pec. AHA- C7J/3 e Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Vista House overlooking the Columbia River from Crown Point. w o Catherine Creek runs through the heart of a wildflower area, with a variety of plant habitats in and among lava terraces You can pic¬ nic, swim and fish at nearby Rowland (DuBois) Lake. Dog Mountain Trail (Forest Service Trail #147) heads up a series of switchbacks to the 2,900-foot sum¬ mit of Dog Mountain, with vistas at several points It’s a popular trail for wildflower enthusiasts in the spring Carson is an entry point to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest where you can camp, fish, hunt, hike, cross-country ski, snowmobile or continue on through the Forest to Mount St Helens' viewpoints. In town you can relax at the his¬ toric Carson Hot Mineral Springs Resort The Wind River meets the Columbia just east of Carson A boat launch and fishing opportunities are available. Beacon Rock, a notable landmark among the pinnacles and promon¬ tories of the Gorge, is an 800-foot- high volcanic remnant Beacon Rock State Park provides a picnic area, a playground, campsite and hiking trails to waterfalls, Mt Hamilton and the top of the rock You can view herons and other birdlife on nearby Pierce Island e Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Bingen and White Salmon are neighboring towns with German- style buildings in their commercial business districts. Along with winer- through the volcanic rock of the Cascade Mountain Range As the only sea-level river flowing through the Cascades, the Columbia is both a natural wonder and an important transportation corridor. As home to 40.000 people, it contains industries, businesses, cities, farms and schools. For many years the Gorge has been the focus of public attention because of its unique natural features, its offer¬ ing of a variety of opportunities for public recreation, and its critical contribution to the economy of the Pacific Northwest. Recognizing this interest, the 99th US Con¬ gress passed an act creating the 292.000-acre Columbia The Klickitat River flows into the Columbia at the town of Lyle Scenic loop drives from Lyle traverse the rugged Klickitat River canyon to Trout Lake and White Salmon or to Goldendale and back to the Colum¬ bia River at Maryhill The Klickitat River offers white water rafting, kayaking and fishing The National Scenic Area Act designated the lower portion of the Klickitat River as a National Recreation River and the lower portion of the White Salmon River as a National Scenic River The Act also directed the Forest Service to study the upper portions of both rivers for inclusion in the National Rivers System Rivers are added to the National River System to preserve their free-flowing condi¬ tion, protect and maintain existing scenic and recreational values and make those values accessible to the public. Drano Lake, the estuary of the Little White Salmon River, is popular for boating and fishing Upstream, the Little White SalmonAMIIard National Fish Hatchery has two facilities for raising Chinook and Coho salmon Visitors are welcome breakfast accommodations and the Gorge Heritage Museum The towns are also good |umping-off points for excursions into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest The White Salmon River offers white water rafting, kayaking and fishing Bonneville Lock and Dam com bines the oldest and the newest Fed¬ eral power plants on the Columbia River The original dam was built in 1937, the second powerhouse was built in 1981 The Washington visitor center displays generators and turbines The Oregon visitor center includes navigation information since the lock is located near the Oregon shore. Both sides offer infor¬ mation about fish and history. Sailboarding is the main attraction m Home Valley. Other popular activities are camping, picnicking and swimming Looking east from Home Valley Park you see the Guardians of the Gorge, Wind Moun¬ tain in Washington and a sister volcano remnant, Shellrock Moun¬ tain, across the river in Oregon iPacific Northwest Region USDA«Forest Service INOIS The Broughton Lumber Company flume, a nine-mile water powered slide, was used to transport sawed lumber from the upper mill to the lower mill. No longer in use, it is a rare example of flumes used in early logging days Across the highway is Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery and a sailboarding beach. UNive: - • ' 1 Petroglyphs to Trout Lak* Ranger Station, Gifford Pinchot National Forest £ Mt Adams Wilderness Horsethiel Lake State Park Visitor Information Centers Contact these offices for brochures and maps and information about hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, restaurants, wineries, festivals, resorts, rafting, sailboardmg, skiing and other recrea¬ tional activities Check for seasonal closures • Skamania County Chamber of Commerce PO Box 1037 State Parks Contact the offices listed here for information about camping, boating, fishing, picnicking, and hiking in these Oregon and The Dalles Lock and Dam zigzags two miles from Washington to the Oregon shore. June through August the visitor center offers a free tram tour of the powerhouse, fish ladders, petroglyphs, and displays on Lewis