance from: OREGON CITY ParksDATE. and Recreation Department NEWBERO (Jern' Robertson) Oregon Department- ji:; O].]-i-.Hof Fish and Wildlife i4j. Page 2: Bros/i Burnirrg, Nature Oregon State Universityfi1r- jR Extension: Service Conservancy (Ed Alverson) Oregon Sea Grant Program Page 3: LotWhilcotith,Oregon HistoricalOF Societe #1639; John ,ticLoug/ilitt, Oregcin OREGON Historical Society #67763 (EXTENSION Page 4: C'anras lily Nature Conservancy; Raccoon, Portland SERVICE General Electric Co. Page 5: River Flou'em, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; Fish & Wildlife Geese,Oregon DepartmentofFish and Wildlife. OUTPage 6: Sale Boaters, Oregon State Marine Board; Kavaket; Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (Jerry Robertson) Oregon Sea Grant Program EALEM I Oregon State University Page 7: Patrol Boat, Dean Smith Page 8: Couple on Bikes, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; IS Harrisburg, Oregon Par-ks and Recreation Department (Monte Turner) Written and researched by: Page 9: F/v Fislternrait, Oregon Pai'ks and Recreation Department Dean Smith & Associates (Jerry Robertson); Hiking on Greenrr'av, Oregon Pai'ks and Recreation Department (Monte Turner) Designed and produced by: Page 10: Lorrell Covered Bridge, Bill Cockrell Grapheon Design+Tvpe Studio Page 11: Champoeg Fest, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; C/rartrpoeg State Park, Oregon P'ks and Recreation Department Research assistance: Page 12: Cottage Grove Reservoir, Army Corps of Engineers; River Faith Ruffing/Sun Mountain ALBANY information:S/tore, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (Jerry Robertson) Page 16: River, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (Jerry Reflections CORVALLI -- Robertson); Canoeing, Oregon Parks and Recreationec:im Department Special thanks to: (Monte Turner) Page 20: Aerial View of 1.tillanrette, Oregon Parks and Recreation Benton County Sheriff's Department; Willattrette tiission State Park, Oregon Parks and Marine Patrol Recreation Department (Jerry Robertson) ClackamasCountySheriff's Page 24: Willatnette Falls, Oregon Tourism Division; Rrverplace. Oregon State Marine Board Marine Patrol Page 28: ,t4ultnornah Channel, Dana E. Olsen; Bt'hee-Hort'ell House, Lane County Sheriff's current Oret m Tourism Division Marine Patrol PUBLICATION Page 31: Water Sampling, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; River Cleanup,Adopt-A-River Multnomah CountyUJi7 Sheriff's Page 32: Child Fishing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Marine Patrol Inside back cover: 1876 Flood, Oregon Historical Society #38315; Oak Grove Beach, Oregon Historical Society #89602 PolkCountySheriff's MarineiL PatrolJF'- Back Cover: Mortritrg Solitude, 01993, \'ern Uvetake YamhillCountySheriff'smost Marine Patrol:tr 1 OregonTHIS Department of r r EUGENE Environmental Quality EM 8598 - :1 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Extension Service, Oregon State University, Corvallis. ;yLila :-E:rHougluni, -Oregon :':- ForDivision-n of:t:: State 11Lands interim director This publication was produced andLd distributed in fur- :ztc ltierance of the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30,914. Extension Oregon State Historic Preservation1I:v-ii Officefti work is a cooperative program of Oi'egon Slate University, tire U.S. Oregon Tourism Division Department of Agriculture, and Oregon counties. Oregon Stale U.S. Army Corpshttp://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog -:fof Engineers Universily Extension Service olfers educational programs, activiries, COTTAG and materiaistr'it/rout regard to ace, co/ni; rc'ligiott, sexual one,rtIrtiCrtl, GROVE City of Eugenet uL1tc:3rOutdoor Program Jrn- tiatiottal origitr, age, slants1 staIns, disability, mid disabled t'eterair or Willamalane Park District Viertianr-era veteran slantsas required hi Title VI of lIre Civil Rights Act of964, Title IX o the Educational Amendments of972, and Nature Conservancy Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Oregon State University CG White Cartography Extension Service is an Equal Opporturritv Ernplosev 1Le pS?- A/U

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