Sauvie Island

Oak Island is open again for the season. On a warm and sunny day, I hiked the three-mile trail around the northern end of the Island.

Oak Island is located in the middle of Sturgeon Lake which is enclosed within Sauvie Island, one of the largest river islands in the country. It sits at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers just 10 miles northwest of downtown Portland.

Pleasant stretch of trail

Egrets

Sturgeon lake

Oak Island is closed to public access for 5 1/2 months each year, reopening on April 15th.

It’s a grand place to spot songbirds, butterflies, wildflowers, and sometimes deer and other wildlife.

Cattle are grazed on the Island

Red Dead-nettle

Many large Oak Trees on Island (no surprise)

Sturgeon Lake

White-breasted Nuthatch