4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
14 people
English
The Columbia Gorge NSA features waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards, and The River, harboring a plethora of fish and birds, and unique plants and invertebrates. In the early 1900s, Portlanders would drive their Model T cars along the Columbia River Highway to gaze at waterfalls. There is said to be over 4000 waterfalls; many are hidden away, but many are just a short hike off the Historic Highway. On this afternoon half-day tour you'll make new friends while exploring "waterfall alley", including views of the Vista House and a stop at Multnomah Falls, the tallest waterfall in Oregon and most visited site in the Pacific Northwest. Your expert guide will teach you about the natural history, cultural history, and wine background of the area, as you drive the Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway. You'll continue on to stop at a vineyard in the Columbia Gorge American Viticultural Area (AVA). Tasting fees included.
On the eastern edge of the Portland Metro Area is the western edge of the beautiful 85-mile long Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
1 hour 35 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Your guide will drive you along segments of this stunning 74-mile (119 -km) highway that was inspired by the Axenstrasse in the Swiss Alps.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll parallel the Sandy River while driving the western segment of the Columbia River Highway. The Sandy’s headwaters is a glacier on Mt. Hood, and the river is known for its Steelhead and Chinook runs. As a result, the Sandy is one of three tributaries of the Columbia who’s dams have been removed since 2007.
• Admission Ticket Free
Here’s your chance to capture the quintessential Gorge shot.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
This 100-year-old ‘fanciest rest stop in the world’ sits atop a basalt point above the Columbia River, with a 360-degree balcony. The sandstone, limestone, and marble building includes historical interpretation and fancy restrooms.
• Admission Ticket Free
A short walk from the vehicle reveals a 249-foot hanging waterfall adorned with fluorescent lichen and columnar basalt.
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
This delightful little cove provides for a hidden surprise and some remarkable pictures.
• Admission Ticket Free
An old logging ghost town dating to the 1880s, harboring a waterfall, an operating post office, and a circa-1920s B & B.
• Admission Ticket Free
A short switch-back trail through Hemlock and Doug-fir leads to a bridge at the base of the falls.
• Admission Ticket Free
The tallest waterfall in the state, with a combined height of 620 feet.
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
A slot canyon created by a fault, with plants growing on the walls found nowhere else.
• Admission Ticket Included
Get some quirky photos at this quirky waterfall!
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
View the fifth-largest free-standing monolith in the world, from a distance.
• Admission Ticket Free
This 1.5-mile (2.4-km) roundtrip hike will take you to the base of Elowah Falls, providing sunning views of Beacon Rock across the Columbia River along the way.
• Admission Ticket Free
Another National Historic Landmark, Bonneville Dam was the first Public Works Administration dam on the Columbia River, completed in 1938.
• Admission Ticket Free
Largest hatchery in the state of Oregon.
• Admission Ticket Free
Columbia River crossing for the Pacific Crest Trail, and lowest point on that trail. Named for a Native American legend that explains the local geology.
• Admission Ticket Free
Located in the stunning Columbia Gorge. Tasting fees included.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included
As we pass by, view the rock that inspired North America’s oldest continuously running nudist beach!
• Admission Ticket Included
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