Welcome to Hayden Island, Portland’s only island community. The Hayden Island Neighborhood Network (Hi-NooN), is the officially sanctioned Portland Neighborhood Association.
Though Hayden Island is a neighborhood in Portland, it also is a natural divider between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, Hayden Island sits between the main channel of the Columbia River and the boat and water sport intensive North Portland Harbor. Hayden Island is the backdrop for the annual Christmas Ships, Fourth of July fireworks display and non-stop maritime and river-based living. A place to get away from it all by just being home.
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Hayden Island: A Great place to live!
Hayden Island, with a population around 3,000 full time residents, features six boat marinas, multiple condos and apartments, a large manufactured home community, and four floating home moorages. From Alder Creek’s Kayak & Canoe rentals on Hayden Island, it takes 3-4 hours to paddle around the island.
Hayden Island is a wonderful mixture of tax free shopping, light industry, office and retail, restaurants, hotels, condos and apartments, the largest complex of yacht moorages on the Columbia River. Past the railroad bridge, one mile west of I-5, the island features 800 acres of undeveloped natural preserve, owned by the Port of Portland.
Hayden Island has had different names through history: e.g. Menzies Island and Painted Image Island. And for a time, both Hayden Island and Tomahawk Island were separate islands, until that morphed into just Hayden Island when dredge material was deposited between two land masses.
Bridgeton, our closest neighbor, is on the south levee. It’s the city’s smallest neighborhood with about 1,000 residents living in houses, apartments, condos and houseboats, but good things come in small packages.
We’re both close to the Portland Expo Center, where the Max train terminates, and the Portland International Raceway (PIR) and the Delta Park shopping Center.
Kenton, home of Paul Bunyon is 2 miles south. Delta Park, formerly known as the city of Vanport, was the state’s 2nd largest city, but wiped off the face of the earth by a flood in 1948. The Owens Sports Complex includes seven softball fields, nine soccer fields, and a concessions building.
There are 45 miles of levees in Multnomah County located along the Columbia River. Marine Drive, which connects with PDX, is built on a levee which are earthen berms that reduce the risk of flooding during high-water events. They also make good bike paths.
We hope you enjoy your time here. There’s lots to see and do.
Hayden Island Residential areas include:
- Columbia Point East (map)
- Columbia Point West (map)
- Hayden Bay Condos (map)
- Hayden Bay Marina Homes (map)
- Manufactured Homes (map)
- Jantzen Beach RV Park (map)
- Island Cove Floating Homes (map)
- Jantzen Beach Moorage Inc (map)
- Jantzen Beach Village Condos (map)
- Lotus Isle Homes (map)
- Marina Riverhouse (map)
- Riverhouse Condos (map)
- Riverhouse East Condos (map)
- The Waterside Condos (map)
- Tomahawk Island Floating Homes (map)
- Tomahawk Bay Moorage (map)
- Hayden Bay Moorage (map)
- McCuddy’s Hayden Island Moorage (map)
- West Hayden Island Moorage (map)
- Yacht Harbor Club Apartments (map)
We hope you enjoy your time on the island! There’s always something to do.
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Hi-Noon meets this Thursday, February 13th at 6pm.
It’s going to be on-line ONLY (on Zoom). Everyone is welcome!
Join Zoom Meeting
HINooN is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting on Thursday, February 13th at 6 pm.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87517669853?pwd=ZNqVZ6AbIKTDvQ4SgKcbG1fIzvMwvb.1
Meeting ID: 875 1766 9853
Passcode: 654478
Here is the agenda:
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Congratulations to Gary Clark of Neighbors for a Better Crossing! The billboard project that he led is now up on I-5, just north of Columbia Blvd exit (headed North). It looks great!
https://neighbors4a-bettercrossing.org/
https://neighbors4a-bettercrossing.org/about-us/
https://neighbors4a-bettercrossing.org/immersed-tube-tunnel-solution/
“The Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Project committee is pushing a monster bridge design that will be 3-times as high as the current bridge, costing $7-$12 billion, will not be fully earthquake proof, but will take 15-years to build. It will damage the local environment & livability while imposing monster tolls that range from $3 – $15 each way, doing little to relieve traffic congestion.
On Feb 11, 2025, the Department of State Lands meeting discussed the sale of 65 acres of West Hayden Island from DSL to ODOT. The plan is to remove the dredging material apparently dumped there earlier and restore habitat. Building the new I-5 bridge required some remediation.
Access by boat would likely remain. The motion passed so now there’s a 45 day period to receive public input.
Public testimony will be taken on this item:
landboard.testimony@dsl.oregon.gov.
https://www.youtube.com/live/KoSymWnGktk?si=7YJBj3SCkqmIluO8&t=626
Thursday, October 24, presentation by Chris Smith at Oxford Suites Portland
The IBR project has been asked by advisory committee members to make public comments available in real-time, but has declined to do so.
Just Crossing Alliance is providing a comment form that will both immediately submit comments to IBR and make them available in a viewable archive. Also, unlike the IBR comment form, their form allows attachments.
https://justcrossing.org/
https://justcrossing.org/ibr-comment/
https://justcrossing.org/comment-archive/
Replacement of the Interstate 5 bridge is expected to cost $6–$7.5 billion. The project will be funded by:
– Federal funds: $2.1 billion in federal grants have already been secured. The federal government has also awarded an additional $1.5 billion.
