Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zigzag Ranger Station Mt. Hood National Forest | Agency / conservation office | 45.34292, -121.94180 | Permits and river information for the upper Sandy and the Salmon River. |
| 2 | Hoodland County Park Clackamas County park | Park / conservation area | 45.34378, -121.94945 | |
| 3 | Wildwood Recreation Site BLM recreation site | Park / conservation area | 45.35543, -121.98676 | Fronts both the Sandy and the lower Salmon River; the fish-viewing boardwalk is on the Salmon side. |
| 4 | Barlow Wayside Park Clackamas County park | Park / conservation area | 45.38270, -122.03995 | Riverside wayside at Brightwood. |
| 5 | Sandy River-Cedar Creek Access Public river access | Access / boat ramp | 45.41227, -122.26273 | Bank access at the Cedar Creek confluence above Dodge Park. |
| 6 | Ed Latourette Park Riverside park | Park / conservation area | 45.43890, -122.25384 | |
| 7 | Dodge Park Portland Water Bureau park | Park / conservation area | 45.44446, -122.25068 | The upper put-in for the Dodge-to-Oxbow drift, at the Bull Run confluence. |
| 8 | USGS 14142500 - Sandy River below Bull Run USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 45.44901, -122.24509 | The gauge floaters read before the Dodge Park run; it spikes hard in winter rain. |
| 9 | Oxbow Regional Park Campground Metro regional park | Campsite | 45.49585, -122.28874 | |
| 10 | Oxbow Regional Park Metro regional park | Park / conservation area | 45.49529, -122.29340 | The big park on the middle river; day use, camping and the standard take-out. |
| 11 | Oxbow Regional Park Welcome Center Metro regional park | Agency / conservation office | 45.50089, -122.30613 | Entry station and information for Oxbow. |
| 12 | Glenn Otto Park City of Troutdale | Park / conservation area | 45.53641, -122.37759 | The lower take-out and the busiest swimming beach on the river. |
| 13 | Historic Columbia River Highway Bridge Troutdale | Bridge crossing | 45.53840, -122.37672 | The old highway bridge at Troutdale, right above the last mile of river. |
| 14 | Gateway to the Gorge Visitor Center Troutdale visitor centre | Agency / conservation office | 45.54103, -122.38428 |
Gauge: USGS 14142500 — SANDY RIVER BLW BULL RUN RIVER, NR BULL RUN, OR. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Steelhead
Regulations: myodfw.com/fishing/regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Oxbow Regional Park - the primary drift launch and the best-known access on the river.
Dabney State Recreation Area - the standard takeout for the classic lower float.
Dodge Park at the Bull Run confluence - upper drift access near the gauge.
Lewis and Clark State Recreation Site - lowest access, near the Columbia confluence.
Sandy River Delta - the mouth of the river and a large day-use area.
Marmot Dam site - the reach reopened by the 2007 removal, now walk-in water.
Zigzag and Brightwood along Highway 26 - upper river trout water on the mountain.
Spring: the tail of the winter steelhead run through April, with flows still high and cold.
Summer: glacial melt clouds the river; heavy swimming and rafting use, and limited fishing.
Fall: coho enter the system and the first rains clear the glacial tint out.
Winter: the core steelhead season, fished hardest from December through March.