Cathedral Park
Boat ramp · on Willamette River · near Portland · Oregon
Harmful algal blooms reported on Willamette River 900 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2021 and 2022.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 18, 2026
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 2
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- City of Portland
- Website
- portlandoregon.gov
- Coordinates
- 45.58751, -122.76429
Boating rules
- SNW within 200 feet of boat ramp · a zone at or next to this launch rule
From the boating rules map of Oregon State Marine Board (rules zones joined to our waters and launches; not endorsed by OSMB), read October 18, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Vancouver · NOAA, 4.5 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Vancouver station, 4.5 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Sun Oct 18 | Low 8:41 am 0.6 ft · High 2:27 pm 1.4 ft · Low 6:31 pm 0.8 ft · High 11:48 pm 2.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Mon Oct 19 | Low 9:31 am 0.5 ft · High 3:17 pm 1.5 ft · Low 7:47 pm 0.8 ft |
| Tue Oct 20 | High 1:07 am 1.9 ft · Low 10:08 am 0.4 ft · High 3:56 pm 1.7 ft · Low 9:10 pm 0.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 2:30 am 1.8 ft · Low 10:40 am 0.2 ft · High 4:23 pm 1.9 ft · Low 10:27 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 3:37 am 1.8 ft · Low 11:10 am 0.1 ft · High 4:45 pm 2.1 ft · Low 11:32 pm 0.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 4:28 am 1.9 ft · Low 11:39 am 0.0 ft · High 5:08 pm 2.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:29 am 0.3 ft · High 5:13 am 1.9 ft · Low 12:09 pm 0.0 ft · High 5:35 pm 2.6 ft |
On the river
River mile 5.7 on Willamette River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
On Willamette River
River in Oregon. All launches on Willamette River.
Community
Where people who use Willamette River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Columbia Blvd Launch · 1.7 mi · Columbia Slough
- Smith Bybee Wetlands Canoe Launch · 3.0 mi · Smith Lake
- Swan Island Ramp · 3.3 mi · Swan Island Basin
- Kelley Point Park Launch · 3.7 mi · Columbia Slough
- Bethany Lake Park · 5.5 mi · Bethany Lake
- Elrod Levee Launch West · 5.7 mi · Columbia Slough
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record af58322b-d9e7-4f7e-babe-fa978044c42c · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
- OpenStreetMap n1568387737 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.