Take a quiet, flat stroll out to the northern tip of sauvie island. Oak island is located on sauvie island and it has a large number of bird species in a small area. Wildlife found on the island as listed in the sauvie island wildlife area management plan. The trail is primarily used for birding, road biking, and mountain biking and is accessible yearround. If you want to get farther north to the beaches, youll have to continue on reeder for a significant distance. Best time to visit sauvie island wildlife areapreferred time. Explore columbia rivers sauvie island statesman journal. Sica sponsors have great exposure to all those who visit the island website.
The sauvie island community association is run by volunteers and funded by sponsorships and donations. Geological survey publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the u. Sauvie island is covered by the sauvie island, or us topo map quadrant. Sponsors help us maintain the sauvie island website and contribute to programs, events, and our community enewsletter newslinks. Geologic map of the sauvie island quadrangle, multnomah. It lies approximately ten miles northwest of downtown portland, between the columbia river to the east, the multnomah channel to the west, and the willamette. Escape from the city to enjoy the solitude of this island hike. Wapato greenway loop hike hiking in portland, oregon and. Geologic map of the sauvie island quadrangle, multnomah and columbia counties, oregon, and clark county, washington. Download avenza, a free application from an app store to your smartphone, tablet or desktop computer. Hiking the wapato greenway loop at sauvie island is a great experience. Just be sure to look down when winding up your ride along the multnomah channel.
The access and habitat and travel management area maps are now geopdfs. About three miles down sauvie island road from the bridge, on the left. Plan area map, the base of the tualatin mountains on the east side, and the. Oak island loop, located near scappoose, oregon is a. You will be traveling through a state wildlife refuge and visiting the small warrior rock light. Pages in category sauvie island the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. On the sauvie island wildlife area, look closely and listen carefully for another bird species that stands head and shoulders above the crowd.
Less well known is its origin as the name of an indian village once located on the upriver end of sauvie island facing the columbia river. Oak island loop hike hiking in portland, oregon and. In winter, both on the hike and the drive in theres an excellent chance of seeing bald eagles, sandhill cranes, canada and cackling geese, snow geese, and tundra swans. View pdf of wapato state greenway 20 draft comprehensive plan here. The sauvie island wildlife area is a state game management area on sauvie island in the u.
Sauvies waddling mascot, the wood duck, has been known to cross the road now and then. Picnicking and other dayuse activities are permitted as long as visitors obey the regulations in place to protect wildlife. With it, you can follow your location, mark way points check boundaries and more while offline. This lowland, which extends from puget sound to westcentral oregon, is a complex structural and topographic trough between the coast range and the cascade range. With over 250 species of birds inhabiting the island, spellbinding avian formations are common sights. From its dusty eastern reaches to its loamy river valleys and highelevation lava flows, oregon lures adventurehungry bicyclists. There is another island on sauvie that has been annexed and made into a wilderness area it attracts mostly birders and people out for a short walk it sits in the middle of sturgeon lake. Birdwatching hike at oak island sauvie island meetup. Find the top rated hiking trails in oregon, whether youre looking for an easy short hiking trail or a long hiking trail, youll find what youre looking for.
Bistate regional trail system plan map miles away. Birds are the most dominant species and there is a separate page on the site. Oak island loop is a hiking adventure located in or near scappoose, or. A great hike along a blackberrylined forest road in the middle of sauvie island, perfect for the whole family.
Mud lake is displayed on the sauvie island usgs quad topo map. Early on, sauvie island is pretty empty, though it fills up quickly as the day progresses. The store address is 15005 nw sauvie island rd portland, or. This all made up for the terrible ride out to vancouver the other day. It doesnt matter whether youre a lean, mean road warrior. Anyone who is interested in visiting mud lake can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Sauvie island boat ramp topo maps, points of interests. It contains more than 12,000 acres 4,856 ha for mixed use including hunting, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, birdwatching and hiking. Page discussion view source history print friendly and pdf. From salem, take interstate 5 n and get off at exit 299b on the left for interstate 405 w and merge onto i405 n. Its a rural and wild place where one goes to slow down. Sauvie island wildlife area, portland ticket price.
Hancock forest management and green diamond resource company access program. And the oregon scenic bikeways program makes it easy to explore. Sauvie island tourist map see map details from sauvieisland. Since late eocene time, the cascade range has been the locus of a discontinuously active volcanic arc associated with. State park, which absolves you of the need for a sauvie island wildlife area parking permit. Sauvie island barn multnomah county, oregon scenic images mulda0.
