Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge is known for spectacular waterfalls but it’s also famous for wine, with more than 40 wineries in 40 miles (60 kilometers).

What to expect: The Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge is home to 77 waterfalls within the Scenic Area, from Troutdale to The Dalles. When the temperature nose-dives like a tipsy windsurfer ...

Highlights: The Columbia Gorge’s stunning concentration of high waterfalls is a result of its intense geomorphic history. Near the end of the last Ice Age, around 15,000 years ago, a giant flood ...

Hiking in the Columbia River Gorge is similar to hiking in Central Oregon: So many options exist, it is hard to know where to ...

Terry Richard / The OregonianWith so many beautiful waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge, it helps to have three prongs, like Triple Falls, in order to stand out of the crowd. It's still prime time to ...

Columbia Gorge highway timed-entry ‘waterfall corridor’ permits won’t return in 2023 Zach Urness Salem Statesman Journal ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. – The Columbia River Gorge is a marvel of nature known for spectacular waterfalls, scenery and hiking. But it’s also famous in the world of wine.The region’s geology has ...

Surrounded by towering basalt cliffs, lush forests and snow-capped mountains, the Columbia River Gorge is a nature lover’s paradise. Add in the wide array of outdoor recreation and destination-worthy ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — The Columbia River Gorge is a marvel of nature known for spectacular waterfalls, scenery and hiking. But it's also famous in the world of wine.

The gorge, the falls, the fire The gorge is an 80-mile-long canyon with dozens of waterfalls spilling down towering cliffs. The most famous is Multnomah Falls, 620 feet high.