Bachelor Island

Bachelor Island is an island in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in the Columbia River near Ridgefield, just south of the mouth of the Lewis River and a few miles north of the mouth of the Willamette River.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Collins Beach and Warrior Rock Light.

Collins Beach

Beach

Photo: Dckaynor, Public domain.

Collins Beach is a sandy beach on the Columbia River side of Sauvie Island in Oregon, United States, located north of Portland. Part of it is a clothing-optional area.

Warrior Rock Light

Lighthouse

Photo: EncMstr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Warrior Rock Light is a lighthouse on Sauvie Island in the U.S. state of Oregon, which helps guide river traffic on the Columbia River around the Portland, Oregon area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ridgefield and St. Helens.

Ridgefield

Photo: Jeffsilverstein, Public domain.

Ridgefield is a city in northern Clark County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,319 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 16,132 in 2025.

St. Helens

Photo: Cacophony, CC BY 3.0.

St. Helens is the largest city and county seat of Columbia County, Oregon and had a population of 14,000 in 2019. In October, the town embraces the Halloween spirit with a month-long celebration of spooky events and decorations geared toward entertaining crowds of families.

Warren

Hamlet

Photo: Tedder, CC BY 3.0.

Warren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, located on U.S. Route 30 north of Scappoose and south of St. Helens on Scappoose Bay of the Multnomah Channel of the Willamette River.

Bachelor Island

Type: Island
Also known as: “Bachelor’s Island”, “Bachelors Island”, “Cathlapole”, and “Pasauks Island”
Categories: river island, locality, and landform
Location: Clark County, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.81754° or 45° 49′ 3″ north

Longitude

-122.77405° or 122° 46′ 27″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

84QVR69G+29

OpenStreetMap ID

way 130177387

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

5786071

Wikidata ID

Q4838760

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Satellite Map

Discover Bachelor Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Bachelor Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bachelor Island”
Japanese: “バチェラー島”

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Notable Places Nearby

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