This project will develop the only regional waterfront park on a 23-mile section of the Columbia River that stretches from west Vancouver to the Clark/Skamania County Line. Cottonwood Beach Regional Park encompasses 75 acres and includes 1.5 miles of shoreline and a 10-acre sand beach. It is adjacent to Steamboat Landing, a 2-acre site that has docks for fishing and canoe/kayak access and serves as the west trailhead for the 3.5-mile Lewis and Clark regional trail. Proposed development at Cottonwood Beach includes a swimming beach, picnic tables, trails, tent and RV campsites, dock, parking, signing, and restrooms. Improvements at Steamboat Landing include "finger" docks to enhance non-motorized boat access. Cottonwood Beach provides a spectacular setting for a regional waterfront park. It borders Steigerwald Lake Wildlife Refuge and Reed Island State Park, at the west entrance to the Columbia River Gorge NSA. Over 250,000 people live in the heavily urbanized service area, which includes Vancouver, Washougal and Camas.