Nature reserve · Oregon
Dawson Creek Woods
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Dawson Creek Woods is a nature reserve in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. South Saddle Mountain stands 1,048 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Dawson at Cornell, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Vineyard and Valley passes 2.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Port of Portland
How to reach it
Coordinates45.53673, -122.93952
- 2.1 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 13.0 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 21.2 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
- 25.2 mi off the Mount Hood, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dawson at Cornell: 0.3 mi
- Dawson Creek Property at NE Shute Road: 0.6 mi
- Lily Meadows: 1.3 mi
- Timberland Woods: 1.5 mi
- Mandy Park: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Dawson Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Hidden Creek Park West: 1.0 mi
- Hidden Creek Park East: 1.1 mi
- Central Park: 1.1 mi
- Arbor Park: 1.1 mi
Artworks
- World's Greatest: 0.7 mi
- Holstein Cow: 1.3 mi
- Seeds of Orenco: 1.8 mi
- Topographic Bison: 2.0 mi
- Eastman Rose Garden Mosaic: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Pioneer Methodist Meeting House and Cemetary Memorial: 1.3 mi
- CHAMPOEG MEETING AND FIRST GOVERNMENT: 1.3 mi
- METHODIST MEETING HOUSE: 1.3 mi
- SETTLEMENT. WORSHIP, REMOVAL: 1.3 mi
- TRAPPERS: 1.3 mi
Gardens
- Baker Memorial Healing Garden: 2.2 mi
- Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden: 3.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.5 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 3.5 mi
- Oregon Food Bank Learning Garden: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Williams: 6.4 mi
- Cooper Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Sexton Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Spring Hill: 8.9 mi
- Swede Hill: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 58
- Historic Archibald McGill House: 1.5 mi
- Hillsboro Arch: 1.6 mi
- Roloff Farm: 4.4 mi
- Molly's Castle: 4.4 mi
- Pirate Ship: 4.4 mi
Museums: 48
- Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum: 0.6 mi
- Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals: 2.6 mi
- Vintage Tek: 6.6 mi
- Japanese Arts Learning Center: 11.2 mi
- The Freakybuttrue Peculiarium and Museum: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Picnic Shelter: 4.4 mi
- The Love Garden Farm Stand: 9.4 mi
- Shelter A: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Shelter: 13.8 mi
- Heron Shelter: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Jackson Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.8 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Little Lee Falls: 16.8 mi
- Lee Falls: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 12
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 11.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 13.2 mi
- Surprise Beach: 14.7 mi
- North Beach: 14.8 mi
- Reeder Beach: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 7
- Roy: 8.0 mi
- Greenville: 9.3 mi
- Thatcher: 9.9 mi
- Fulton: 13.7 mi
- Champoeg: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Waud Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.1 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.2 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 18.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Normandin Spring: 13.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 13.3 mi
- Oliver Spring: 13.8 mi
- Giesy Spring: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 19.8 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 20.0 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Dawson Creek Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Saddle Mountain | W 272° | 1,048 m | 21.1 mi |
| Woods Point | W 275° | 940 m | 24.2 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 296° | 909 m | 22.6 mi |
| Windy Point | W 261° | 880 m | 23.2 mi |
| Long Mountain | NNW 335° | 689 m | 19.2 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNW 327° | 676 m | 17.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 346° | 649 m | 17.2 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 348° | 634 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 20:19 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:42 | 16:32 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 61 | 67 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland-hillsboro AP, 1 mi away.
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