and Clark, the fishing industry and water resource development. Maryhill Museum of Art was built by railroad lawyer and Quaker, Sam Hill The eclectic collection of art includes work by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, Russian icons, and an extensive collection of Native American baskets and artifacts Hours are 9 to 5 daily, March 15 to November 15. to Gifford Pinchot National Forast, i Mount 5t Helens viewpoints t \ Wind River Ranger Station The Bridge of the Gods draws its name from Native American legends. Geologists say large landslides may have temporarily dammed the river here, probably giving rise to legends of a great stone arch built by the gods for Indians to use in crossing the mighty Columbia Built in 1926, the present bridge is the crossing for The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, which runs from Mexico to Canada Lewis and Clark Dabney Shepperd’s Dell Benson John B Yeon Lang Viento Wygani Koberg Beach Memaloose Heritage Deschutes River For more information: Department of Transportation Parks and Recreation Division 525 Trade Street S E . Suite 301 Salem, OR 97310 Portland Women's Forum Guy W Talbot Ainsworth Starvation Creek Seneca Fouts PO Box204 Corbett, OR 97019 (503) 695-2240 •Sandy Chamber of Commerce PO Box 536 Sandy, OR 97055 (503) 668-4006 • Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce 150 W Powell Gresham, OR 97030 (503)665-1131 (509)427-8911 • Mi Adams Chamber of Commerce PO Box 449 White Salmon, WA 98672 (509) 493-3630 • Greater Goldendale Area Chamber of Commerce PO Box 524 Goldendale, WA 98620 (509) 773-3400 ■Visitor Center at Maryhill State Park 50 U S Highway 97 Goldendale WA 98620 (509) 773-4395 ■ Klickitat County Tourism Committee P O Box 1220 Goldendale, WA 98620 •Audubon Society 5151 N W Cornell Road Portland. OR 97210 (503) 292-6855 ■ Native Plant Society of Oregon Portland Chapter 20060 SE Highway 224 Clackamas. OR 97015 The Northwest Rivers Council 4516 NE University Way Seattle. WA 98105 (206) 547-7886 The Nature Conservancy 1205 Northwest 25th Avenue Portland. OR 97210 (503) 228-9561 Horsethief Lake State Park is popular for swimming, boating, fishing, camping, picnicking, rock climbing, botanizing and sailboard¬ ing. In addition, there are picto- graphs and petroglyphs painted and pecked on the basalt cliffs facing the Columbia River to Klickitat $ Goldendale. To Goldendale ( £ Yakima Underwood The city of Stevenson has been the seat of Skamania County govern¬ ment since 1893 Early rivermen stopped here to load cord wood to power their steamships Although steamships no longer stop at Stevenson, you can catch a ride on the sternwheeler "Columbia Gorge ' Other attractions include the Skamania County Historical Museum and Rock Creek Park White. Salmon Home Valley Wishram is a railroad company town on the Burlington Northern line. The tracks cross the Columbia River on a lift bridge. Nearby is the Celilo Falls Monument and Viewpoint overlook¬ ing the flooded site of an historic Native American fishing ground. Cascade Locks, OR 97014-0150 (503) 374-8820 • Marine Park Visitor Center and Stemwheeler P O Box 307 (503) 374-8427 Of 1200 N W Front Street. Suite 110 Portland, OR 97209 (503) 223-3928 ■Hood River Chamber of Commerce and Information Center Cape Horn offers a panorama of the Columbia River as it cuts through the Cascade Mountain Range In 1907 a highway was built on the Washington side of the Gorge connecting Van¬ couver with Pasco, but these cliffs proved to be an obstacle until 1929 when the "Shed Bridge" was con¬ structed around the rock walls. Today the Lewis and Clark State Highway (Highway 14) parallels the Columbia River for 85 scenic miles Y4A ^ UJi Hood Riven Columbio River Gorqe Nationol ScemcArca Headquarters &) } Stevenson Hood River. OR 97031 (503) 386-2000 V«sa House overlooking the Columbia River from Crown Point North Bonneville Cascade Locks /nction Murdock 'ishrai Gifford Pinchot National Forest VS Supervisor's Office'^ Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Rowe no ■to Madras to Hood Rivar Ranger Station £ Mt Hood Nationol Forest Vancouver Bonneville DallesporjL Eagle Creek Trail (Forest Service Trail #440), chiseled into the cliffs high above Eagle Creek, is a favorite of hikers The trail passes Metalko, Punch Bowl, Loowit and Tunnel Falls before it joins the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. Picnic areas, swimming and campgrounds are available The Historic Columbia River Highway takes you from Mosier to Rowena on a series of loops to the top of the Rowena Plateau and the Governor Tom McCall Preserve, a wildflower refuge maintained by The Nature Conservancy. Mayer State Park offers day-use picnicking, swim¬ ming, boating and birding The city of Hood River is an impor¬ tant agriculture and timber industry Warrendala. Camas You can camp and picnic at Memaloose State Park, located on the bluffs of the Columbia River over¬ looking the Washington shoreline cliffs and Memaloose Island. The island was once a sacred Native American burial ground p-r— Dodson /ashougol French canoemen called this place “La Grande Dalle de la Columbia " The same rough rapids were named "The Long Narrows" by Lewis and Clark Later The Dalles served as