Collins Beach
Collins Beach is a beach in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Davis Peak stands 887 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 14 miles off.
The story
Collins Beach is a sandy beach on the Columbia River side of Sauvie Island in Oregon, United States, located north of Portland. Part of it is a clothing-optional area. The beach is one mile (1.6 km) long and begins about 0.25 miles (400 m) after Reeder Road becomes gravel. Hours are 4:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. every day. The beach has been popular for nude use since at least the 1970s. It is surrounded by a 12,000-acre (49 km2) fish and game reserve, except for a 10-acre (4.0 ha) parcel of privately owned land west of Reeder Road at the north boundary of Collins Beach. Nude beach users continue onto the non-nude North Unit Beach which is poorly delineated and ineffectively screened from view, which has led to a legal complaint by the property owners. Collins Beach is one of two official clothing-optional beaches in Oregon after Glass Bar Island's in Eugene, Oregon closed. The other is Rooster Rock State Park. It is administered by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in cooperation with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
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Wikidata Q5147348, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 24.9 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 26.4 mi off the Historic Columbia River, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Falls lookout point · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sauvie Island Wildlife Area: 0.7 mi
- Roth Unit: 1.8 mi
- North Unit: 1.9 mi
- River S Unit: 2.0 mi
- J J Collins Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Green Lake (Mettler) Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Lake Rosannah Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Duck Lake Wildlife Area: 7.3 mi
- La Center Bottoms: 7.3 mi
- Whipple Creek Hollow Natural Area: 7.5 mi
- Cathlapotle Plankhouse: 3.4 mi
- Old Tractor: 9.0 mi
- The Big Red Animal Barn: 10.2 mi
- The Maize: 10.2 mi
- Troll Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Nob Hill: 5.0 mi
- Liberty Hill: 6.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 7.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 8.3 mi
- Cardai Hill: 8.9 mi
- Blue Heron Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Master Gardener Demo Garden: 5.6 mi
- Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Residents Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County: 11.7 mi
- Seaman: 5.0 mi
- Peace Candle of the World: 5.3 mi
- Frogs: 7.5 mi
- Salmon: 7.5 mi
- Eagle: 7.5 mi
- Scappoose Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Custards Chimney: 5.1 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 5.2 mi
- Peace Candle of the World: 5.3 mi
- Waye Taylor Naillon: 6.2 mi
- Historic Courthouse Museum: 5.1 mi
- Caples House Museum Complex: 7.0 mi
- La Center Museum: 7.4 mi
- Woodland Historical Museum Society: 7.8 mi
- Clark County Historical Museum: 12.2 mi
- Jenny Creek Falls: 7.1 mi
- Bonnie Falls: 7.3 mi
- Jackson Falls: 13.6 mi
- Grist Mill Falls: 14.2 mi
- Lower Kalama River Falls: 16.0 mi
- Pavillion: 6.5 mi
- Lunch Place: 7.3 mi
- Heron Shelter: 7.8 mi
- Eagle Shelter: 7.9 mi
- Community Stage: 7.9 mi
- Reeder Beach: 1.5 mi
- Lyons Beach: 3.0 mi
- Tina Bar: 5.2 mi
- Trestle Beach: 8.1 mi
- Surprise Beach: 13.5 mi
- Martin Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Waud Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Carrolls Bluff: 19.5 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 19.6 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 20.0 mi
- Roy: 19.6 mi
- Greenville: 20.8 mi
- Fulton: 22.8 mi
- Thatcher: 23.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.1 mi
- School District Spring: 20.0 mi
- Normandin Spring: 24.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 5.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Collins Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Peak | NNE 33° | 887 m | 16.8 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | NNE 12° | 756 m | 21.3 mi |
| Reid Mountain | NNE 29° | 731 m | 16.3 mi |
| Wild Horse Peak | NNE 15° | 709 m | 23.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 270° | 689 m | 15.4 mi |
| Woolford Mountain | N 11° | 687 m | 19.4 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | E 100° | 679 m | 20.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | W 259° | 676 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:40 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 68 | 63 | 53 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scappoose IND AP, 4 mi away.
Mean tidal range 2.39 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Multnomah Channel, OR, 2 mi away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/195614901
Day trips start here
- Ridgefield · 3 mi
- St. Helens · 5 mi
- Woodland · 9 mi
- Vancouver · 14 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 19 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 19 mi
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