Best River Floats Near Portland

The royal river is a good option for people who have a little extra time as this lazy river is very lazy.

Best river floats near portland. Including parts of the columbia and the willamette. The clackamas river is a gorgeous place for a fun float under the summer sun. Crappie bullhead largemouth bass bluegill yellow perch a 200 acre warmwater lake in a large wetland in north portland near the confluence of the willamette and columbia rivers. The next closest river float option features a much cleaner much narrower and much faster river just outside portland in the suburb of troutdale.

In fact some people plan on coming with a kayaker who can add some pulling when necessary. The float is about five miles heading to the town boat launch near east elm street. If you already own a tube or would like to purchase from our selection of quality tubes we can inflate it and transport you upstream to just below the falls. Aside from being cleaner the upper sandy is also narrower and faster making for a better float.

Smith and bybee lakes portland 9 mi 16 min. 10 oregon rivers you must explore oregon is world famous for its wild and scenic rivers. 2 the sandy river. Access by canoe or on foot.

The best place to put in is dabney state recreation area and float to lewis and clark state recreation site. Dabney state recreation area as far as floats within a stone s throw of portland go the upper portion of the sandy has it all easy highway access rope. Fall city floating provides a shuttle service rental services to make floating on the river more safe fun and sustainable. But if you want to do a proper float from point a to point b your best bet is to head to the sandy river or the clackamas river.

That shouldn t stop you from visiting though. The sandy river from dabney state recreation area to lewis and clark state recreation site makes for a full afternoon on the water and is only twenty or so minutes from downtown. Fish from canoe and bank. Whether you d rather raft fish or float here are some of our state s best stretches of water.

1 hour as you head west from portland to the coast a quick turn at highway 6 s milepost 18 leads sweaty carloads to a relatively still wide section of the wilson river near where it meets trickling keenig creek. The sandy river is still close to portland less than 30 minutes from downtown and comes without the fear of growing an extra limb. Which portland river to float. The combination of its natural beauty lazy pace and proximity to portland draws crowds on hot days so it s unlikely that you ll have the river to yourself.

By adam sawyer 5 19 2016 at 3 00pm published in the june 2016 issue of portland monthly.