Poet's Beach (west Willamette riverfront near Marquam Bridge)  

45.506982, -122.671446 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Stones along the trail to the beach. The fourth stone to the right of the stone with word "family" in the English and Chinook languages
Author of the quote
Patrick

Historical background

Poet’s Beach — one the newest places to enjoy the city — was opened in 2017. Before that there was the river, the bridge, a bit of shade, but no entrance to the water. Thanks to an agreement with the city authorities, the area was cleaned up, the sand was brought and voilà — now we have a nice bathing spot in the middle of the town. Someone may think that it might be still unsafe to swim within the city boundaries, but no worries. The "Big Pipe" project, launched in 2011, rescued the river from water pollution. Now the water is clean and save and there are lifeguards watching for your back. See you in summer!

Present in routes of categories Lion

Passed by: 27/29 (93%).

By categories:

  • Lion: 27/29 (93%)