S2.5 Willamette River Wheatland Ferry
We chose to spend a hot day on the river, and headed down to Willamette Mission State Park . Our goal was to explore the Mission Lake inside the park. Our plan was to use the Willamette Boat Launch just north of Wheatland Ferry. This is a nice boat launch, with bathrooms, plenty of parking, and a short dock alongside the ramp, which is a bit narrow. There is a small cove here so there is no current to worry about while putting in. The Wheatland Ferry is just upriver from the boat ramp. The ferry is not operating right now, and it is in 'dry dock' for upgrade and maintenance. We headed upriver to find the outlet for Mission Lake. Unfortunately, that outlet is not passable, and we just headed upriver to see what was around. Yay for pedal kayaks! The river here is very shallow. There were many people using this for swimming on this hot day, and a few kayakers were literally standing in the middle of the river collecting cool looking rocks. We did pull over to cool down, but it...