Poet's Beach

Poet's Beach is an urban beach along the Willamette River, near Portland, Oregon's Marquam Bridge, in the northwestern United States.[1]

Poet's Beach
Part of the beach in 2020
Location in Portland, Oregon
LocationPortland, Oregon, U.S.
Coordinates45.507046°N 122.671416°W / 45.507046; -122.671416

History
Signage, 2020

The beach was established, along with a kayak launch point, in 2000, but it lacked signage and easy access. The beach was improved starting in 2014 by the volunteer organization Human Access Project, which raised funds and obtained permits to improve access to the river.[2]

Human Access Project's work consisted of cutting through basalt rock at the perimeter of the trail near the beach to improve access and adding an art component and signage. The organization collaborated with Honoring our Rivers, who provided 30 excerpts of children's poetry about the Willamette River, and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, who provided Chinook Jargon with phonetics and English translation. Both of these contributions were engraved into rocks on the path leading to the beach. The completion of these initial improvements received a staged opening by Human Access Project in 2014.[2][3]

The beach in 2020

In July 2017, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler swam at the beach with a group of other supporters, to draw attention to the addition of lifeguards and to encourage residents to swim at the beach.[1][4][5] This opening was characterized as the city's first "pop-up" beach.[1][6][7][8]

In May 2018, the City of Portland announced the Poet's Beach program would continue but without lifeguards.[9]

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See also

References
  1. Hale, Jamie (July 13, 2017). "Poet's Beach in downtown Portland adds lifeguards, buoys to encourage swimmers". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. "A beach in downtown Portland? Obscure spot under Marquam Bridge gets a facelift, easy access (Video)". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
  3. Culverwell, Wendy (July 8, 2014). "As of today, Portland has its first beach on the Willamette". KATU. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  4. "Poet's Beach, Big Float merge water fun on Willamette". Portland, Oregon: KOIN. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  5. "Poet's Beach along Willamette River will open in Portland next week". Portland, Oregon: KATU. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  6. Flaccus, Gillian (2017-07-15). "Portland touts revived Willamette River". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  7. Law, Steve (June 7, 2017). "Welcome to Portland's first pop-up beach". Portland Tribune. Pamplin Media Group. OCLC 46708462. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  8. "Portland river once shunned by swimmers enjoys rapid renaissance". Christian Science Monitor. 2017-07-14. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  9. Kent, Kandra. "No lifeguards for Poet's Beach this summer". Retrieved 2018-06-24.
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