Access to much of the Refuge is by boat only, including Wallace, Crims, Tenasillahe, Hunting and Price Islands. Bring your kayak, canoe or motorized boat to visit, and snoop in the shallows of sloughs and investigate shorelines.
In Washington, boat ramps are located in the Cathlament Marina, at mile marker 30 off State Highway 4, adjacent to Skamokawa Visita Park and at Willow Grove west of Longview. In Oregon, boat launch sites are located at Aldritch Point near the Brownsmead area and at the John Day boat ramp east of Astoria.