The sauvie island wildlife area is a perfect place to explore the local landscape on foot. In the 1830s a frenchcanadian named laurent sauve converted much of the island to a dairy farm to supply fort vancouver. This short loop hike is filled with blackberries in late july, august, and early september. The most popular ride is the 12mile loop around the lower end of the island comprised of sauvie island road, reeder road, and gillihan road. Sauvie island boat ramp is covered by the sauvie island, or us topo map quadrant. Recreation department is regularly visited by hikers, boaters, birders, equestrians.
Each fall, a feathery invasion drops in to oregons fields and wetlands as a quarter million canada geese arrive on fixed wings with a rowdy chorus. Sauvie island loop a bike ride in portland, oregon. The initial purchase of five acres in 1940 and subsequent purchases through 2012 has brought the wildlife area to its present size of 11,643 acres, of which 8,153 acres are under fee title to the department and 3,490 acres are managed. May 16, 2015 sauvie island is located where the columbia and willamette rivers meet, 20 minutes from downtown portland, or. Sauvie island wildlife area was established in 1947 with primary objectives of protecting and improving waterfowl habitat and providing a public hunting area. Shows museums, sports arenas, parks, and public transportation.
Sauvie island wildlife area 18330 nw sauvie island rd. Sauvie island was once the winter home of the multnomah indians, who subsisted mainly on fish and on the potatolike roots of the waterloving wapato arrowhead planta staple they shared with lewis and clark in 1805. The island is 20 minutes east of downtown portland and one hour from the coast. Fall feathers at sauvie island wildlife area travel oregon.
The most straightforward way to explore sauvie is via the 12mile gillihan, reeder, and sauvie island roads loop. Warrior point hike hiking in portland, oregon and washington. We found it to be quiet and a great place to view all kinds of water birds. Enjoy the sounds of birds and frogs and bees as you stroll through one of. Sauvie island is a large island nearly the size of manhattan nestled in the middle of the columbia river, less than 12 miles from downtown portland, oregon. Follow this road for about a half a mile and youll come to a small fork, go to the left continuing on sauvie. Today the sauvie island wildlife recreation area occupies half the island, providing a huge.
Multnomah is a word familiar to oregonians as the name of a county and a waterfall, among other places. Sauvie island wildlife area portland 2020 all you need. Habitats include virginia lake waterfowl, marshy areas, oakcovered uplands and forested land along the multnomah channel. Edit this map sauvie island tourist map near sauvie, oregon. Its an easy, dogfriendly hike with a covered area for picnicking and a 2. Sauvie island wildlife area visitors guide oregon department of. Columbia and willamette rivers gathered on oak island for a trading fair which included. At the halfway point you can view the whitewashed beacon of warrior rock lighthouse, which rests on a sandy beach at the tip of the island. Mud lake topo map, columbia county or sauvie island area.
There is a large tourist information map on the parking lot premises at the foot of the island bridge. Sauvie island wildlife area 18330 nw sauvie island rd portland or 97231. The route travels through a thick cottonwood forest to the northern tip of sauvie island along the sandy shores of the columbia river. When coming from downtown portland, take hwy 30 west for 10 miles and turn right at the sauvie island bridge sauvie island rd.
The sauvie island wildlife area is a perfect place to explore the local landscape. Surrounded by sturgeon lake on sauvie island, oak island is part of the sauvie island wildlife area and is open to hikers only seasonally, from midapril to the end of september. The best times to visit are right after and just before the closure, when migrants such as sandhill cranes may still be present. Its a magical place set against a spectacular backdrop of cascadian snowcapped, volcanic peaks and the tualatin mountains. Most of the trail is a grassy access road through a cottonwood forest cfm. Best trails in sauvie island wildlife area oregon alltrails.
This island was inhabited by a huge group of native americans, visited by explorers, the site of a fort vancouver dairy industry, and where a lot of oregon history took place. On the south side of the island you see the hills of forest park and to the north you can see mt. Sauvie island hike hiking virginia, maryland, west. Warrior rock lighthouse is a hiking adventure located in or near ridgefield, wa. Please contact the sauvie island wildlife area for more information. Hunting, fishing, birdwatching, hiking, trapshooting, photography, dog training and canoeing.