McKay Park offers accessible river access via a concrete ramp (approximately 5% slope) leading to the Deschutes River, with two ADA parking spaces available on SW Shevlin Hixon Drive.

The park features a sandy beach area popular for tubing and swimming, though the beach experiences seasonal erosion; an accessible restroom facility is located at the park.

This location serves as a primary access point for both watercraft launching and recreational swimming/wading, with heavy summer use particularly from tubers navigating the adjacent whitewater park.