Because of the people who are there with boats. They think they own that dock. They are very rude and telling you to get out, to move, to not be there, etc. if they werent there, it would be a wonderful place.

Its a nice place to kick back. Usually not crowded.

Beautiful spot love watching the sun go down there!

Hows the feeling of being abandoned like some kind of decaying industrial ruin. Apparently vigor is moving in or something. Lots of Russian guys hanging out.

Ive been swimming here for 20 + yrs..good convenient location for swimming or boating only thing sucks, is having rocks all over so you must swim in shoes

Nice view. Good place to watch the airport from.

High water still and there is not much beach yet.I wish people would clean up after leaving. Makes me sad that people just leave their trash and wont clean up after themselves.Please, enjoy mother nature and dont be so lazy.Please what you take in, take it back out.

Cool viewing tower. can watch airplanes take off and see all boats in the river. Can see Mt. Hood and the 205 and I-5 bridge.

Good place to dock your boat to go to river.

Great place bby the water

Great spot for reflecting

Best river beaches for swimming plus a boat ramp!!

Needed a Kayak rest stop and how cool was it on a sunny day Friday to voyage around here.

The boys loved the tower

Boat ramp gets a bit crowded because there are to many trailer parking spots for the size of the ramp. Lot of newbies latching a boat and it causes very long delays.

I read the signs and learned a lot about the shipyard history. Amazing how they turned out big boats in about 28 days.Does require payment to park legally. Has washrooms open and were clean for public park bathrooms. Enjoyed the birds chirping and saw a cute rabbit.

I use it for physical Therapy.

Nice to see the boats

Great place to put in, wide, lots of room, a little bit of sand build up on the west launch due to the current.

Mainly it is a boat launch. You pay to park there also. Has a multi level structure to go up with pices of history to read about.

Good place to launch a boat.

Free parking till end if year.

Widest boat ramp in the state of Washington. 7 Lanes. No problem

Great Park on the Columbia River. Has a boat ramp and lots of parking. The cost to park is $5

The best launch of the day is a good morning here. Still waters run deep. A great place to be a part of. Watch the planes. Greet the boaters. Find friendly people pursuing happiness.

Nice view

Its a clean area

Had so much fun

Its a great sandy beach area overlooking Columbia river

I work in marine construction and repair at this location. Great views and lots of history!

Over crowed on weekends. Dont like the pay for parking. One would think that they could at least keep the restrooms clean with the money they get from parking.

Great place to go relax

Really enjoyed being here this evening except for The Vancouver Police Department made us leave at 10 p. m. on the 4th of July we had to move over by McMenamins on the waterfront

Very cool display about our local history. Only took 4 years, plus visitors from Boston, for us to find it

Great boat ramp & nice docks. Is patrolled periodically so thats a plus, car prowler deterrant

Nice clean boat launch, they have lifejackets to borrow

Great viewpoint, about 3 floors up, overlooking river towards Portland airport. Great views up and down river. Solid structure and well maintained with nice signage explaining the area and memorial. Right next to boat ramp so can be busy with people pulling boats in and out of river. Only downside is you pay to park in the area. If its primetime, pay it becaise the area is patrolled. Otherwise you should be able to spend the time at the memorial and not get a ticket. Unpaid parking is nearby and a short walk to memorial.

Great lauch

Good spot

Awesome swimming holes.

AKA Marine Park. Boat launch ramp is good. $5 parking fee. Weekend was a bit crowded its empty on most week days

Always Peaceful ️

Beautiful place

Good place to watch the sale boats from the observation tower. And feed the ducks and geese

Nice place to check out the river and get some rays. Lots of parking by the boat launch. Not much beach yet cuz the river is high....

Love this place has a great boat launch

Great view of Portland and the airport especially at night. $5 parking right next to it, but free parking a short walk away at the park.

Bathrooms to far a part not a lot of tables

Large boat ramp but due to amount of historic fabrication metal in the sand I wouldnt recommend bringing your children to the beach here.

Good place for jogging

Nice place to walk the dog

Great place to be

Beautiful landmark

Watch out for needles

A must visit

Busy. Lock you cars.

Boat ramp. Caught NO salmon.

Fun places

Cool lookout tower

Historical place