Swift Shore Open Space

Swift Shore Open Space is a nature reserve in Clackamas, Oregon. Swift Shore Open Space is situated near the quarter Willamette, as well as near Savannah Oaks.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Willamette Falls and T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant.

Willamette Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Willamette Falls is a natural waterfall in the northwestern United States, located on the Willamette River between Oregon City and West Linn, Oregon.

T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant

Power station

Portland General Electric's T. W. Sullivan Hydroelectric Plant is a hydroelectric dam on the Willamette Falls built between 1888 and 1895. It is the source of the nation's first long-distance power transmission.

Blue Star Memorial Highway

Memorial

Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Blue Star Memorial Highways are highways in the United States that are marked to pay tribute to the U.S. armed forces. The National Council of State Garden Clubs, now known as National Garden Clubs, Inc., started the program in 1945 after World War II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oregon City and West Linn.

Oregon City

Photo: Adam Herstein, CC BY 2.0.

Oregon City is a city of 37,000 people in the Portland Metropolitan Area. The seat of suburban Clackamas County, it is best known as being the end of the Oregon Trail. Several tourist attractions in the city commemorate this history.

West Linn

Town

Photo: Taromsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

West Linn is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. A southern suburb in the Portland metropolitan area, West Linn developed on the site of the former Linn City, which was named after US Senator Lewis F.

Stafford

Hamlet

Photo: Aboutmovies, Public domain.

Stafford is an unincorporated community, classified by the county as a hamlet, in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is a census-designated place.

Swift Shore Open Space

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.3429° or 45° 20′ 34″ north

Longitude

-122.667° or 122° 40′ 1″ west

Operator

West Linn

Open location code

84QV88VM+46

OpenStreetMap ID

way 137367050

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Willamette and Savannah Oaks.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: River Bluff Open Space and Willamette Garage.

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Worth a closer look: Portland and Salem.

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