Kelley Point Park is at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. President Jefferson and the captains knew about the rumored “Waters of California”—a river some thought was a waterway to California. The captains were looking for it in 1805 heading down the Columbia and again in 1806 returning home. They missed it both times! With the help of Clackamas guides, Clark returned here and went a few miles up the Willamette.
Kelley Point has accessible restrooms and picnic tables with paved access. The site has beaches along both rivers (no-swimming) and trails through its 90 acres of black cottonwood forest. The park is also a great spot to launch a canoe or kayak or to walk or bike the 40-mile Portland Loop Trail.
314 W 11th St, Vancouver, WA 98660, USA
Distance: 4.37 mi (straight line)
Thirsty Sasquatch & Hungry Sasquatch, Main Street, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 4.41 mi (straight line)
Birdhouse Books, Main Street, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 4.55 mi (straight line)
168 Southeast Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98660, USA
Distance: 4.77 mi (straight line)
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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site | Visitor Center, East Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 5.28 mi (straight line)
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Clark College, Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 5.39 mi (straight line)
Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 5.50 mi (straight line)
Island Cafe, Northeast Tomahawk Island Drive, Portland, Oregon, USA
Distance: 5.61 mi (straight line)
Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Northeast 26th Avenue, Vancouver, WA, USA
Distance: 6.09 mi (straight line)
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NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver, WA 98662, USA
Distance: 8.45 mi (straight line)
Peace Candle of the World, Southeast 2nd Street, Scappoose, OR, USA
Distance: 8.68 mi (straight line)
Portland Japanese Garden, Southwest Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 9.18 mi (straight line)
International Rose Test Garden, Southwest Kingston Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 9.21 mi (straight line)
Powell's City of Books, West Burnside Street, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 9.36 mi (straight line)
Scappoose Trailhead - Crown Zellerbach Trail, Mobile Lane, Scappoose, OR, USA
Distance: 9.37 mi (straight line)
Lan Su Chinese Garden, Northwest Everett Street, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 9.38 mi (straight line)
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Oregon Convention Center, Northeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Portland, OR, USA
Distance: 9.40 mi (straight line)
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52432 NW 1st St, Scappoose, OR 97056, USA
Distance: 9.40 mi (straight line)
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