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Doug's Beach State Park

Washington, United States · 45.6831, -121.2284

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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Water

Big river swell; shallow near beach

Experience

Advanced

Hazards

Big swell and shallow water near the beach. Washington State Parks warns of high wind and rough, fast river water and labels conditions expert-level. The park is temporarily closed July 30-August 5, 2026 for railroad-crossing work; recheck alerts before travel.

Parking & access

Official State Parks: currently closed July 30-August 5, 2026 for railroad-crossing work; check alert status. When open, day-use only, $10 one-day / $45 annual Discover Pass, summer 6 a.m.-dusk, winter 8 a.m.-dusk: https://parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/dougs-beach-state-park

“Experienced Gorge location; Discover Pass applies. Requested-field batch 07 verified 2026-08-01: current exact, nearby-camera, candidate and route relationships are explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown. Progression Project forum Gorge guidance warns that conditions become materially larger downwind of Rowena toward Doug's, reinforcing its advanced classification and the need to control drift before entering the zone.”

— via Columbia Gorge launch-site guide / CGW2; Requested-field research Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 83135 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Dougs 57A (0.57 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/83135 wx.ikitesurf.com

All 6 webcams in Columbia River Gorge

Surf forecasts

surfline.com %4045.68307%2C 121.22843%2C12Z — Surfline Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4045.68307%2C-121.22843% surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Beacon Rock State Park tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

columbiagorgetomthood.com Watersports Launch Sites Map25 Web — Columbia Gorge to Mt. Hood Original exact/candidate source for Hood River – Columbia Gorge: https://www.ventosurf.com/spot/hood-river-columbia-gorge Candidate/route/operator evi columbiagorgetomthood.com cgw2.org Hood River (Columbia River Gorge) Guide — CGW2 Exact/current access or conditions guide for Hood River (Columbia River Gorge): https://columbiagorgetomthood.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/waterspor cgw2.org forum.progressionproject.com Learning To Ride Swell In The Gorge Launches And Conditions — Comment 5 — Progression Project Forum Exact current 2025/26 Columbia Gorge launch-site guide for Hood River Event Site: https://columbiagorgetomthood.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/watersp forum.progressionproject.com

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