Outdoor & Adventure · wetlands / flatwater paddling & birding

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area

$ · Portland, Oregon

Two thousand acres of freshwater wetland wedged between the Columbia Slough and the river out in North Portland, one of the largest urban wetlands in the country and one nobody expects to find behind the port terminals. Paddle a canoe or kayak among the lakes in the high-water months and you're shar

Try: A winter-to-spring canoe paddle across the lakes when water levels are up
📍 5300 N Marine Dr, Portland, OR 97203 🕐 Sunrise to sunset daily 🔗 www.oregonmetro.gov/places/smith-and-bybee-wetlands-natural-area
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