Oregon / Columbia River /

Sand Island Marine Park North

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Columbia River · near Saint Helens · Oregon

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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Fee
Free
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
City of St. Helens
Website
ci.st-helens.or.us
Coordinates
45.87085, -122.79429

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Boating rules

  • SNW shore to shore from a point 200 feet upstream of the Courthouse docks to a point 200 feet downstream of the public transient floats on Sand Island · 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

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Saint Helens station, 0.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Sun Oct 18 to Sat Oct 24
Sun Oct 18 Low 6:53 am 0.6 ft · High 12:55 pm 1.6 ft · Low 5:08 pm 0.9 ft · High 10:25 pm 2.2 ft
Mon Oct 19 Low 7:49 am 0.5 ft · High 1:49 pm 1.8 ft · Low 6:27 pm 0.9 ft · High 11:46 pm 2.0 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 8:36 am 0.4 ft · High 2:31 pm 1.9 ft · Low 7:57 pm 0.8 ft
Wed Oct 21 High 1:14 am 2.0 ft · Low 9:15 am 0.2 ft · High 3:03 pm 2.1 ft · Low 9:12 pm 0.6 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 2:22 am 2.0 ft · Low 9:50 am 0.1 ft · High 3:27 pm 2.3 ft · Low 10:13 pm 0.4 ft
Fri Oct 23 High 3:14 am 2.1 ft · Low 10:23 am 0.0 ft · High 3:51 pm 2.5 ft · Low 11:08 pm 0.2 ft
Sat Oct 24 High 3:59 am 2.1 ft · Low 10:54 am 0.1 ft · High 4:17 pm 2.8 ft

On the river

River mile 85.6 on Columbia 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 Columbia River

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Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

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.