Just 30 miles (48 km) east of Portland sits the Columbia River Gorge — a rugged canyon on the broad Columbia River and home to more than 90 waterfalls, countless hiking trails, plenty of water sports and several charming communities.

The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the canyon stretches for over eighty miles (130 km) as the river winds westward through the Cascade Range , forming the boundary between the state of Washington to the north and Oregon to the south. [ 1 ]

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Dec 5, 2024 · The Columbia River Gorge was designated a National Scenic Area — the largest in America — for good reason. You’d be hard-pressed to find vistas as stunning as these. At the western end of the Gorge, the view from Crown Point is a front-row seat to the mighty Columbia as its unfurls and cuts through the Cascade mountains.

The Columbia River Gorge is so much more than just a natural wonder -- it is a critical transportation corridor and vibrant community of more than75,000 people living in fertile countryside and 13 urban areas spanning two states and six counties.

Aug 8, 2023 · Full of stunning and diverse resources, the gorge has been declared one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon, and includes gems such as the Crown Point National Natural Landmark.

Formed by ancient volcanoes and sculpted by incredible floods, the Columbia River Gorge carves an impressive corridor through the Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington as the great Columbia River flows to the Pacific Ocean.

The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon, 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep, that meanders past cliffs, spires, and ridges set against nearby peaks of the Pacific Northwest's Cascade Mountain Range.

Welcome to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, a year-round recreational area offering the best of outdoor activities including camping, hiking, biking, golf, whitewater rafting and kayaking, windsurfing and kiteboarding, boating, bird watching, photography, downhill and cross country skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing—the list is ...

Apr 24, 2024 · The Columbia River Gorge is a striking natural landscape of mountains, bluffs, and cliffs that border the Columbia River as it passes through the Cascade Range. The Gorge has been a barrier and then an artery for the movement of people and goods, a zone of changing economic activity, and, most recently, a defined political entity requiring ...