– State funds: Oregon and Washington have each committed about $1 billion.
– Light rail: Extending rail to Vancouver is expected to cost $1.9 billion, mostly in federal funds.
Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2025 or early 2026 and is expected to last until 2032.
Tolls on the existing bridge are expected to raise $1.2 billion for construction. Tolls will also provide ongoing revenue for bridge maintenance and operations.
https://www.interstatebridge.org/DraftSEIS
https://www.interstatebridge.org/media/zpypj4xw/summary.pdf
𝑫𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒚𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆!
Call Pam Ferguson at 503-265-9479 or email pamfergusonpdx@aim.com with your questions.
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The video (below) is a flythrough showing Interstate 5 heading southbound from SR 500, starting on East 39th Street in Vancouver (from the Northern edge of the project), to North Victory Boulevard in Portland (the Southern edge of the project).
Design options shows a truss bridge in a double-deck, fixed-span configuration, with two auxiliary lanes and C Street ramps.
https://www.interstatebridge.org
https://www.interstatebridge.org/updates-folder/supplemental-environmental-impact-statement
https://justcrossing.org/ibr-comment/
https://justcrossing.org/comment-archive/
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Hayden Island Neighborhood Network (HINooN) meetings:
ATTEND A Hi-NooN MEETING:
The Hayden Island Neighborhood Network meets the 2nd Thursday of every month. It represents ALL neighborhoods on the island.
General Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday. In-Person meeting will usually be held at either Columbia Point Clubhouse, 233 Hayden Bay Drive, or the South Shore Clubhouse on the West side of the bridge, towards the south, behind Carpet Warehouse. HINooN is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting on Thursday at 6 pm.
https://myhaydenisland.com/
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100078398472086&ref=embed_page
THE DRAFT INTERSTATE BRIDGE REPORT IS OUT! It was released on September 20, 2024. Everyone had JUST 60 DAYs to submit your comment!
https://www.interstatebridge.org/DraftSEIS
The closing of businesses next to the freeway include:
- T-Mobile store (employees: _ )
- Sleep Number Bed (employees: _ )
- Wells Fargo ATM
- Starbucks (employees: _ )
- Jersey Mike’s Subs (employees: _ )
- Former BJ’s Steakhouse
- Former Jake’s Restaurant
- Former Old Country Kitchen
- Former Dede’s Deli Triplex
- Bank of America ATM
- McDonalds (employees: _ )
- Dotty’s (employees: _ )
- Tina’s Nail Bar (employees: _ )
- Cardtronics ATM
- Cafe Dell Toro (employees: _ )
- Anchor Bar (employees: _ )
- Denny’s (employees: _ )
- Wild West Emporium (employees: _ )
- 13, JBMI Floating Homes (to be acquired by state)
- 6, JBMI Floating Homes (in peril)
ALSO IMPERILED ON THE WESTSIDE (North):
- Original Joe’s Barbeque (employees: _ )
- Paul’s Cigars (employees: _ )
- Boomer’s Barbeque (employees: _ )
- Erupted Vapors (employees: _ )
- uBreakiFix (employees: _ )
— ON EASTSIDE OF BRIDGE
- 18 boat/moored homes
- Jaybees Chicken Palace (employees: _ )
Jordan Lewis created an EXCELLENT MAP of business that will close on Hayden Island as the result of ODOT’s bridge replacement plan (below). You won’t find THIS in their 10,000 page Draft SEIS!
https://www.interstatebridge.org/DraftSEIS
How many jobs does this total? Will you lose YOUR job? How many people work at your business?
The Draft Supplimental Environmental Impact (SEI) of the Interstate Bridge is a 2500 page report (201 MB) that “summarizes” the Interstate Bridge Replacement findings.
Download and read it (if you’ve got a couple of weeks).
https://www.interstatebridge.org
https://www.interstatebridge.org/media/downloads/IBR_DraftSEIS_Combined.pdf
Far better (and easier) is to just paste the URL into Perplexity. It will summarize ALL the contents! Do it now. It’s free.
Paste this URL https://www.interstatebridge.org/DraftSEIS
Into the Perplexity search window: https://www.perplexity.ai/
Now you’ve got an “expert” at your beck and call.
The talking bridge.
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/https-www-interstatebridge-org-adBUPmq.TLq276xAOBbHhg
Perplexity is a popular, AI-enabled search engine. I asked it to:
“Describe the key characteristics of the proposed Columbia River Bridge replacement near Vancouver Washington.”
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/describe-the-key-characteristi-rcHMGX5yTS.F6ncBkMHx5w
- Here’s a 4 page pdf summary of the environmental impact of the proposed I-5 bridge.
- Here’s a 3 page pdf summary of the funding status of the proposed bridge.
- Here’s a 2 page pdf summary of “What impact will the proposed I-5 bridge over the Columbia River have on residents of Hayden Island, including freeway access to the North and South on Interstate 5?”.