Government Island

#2748 among destinations in the United States

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Government Island is a 1,760-acre island in the Columbia River north of Portland, in Multnomah County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Though Interstate 205 passes over it on the Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge, access to the island is only by boat. There is a city controlled locked gate in the fence surrounding the freeway. ()

Coordinates: 45°34'30"N, 122°30'40"W

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OregonUnited States

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Government Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rocky Butte, The Grotto, City Bible Church, Columbia Pioneer Cemetery.

3.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Volcano
Rocky Butte, Portland
85 min walk • Rising above the cityscape of Portland, Oregon, Rocky Butte stands as a testament to the region's volcanic past. This ancient cinder cone volcano, part of the Boring Lava Field, offers a unique natural escape within the urban environment.
3.4 miSW
Botanical garden, Temple, Forest
The Grotto, Portland
88 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of Northeast Portland, The Grotto – also known as The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother – stands as an inviting place of peace and natural beauty. This Catholic shrine, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, offers visitors a...
3.2 miSW
Church
City Bible Church, Portland
81 min walk • Mannahouse Church is a non-denominational Christian megachurch located in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Their five campuses have nine English services, two Spanish services, and one Burmese service.
2.7 miSW
Cemetery
Columbia Pioneer Cemetery, Portland
69 min walk • Columbia Pioneer Cemetery is an historic cemetery in Portland, Oregon's Parkrose neighborhood, in the United States. The cemetery was established in 1877, and acquired by Multnomah County in 1951.
2.4 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cascade Station, Portland
61 min walk • Cascade Station is a mixed-use development of a shopping center, office buildings, and hotels located in Northeast Portland, Oregon along Airport Way and I-205, near Portland International Airport.
3.3 miE
State park, Park
Blue Lake Regional Park, Fairview
86 min walk • Blue Lake Regional Park is a public park in Fairview, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The 101-acre park, near the south shore of the Columbia River in Multnomah County, includes many covered and uncovered picnic areas, playing fields for sports such as softball, a cross country...
2.1 miSE
Museum
Jacob Zimmerman House, Gresham
55 min walk • Jacob Zimmerman House was the home of Jacob and Lena Zimmerman, German American settlers who came west over the Oregon Trail in 1851 to what became Multnomah County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Built in 1874, the house was part of a 600-acre dairy farm.
2.7 miN
Volcano, Nature
Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver
69 min walk • The David A. Johnston Cascades Volcano Observatory is a volcano observatory in the US that monitors volcanoes in the northern Cascade Range. It was established in the summer of 1980, after the eruption of Mount St. Helens. The observatory is named for United States Geological Survey volcanologist David A.
3.1 miS
45°31'47"N • 122°31'1"W
Glendoveer Golf Course, Portland
80 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
3.8 miSW
Library
Gregory Heights Library, Portland
96 min walk • The Gregory Heights Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.
2.3 miE
Island
McGuire Island
58 min walk • Government Island is a 1,760-acre island in the Columbia River north of Portland, in Multnomah County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Though Interstate 205 passes over it on the Glenn L. Jackson Memorial Bridge, access to the island is only by boat. There is a city controlled locked gate in the fence surrounding the freeway.