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Columbia
River Gorge
National Scenic Area
(a
ScenicDrive)
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This spectacular
river canyon cuts through the Cascade Mountain Range, 4,000 feet deep in
spots. The drive is 80 miles long and is heavily traveled.
(Click photo to enlarge) |
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Multnomah falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United
States. The falls changed when some of the rock broke away recently, but
the lodge shown in this 1940s postcard hasn't changed much.
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Mount Hood is about 45 minutes
south of the gorge from the town of Hood River. |
Location
Northwest
Oregon along the boundary with
Washington
East
of Portland
I-84
Map1 Map2
Museums
Columbia
Gorge Discovery Center and Wasco County Historical Museum
(at The Dalles, Oregon)
www.GorgeDiscovery.org
541-296-8600
The
Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum
(at
Stevenson, Washington)
www.ColumbiaGorge.org
800-991-2338
Other
features
Art
galleries (in the town of Hood River)
Bed and breakfast inns (in the town of Hood River)
Boating
Campgrounds
and RV parks nearby
Check
Woodall's guide
Fishing
Hiking
Hotels and vacation rentals along this route
Mount
Hood (nearby)
Mountain biking
Picnicking
Restaurants
Rock climbing
Salmon ladder (Bonneville Dam)
Scenic train tours (from the town of Hood River)
April-December
www.MtHoodRR.com
Waterfalls
(Click photos to enlarge)
Punch Bowl Falls Multnomah Falls
Wildlife
Windsurfing (at the town of Hood River)
Recommended
time to drive with stops
Half
to full day
Tourist
information
U.S.
Forest Service:
www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/forest
Oregon
Tourism Commission:
www.TravelOregon.com/region.cfm?theRegion=6
U.S.
Corps of Engineers (Bonneville Dam):
www.nwp.usace.army.mil/op/b/
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