Audrey McCall - Beach Cleanup Event

Join Human Access Project for a large-scale cleanup of Audrey McCall Beach—home to our summer Splashdowns! Human Access Project endeavors to make all Portland beaches and swimming spots safe, clean, and accessible to everyone. We hope you can join and help us make a difference. We will be picking up rocks and concrete chunks, clearing vegetation, and removing trash to improve access. Many hands make light work, this is an opportunity to make a major improvement to what has become a popular swimming spot.

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Advanced Registration: Is highly suggested but not required. Please sign up (green button below) ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

Meeting Location: Volunteers will meet in front of the Firestation 21 on 5 SE Madison at 8:15 AM and at 8:30 AM we will do a short walk to the beach clean-up location.

Address: 5 Southeast Madison Street Portland, OR 97214 | Map Link

What to Bring: Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a backpack for hands-free convenience. Feel free to bring your personal tools if available and a reusable water bottle to support our sustainability efforts.

What's Provided: Work gloves, buckets trash bags, and trash grabbers.

Restrooms: No public restrooms are available

Parking: There is ample free parking on SE Salmon St, SE Main and SE Madison St.

Transit: Several bus lines stop near Firestation 21 including the 6--Martin Luther King Jr; 14--Hawthorne/Foster; and 15--Belmont/NW 23rd. If you will be arriving on bike you can access the location via the Eastbank Esplanade.

Accessibility: This area may not be easily accessible for folks with mobility concerns.

Translation Services: There will not be a Spanish speaker present at this event.

Participant Age Guidelines: All Ages Welcome

Groups: If you'd like to register a group, please create a team first. For detailed instructions, review our Teams Guide.