Since May of 2025, the HAP Beach Brigade has brought close to 100 volunteers down to the riverside area beside Duckworth Dock to clear concrete, rip rap and trash. Slowly but surely, these efforts have worked to uncover Duckworth Beach: Portland's newest river access point, and NE Portland's very first. Our goal is to create a towel-and-toe-friendly beach by summer of 2026. People will be able to swim between the dock and the shore, enjoying the river from a more secluded and shaded area.

Since May of 2025, the HAP Beach Brigade has brought close to 100 volunteers down to the riverside area beside Duckworth Dock to clear concrete, rip rap and trash. Slowly but surely, these efforts have worked to uncover Duckworth Beach: Portland's newest river access point, and NE Portland's very first. Our goal is to create a towel-and-toe-friendly beach by summer of 2026. People will be able to swim between the dock and the shore, enjoying the river from a more secluded and shaded area.