McGuire Island

#3607 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°33'48"N, 122°28'1"W

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OregonUnited States

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

Nearby attractions include: Columbia Gorge Outlets, Wood Village, McMenamins Edgefield, Blue Lake Regional Park.

4 miE
45°32'35"N • 122°23'20"W
Columbia Gorge Outlets, Troutdale
103 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
3 miSE
Area
Wood Village, Gresham
78 min walk • Wood Village is a city in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. The population was 3,878 at the 2010 census. Despite the name, Wood Village is classified as a city.
3.5 miSE
Music and shows, Wine bar, Nightlife
McMenamins Edgefield, Troutdale
89 min walk • The Multnomah County Poor Farm is a former poor farm located in Troutdale, Oregon, United States.
1.1 miSE
State park, Park
Blue Lake Regional Park, Fairview
28 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...
1.4 miSW
Museum
Jacob Zimmerman House, Gresham
37 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.
3.7 miNW
Volcano, Nature
Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver
95 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.
3.3 miSW
45°31'47"N • 122°31'1"W
Glendoveer Golf Course, Portland
86 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
3 miS
Square
Plaza del Sol, Gresham
78 min walk • Plaza del Sol is a plaza located at Southeast Stark Street and 187th Avenue in Gresham, Oregon's Rockwood neighborhood, in the United States. It features an art installation and model of the solar system, created in 2009. The site was formerly occupied by a Fred Meyer store, and purchased by the city in 2005.
2.3 miW
Island
Government 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.
3.1 miS
Library
Rockwood Library, Portland
79 min walk • The Rockwood Library is a branch of the Multnomah County Library, located in Portland, Oregon. The branch offers the Multnomah County Library catalog of two million books, periodicals and other materials.
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fallen Leaf Lake, Camas
96 min walk • Fallen Leaf Lake, once called Dead Lake, is a lake in Camas, Washington. Once home to Dead Lake Cemetery, its graves were moved to Camas Cemetery in 1984. This property had been owned by the local Camas paper mill for decades.