a staging area for the Oregon Trail Today The Dalles is an agricultural center surrounded by cherry orchards and wheat fields You can visit the Fort Dalles Historical Museum or windsurf at Riverfront Park To the west of The Dalles are the Chenowith Scablands. to the east are the Kaiser Ridge sand dunes. The Dalits The historic town of Cascade Locks drew its name from navigation locks built here to move ships past cas¬ cades m the river. The cascades were covered with water pooled by the Bonneville Dam in 1937 and the locks have remain unused since. At Marine Park is an Historical Museum Cascade Locks is the home port for the sternwheeler, "Columbia Gorge " Excursions are available mid-June through August River is also the site of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area headquarters Highway 35 takes you on a well-traveled loop drive through Hood River valley orchards and around Mt Hood to Portland •■LEWIS AND CLARK ARRIVE COLUMBIA RIVER' - Bronze plaque at entrance to Portland Women's Forum State Park Latourell Falls is one of a series of waterfalls that spill over the Oregon cliffs. Travelling the narrow Historic Columbia River Highway you can see Shepperds Dell, Bridal Veil. Coopey, Mist, Wahkeena, Multnomah, Oneonta and Horsetail Falls. Troutdola Portland Forest Service Pacific Northwest Regional Office At the Deschutes River State Recreation Area you can camp picnic, boat and fish The Deschutes River, eastern boundary of The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, is noted for trout and steelhead fishing and white water rafting. A sign marks the still-visible wheel tracks of the Oregon Trail on the old highway upriver from the Park Dry masonry along Historic Columbia River Highway Gresham Mt Hood Nationol Forest Supervisor s Office Columbia Gorge Ranger Station Wyeth Campground is located on a bench spreading between the shore of the Columbia and the cliffs of the Gorge This Forest Service camp¬ ground offers sites for overnight tent and trailer camping, a picnic area and hiking trails Multnomah Falls drops noisily a height of 620 feet into a deep pool A steep, paved trail leads *JSDA Forest Service HASV For maps 3001 formation about National Forest campgrounds, hiking, horseback riding, cross- ski and snowmobile trails, andotheroutdoor recreation opportunities contact these National Forest offices •Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Wacoma Center 902 Wasco Avenue Hood River OR 97031 (503) 386-2333 •Columbia Gorge Ranger Station 31520 S E Woodard Road Trout dale OR 97060 (503) 695-2276 • Hood Rrver Ranger Station 6700 Highway 35 Mt Hood-ParXdaie OR 97041 (503) 352-6002 Crown Point, a promontory 733 feet above the Columbia River, com¬ mands an exceptional 30-mile vista of the Gorge Construction was begun on Vista House in 1916, the year the Historic Columbia River Highway was dedicated at this site. The State of Oregon maintains the building in its original style Volun¬ teers operate a portion of the build¬ ing as a visitor center and gift shop, durmg the summer months I the base of the falls you can view displays, watch for coho salmon in the stream and visit the historic Multnomah Falls Lodge. Larch Mountain Trail (Forest Service Trail #441) leads hikers to one of the highest accessible viewpoints of the Gorge at the summit of Larch Mountain Mullnomah Falls ■Fort Vancouver National Historical Site 612 E Reserve Street Vancouver, WA 98661 (206) 696-7655 ■Skamania County Historical Museum Courthouse Annex Marine Park. HI Portage Road PO Box 32 Cascade Locks. OR 97014 (503) 374-8535 •Hood River County Historical Museum Port Marina Park PO Box 781 Hood River OR 97031 (503) 386-4547 •Fort Dalles Historical Museum 1856 Original Surgeon's Quarters 16th and Garrison The Dalles OR 97058 (503) 296-4547 • Mt Hood National Forest 2955 N W Division Street Gresham OR 97030 (503)667-0511 •Gifford Pmchot National Forest 6926 E Fourth Plain Blvd Vancouver WA 98661 (206) 696-7500 • Carson , WA 98610 (509) 427-5171 • Mt Adams Ranger Station Trout Lake. WA 98650 (509) 395-2501 Persons of any race, color, national origin, sex. age, religion, or with any handicapping condition are welcome to use and enjoy all facilities, pro¬ grams, and services of the USDA. Discrimination in any form is strictly against agency policy, and should be reported to the Secretary of Agriculture. Washington, DC 20250. (509) 427-5141 Ext 235 •Gorge Heritage Museum Town and Country Mall White Salmon. WA 98672 (509) 493-3228 •Maryhill Museum ot Art 35 Maryhill Museum Drive Goldendale WA 98620 1509) 773-3733 A cool, mossy, narrow canyon, Oneonta Gorge is a unique botani¬ cal area inhabited by plants that like moisture and shade Oneonta Trail (Forest Service Trail #424) follows this skinny gorge to the falls and beyond, joining other trails for loop hikes. CtttimC' Balsamroot Portland Women 's Forum State Park is the first major viewpoint on the Historic Columbia River Highway and a famous Gorge photo point * U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1991-593-981 Lone Pine Settlement - Original Indian settlement houses and Shaker church with The Dalles Dam in background Rowena Plateau ot Governor Tom McCall Preserve overlooking Lyle R6-CRG-RG-100-91