South Waterfront Greenway
South Waterfront Greenway is a park in Oregon, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Livingston Mountain stands 595 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cradle to Cradle, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD passes 9.3 miles off.
Walkway with greenery along the Willamette River. Includes a ramp for pedestrians to access water, often used to bring down kayaaks and the like (ramp will not fit a car).
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the JCT SR 5 VIC VANCOUVER ALONG WESTSIDE VANCOUVER LAKE TO NW LOWER RIVER RD
- 10.2 mi off the Vineyard and Valley
- 12.3 mi off the Mount Hood, National
- 13.9 mi off the JCT SR 500 VIC VANCOUVER TO JCT SR 5 VIC WOODLAND
Overlooks nearby
- Portland Women's Forum State Scenic Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Jonsrud Viewpoint · 20 mi
- Crown point · 21 mi
- Windblown Fir Viewpoint · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cradle to Cradle: 0.0 mi
- We Have Always Lived Here: 0.4 mi
- Arte, Música y Amigos: 0.6 mi
- We Have Always Lived Here: 0.7 mi
- River Shift: 0.7 mi
- Elizabeth Caruthers Park: 0.2 mi
- Heritage Tree Park: 0.4 mi
- Cottonwood Bay: 0.5 mi
- Brooklyn Park: 0.6 mi
- Lair Hill Park: 0.7 mi
- Southwest Waterfront Community Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Water and Gibbs Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Min Zidell Garden: 0.5 mi
- Front and Curry Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Minh Chau Garden: 0.6 mi
- Ross Island Natural Area: 0.3 mi
- Heron Pointe Wetland: 0.7 mi
- Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway: 0.8 mi
- Nicolai Woods: 1.5 mi
- George Himes Park: 1.6 mi
- Portland Spirit: 0.6 mi
- Williamette Jetboat Excursions: 0.7 mi
- Portland Spirit Dock: 1.3 mi
- Liberty Bell: 1.3 mi
- Zoom Coaster: 1.7 mi
- Stone Circle Climbing Monument/Statue: 0.7 mi
- U.S. Submarine Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Abigail Scott Duniway: 0.9 mi
- Francis W. Pettygrove: 1.1 mi
- Debbie Murdock Memorial Clock Tower: 1.2 mi
- Council Crest: 1.9 mi
- Mount Tabor: 3.8 mi
- Elk Point: 4.1 mi
- Swede Hill: 4.5 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 4.6 mi
- USS Blueback: 0.7 mi
- Oregon Rail Heritage Center: 0.8 mi
- Oregon Museum of Science and Industry: 0.8 mi
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- Portland Police Museum: 1.3 mi
- Jane Martin Waterfall: 2.0 mi
- Knapp Falls: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Mill Falls: 6.7 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.8 mi
- Singer Falls: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area F: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Area E: 2.7 mi
- Poet's Beach: 0.7 mi
- Lindbergh’s Beach: 4.2 mi
- North Beach: 7.5 mi
- Surprise Beach: 8.3 mi
- Lieser Point: 8.6 mi
- Waud Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.2 mi
- Schwingus - Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.2 mi
- Rocky Butte Quarry: 6.2 mi
- Phantom Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Fulton: 1.8 mi
- Champoeg: 20.4 mi
- Roy: 21.1 mi
- Latourell: 22.0 mi
- Greenville: 22.6 mi
- School District Spring: 15.4 mi
- Oliver Spring: 17.7 mi
- Giesy Spring: 19.5 mi
- spring w/concrete cover: 19.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 24.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 16.3 mi
- French Prairie Rest Area - Northbound: 16.5 mi
- Gee Creek Northbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Gee Creek Southbound Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of South Waterfront Greenway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Mountain | NE 49° | 595 m | 19.2 mi |
| Spud Mountain | NE 48° | 576 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 250° | 497 m | 20.1 mi |
| Dixie Mountain | NW 318° | 490 m | 18.7 mi |
| Highland Butte | SSE 149° | 470 m | 21.0 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 46° | 437 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ross Mountain | E 85° | 396 m | 21.0 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | WNW 296° | 392 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:44 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 20:18 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:41 | 16:31 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portland Kgw-tv, 2 mi away.
- Canada Goose492 obs
- American Crow364 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel336 obs
- Mallard320 obs
- Song Sparrow298 obs
- Rock Pigeon288 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle277 obs
- tree-of-heaven244 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/468466824
Day trips start here
- Portland Metropolitan Area · 1 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Southwest · 1 mi
- Portland · 2 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Northwest · 2 mi
- Milwaukie · 4 mi
- Portland (Oregon)/Eastside · 4 mi
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