Batwater Station
Witness the wildlife and conservation efforts. A variety of guest sites create an immersive experience within the wetlands on the banks of the Columbia river. Stay in our houseboat, yurt or cabin.
About
Batwater Station is a deep water moorage focusing on wildlife that call Batwater home. We share her beauty with limited guests. Our goal is to enhance and protect wildlife through nesting sites an maintaining her wetlands. In 2015 we worked with several agencies to improve salmon habitat by breeching our levee and installing canals, plantings & more. They did it for the salmon. We did it for waterfowl and turtles. Wildlife share their home with us and we invite you to learn about their habitat..
Boat Moorage
Batwater Station has 600 feet of docks along with deck, houseboat, pier, high speed internet and limited electricity. We switched from transient boaters to permanent moorage for a select few after Covid hit. We now have limited spots for transient boaters, fisherman or kayakers. Boaters have access to a complete kitchen, bathroom and shower room while here.. High speed internet and limited electricity is also available on the docks.
Guest Sites
Batwater sites include houseboat, yurt, tiny cabin and RV site. Tents sites are an addition to those booking other sites. All guests have access to our pier house with kitchen, bathroom, & shower room. There are docks, pier, viewing station, brick barbecue, canoes and kayaks. Fish off the docks. We have high speed internet. Bonfire pit, volleyball, badmiton & horseshoes are available during the summer. There are over 50 species of birds to watch.
Wildlife
Our osprey pair nest on the docks each summer along with purple martins and tree swallows. See the beaver dams and dens. Wildlife that call Batwater their home include bald eagles, osprey, mergansers, mallards and wood ducks, owls, hawks, great egrets and herons. Mink, river otter, white and black tailed deer, muskrat, nutria are just some of the mammals. Turtles bask on logs, frogs croak at night, and lizards, salamanders and snakes can be seen.
Osprey Return
Our osprey return every March and leave in the fall. They have raised babies here since 2013.
Baby Turtles Seen
Wetlands Restoration
Our native western painted turtles are successfully reproducing
Batwater Station won "Best Wetlands Project in 2015. Working with Columbia SWCD & Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership. Bonneville Power provided $500,000 to breech our levee and restore 26 acres to healthy wetlands. BPA did it for Salmon smolts, we did it for the waterfowl, turtles and other wildlife that call Batwater their home. The project has been a success with young baby turtles, wood ducks and several other species.
