Port Tours

Get To Know Your Port

Public Tours

Commissioner Brian Wolfe (center w/clipboard) conducts a port tour.

Tours of the Port of Vancouver USA are provided to the public throughout the year and include a brief overview of the port and a tour of the maritime facilities. Because the port is bustling with activity, the tour is conducted entirely from the bus. To make your reservation, call 360-693-3611 or email your name, phone number, tour date and number of guests to rsvp@portvanusa.com.

 “A big thank you for the recent tour. Our residents are still talking about it. I’ve taken them on the tour for eight years – and every year it gets better. It is always new and different. I’m proud to live here and support you with my taxes!” – Touchmark Seniors

What you need to know before taking a port tour:

• Reservations are required.
• Official photo identification is required from all participants age 18 and over. A few examples include: driver’s license, passport, or state-issued identification card.
• Please, as outlined in the port’s Photo Policy, no cameras are allowed on marine terminals.
• As a reminder, port security protocol dictates that no firearms be brought onto port facilities.
• Port tours last approximately two hours.
• Due to the popularity of our tours, individuals are limited to two tours a year; and no more than six to a group.
• We ask that regular tour guests be six years of age or older.
• Please contact us in advance if you have any special needs related to one of our public tours or meetings. Alternative language formats, ADA accessible transportation and sign-language interpretation are available upon request.

Group Tours

Group tours are another way for the public to get a look at port facilities. We often have school groups or local clubs that want to take a tour of the port. To keep these interests from conflicting with public tours, the port works with groups to set up individual tours on a more flexible schedule. Rules for group tours include:

• Group tours are geared to 20 or more people.
• Groups must provide their own transportation for these tours. This typically involves a bus rental.
• Individual groups are limited to one tour per year.
• Identification requirements and the port’s Photo Policy apply to group tours as well. Please remember to bring photo identification, and leave cameras at home.
• Washington state law prohibits the Port of Vancouver from conducting tours for private benefit or profit.