Local favourite river spot · Tillamook, Oregon
Sand Island
Sand Island is a river spot in Tillamook, Oregon.
Sand Island: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Sand Island
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Sand Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 45.46563, -123.87784. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Sand Island
- Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~4 km · Must-see
- Short Beach · beach · Tillamook · ~9 km · Must-see
- Cape Meares Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~10 km · Must-see
- Cape Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~15 km · Must-see
- Cape Lookout · beach · Tillamook · ~22 km · Must-see
- Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~34 km · Must-see
- Tillamook State Forest · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~37 km · Must-see
- Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~37 km · Must-see
- Salmonberry Trail · trek · Tillamook · ~38 km · Must-see
- Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~40 km · Must-see
- Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~40 km · Must-see
- Bob Straub State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~41 km · Must-see
- Nestucca Bay · beach · Tillamook · ~42 km · Must-see
- Rogers Peak · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~42 km · Must-see
- Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~42 km · Must-see
- Cape Falcon · beach · Tillamook · ~43 km · Must-see
- Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~43 km · Must-see
- Cape Falcon Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~43 km · Must-see
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Sand Island
- Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~128 km · Must-see
- Long Island · river spot · Pacific · ~138 km · Must-see
- Nehalem Bay · river spot · Tillamook · ~30 km
- Castle Rock · river spot · Clatsop · ~48 km
- Haystack Rock · river spot · Clatsop · ~59 km
- Ash Island · river spot · Yamhill · ~91 km
- Butterfield Riffle · river spot · Lincoln · ~93 km
- Hayden Island · river spot · Polk · ~107 km
- Coffee Pot Island · river spot · Wahkiakum · ~107 km
- Sauvie Island · river spot · Multnomah · ~107 km
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Sand Island yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Sand Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Sand Island?
Nearby: Tillamook Cheese Factory (lake, 4 km), Short Beach (beach, 9 km), Cape Meares Lighthouse (sanctuary, 10 km), Cape Lookout State Park (sanctuary, 15 km), Cape Lookout (beach, 22 km), Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area (sanctuary, 34 km).