Willamette river dock question for Oregon/Washington boaters

pdxsearay

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New boater question for anyone in the OR/WA area.

How can you tell when a dock is public / available for an hour or two of mooring? Being in the Portland area I spend much of my boating time on the Willamette river, and is there a way to tell if a dock is available for public mooring and whether or not it's free? For example i see there is the waverly marina, the riverplace marina, and a bunch of others on the willamette. How do i know if we can dock there for two hours if we want to go walk and explore something nearby?
 
I have no idea about the area; but in Washington at all state parks it says you must register upon arrival. In Anacortes the public dock near where we keep our boat is posted with sign that gives you 4 hours of free moorage. So guess if it does not say free it is not free.
 
I have no idea about the area; but in Washington at all state parks it says you must register upon arrival. In Anacortes the public dock near where we keep our boat is posted with sign that gives you 4 hours of free moorage. So guess if it does not say free it is not free.

Thanks. Does that include places like Lake Merwin / Yale Lake? How do you "register"?
 
At the locks in Seattle you tie up and wait. We have waiter an hour or so. You must remain on your boat. At the parks you go to "Iron Warden" Metal box on shore fill out form put your money in the envelope and then put envelope in Iron Warden. Then put your copy in the window. We have been checked a few times.
 

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