Track the 300-foot Eagle tall ship on its voyage to Portland

Want to see a tall ship pass your favorite riverfront spot? Use the interactive map below to track the USCGC Eagle in real time as it travels 100 miles up the Columbia and Willamette rivers to Portland.

The 295-foot sailing vessel — known as “America’s Tall Ship” — is scheduled to depart Astoria around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, and arrive in Portland by 3:30 p.m., according to

The Ship Report

. The Eagle’s speed and path may vary depending on conditions, so check the live map to see when it’s passing bridges, parks, or towns along the way.

(zoom out on the map to see shorelines and surrounding cities)

Once in Portland, the ship will dock at Waterfront Park just south of the Burnside Bridge. Free public tours will be offered:

• 
  Thursday, June 5: 1 to 5 p.m.
  
• 
  Friday, June 6: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  
• 
  Saturday, June 7: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  
• 
  Sunday, June 8: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  

Government-issued ID and security screening are required to board.

Eagle by the numbers:

• 
  Length: 295 feet
  
• 
  Mainmast height: 147 feet
  
• 
  Sail area: 22,300 square feet
  
• 
  Rigging: 6 miles of rope
  
• 
  Top speed under sail: 17.5 knots (about 20 mph)
  
• 
  Crew capacity: Up to 239 people
  
• 
  Built in 1936 in Hamburg, Germany, as the
  
  Horst Wessel
  
  

The ship was taken by the U.S. after World War II and renamed the Eagle. It has trained generations of Coast Guard officers and remains one of the last working square-rigged ships in the world.

Use the interactive map above to track the Eagle’s progress as it approaches Portland. The ship’s position updates in real time as it makes its way upriver.

MORE:

The 2025 Rose Festival is currently underway in Portland.

–Mark Graves, The Oregonian/OregonLive

About The Author