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

Sauvie Island store prior to carpooling around the island. Meeting spot is the parking lot directly under the Sauvie Island Bridge and a pass is not required to park here

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