Sauvie Island - North of Portland

Located about 10 miles north of downtown Portland off of Hwy 30, this area is comprised of both state land and private farmland.

The areas most frequently visited by birders include the Wapato Access trail (aka Virginia Lake), Oak Island, Rentenaar Rd., Coon Pt lookout. Easy, level walking trails usually covering, at most, 2 miles. Coon Pt is
wheelchair accessible but others are questionable.

In spring and summer Oak Island and Wapato Access are good places to find migrant warblers, orioles, as well as raptors and breeding songbirds. Fall and winter birders scan the lakes and fields at the Coon Point and
Rentenaar Rd lookouts for waterfowl and raptors. Oak Island is closed for hunting for most of the winter. Parking passes (day or annual) are required for most areas and can be purchased at the

From Portland take Hwy 30 west to Sauvie Island, meet at the parking area on the north side of the bridge.  We will re-group and carpool from the bridge.  Vehicles that leave the parking lot will need a $7.00 parking permit, available at the site.

This information excerpted from the wonderful resource, Wild in the City: A Guide to Portland’s Natural Areas edited by Cody and Houck.