Blue Lake Regional Park
| Blue Lake Regional Park | |
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Shoreline in winter
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Fairview, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°33′23″N 122°26′53″W / 45.5565082°N 122.4481473°WCoordinates: 45°33′23″N 122°26′53″W / 45.5565082°N 122.4481473°W |
| Area | 101 acres (41 ha) |
| Operated by | Metro regional government |
| Open | 8 a.m. to legal sunset. Entrance fee except for pedestrians and bicyclists. Closed on Christmas and New Year's Day. |
Blue Lake Regional Park is a public park in Fairview, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The 101-acre (41 ha) park, near the south shore of the Columbia River in Multnomah County, includes many covered and uncovered picnic areas, playing fields for sports such as softball, and infrastructure related to lake recreation including swimming, boating, and fishing. Encompassing wooded areas, three ponds, and a wetland in addition to the lake, the park is frequented by migrating birds and other wildlife. Paved paths run through the park, which is near the 40 Mile Loop hiking and biking trail. Park vegetation includes cottonwoods, willows, and other trees and shrubs as well as wetland plants such as cattails.
The 61-acre (25 ha) lake, which lies in a small artificial drainage basin, has no natural inlet or outlet. Water normally enters the lake only from rain, surface runoff, and groundwater seepage. Excessive aquatic plant life and algae have sometimes restricted the use of the lake, and its maintenance includes plant control and addition of fresh water from municipal wells.
Metro, the regional government for the Oregon part of the Portland metropolitan area, manages the 101-acre (41 ha) park. It lies in Fairview near the south shore of the Columbia River, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Troutdale and 11 miles (18 km) east of the center of Portland in Multnomah County. Marine Drive and the 40 Mile Loop hiking and biking trail pass north of the park, between it and the river. Northwest of the park is McGuire Island, in the Columbia River at 45°33′49″N 122°27′54″W / 45.5637302°N 122.4650921°W, while Chinook Landing Marine Park lies to the northeast across Marine Drive at 45°33′35″N 122°26′34″W / 45.5598414°N 122.4428696°W. South of Blue Lake beyond Interlachen Lane is Fairview Lake at 45°33′00″N 122°26′54″W / 45.5501194°N 122.4484250°W, which drains into the Columbia Slough.
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