During the late 1990's the City completed Phase I to rebuild the City’s public moorage and transient tie-up facilities.  Phase I removed two finger piers used for 37 boat slips, replacing them with 12 concrete boat slips and steel piles, and installed a sewer pump-out facility for transient boaters.  The Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB), Northwest Oregon Economic Alliance (NOEA) and the City’s urban renewal agency REDCO participated with the construction of the new boat slips and pump-out station.

Rainier then completed the marina’s Phase II project that included the replacement of a 300-foot transient tie-up facility and the addition of 12 more boat slips.  The project was administered through the OSMB and funded through the Department of U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USF&W), OSMB and REDCO.  Project funding included:

Transient Tie-up/Pump-out Facility

Completion of the transient tie-up facility has completely transformed the Rainier Marina.  At various times during the year visitors to the marina may see the Empress of the North, many luxury yachts and cruisers during their trips between Portland and Astoria, or recreational boaters fishing or at play.  It is especially fun to watch all the boaters during the height of salmon season as anglers fish just off the Rainier shoreline.