Oregon / Columbia River /
Sand Island Marine Park South
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
- 45.86859, -122.79385
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Portland District; the one nearest this launch is of April 30, 2026). Not for navigation.
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
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Saint Helens · NOAA, 0.3 mi away
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Saint Helens station, 0.3 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| 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 |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 12:00 am 0.1 ft · High 4:42 am 2.1 ft · Low 11:26 am 0.1 ft · High 4:47 pm 3.1 ft |
On the river
River mile 85.7 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.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- St. Helens BAR · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of April 30, 2026 by the Portland District. Least depth in the channel (St. Helens Range): 39 ft; project depth 43 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Columbia River
River in Oregon. All launches on Columbia River.
Community
Where people who use Columbia River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Sand Island Marine Park North · 0.2 mi · Columbia River
- Pekin Ferry · 3.3 mi · Lewis River
- Scappoose Bay Marina Park · 3.5 mi · Scappoose Bay
- Woodland Bar · 3.5 mi
- Gilbert River Ramp · 5.3 mi · Multnomah Channel
- Little McNary Lake · 5.3 mi · McNary Lake
Sources
- Oregon State Marine Board Boating Access Sites record 96a69598-3284-4a00-8f3c-5efa09922bad · OSMB terms: cite OSMB as the source, describe modifications, no implied endorsement (ArcGIS item 63176689a50541b8863b530b29f9ea36)
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.