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The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

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Aug 28, 2023
Phenomenal place. The trees are majestically tall, waterfalls are beautifully cascading to the ground. There are plenty of short and long trails for everyone, and parking spaces are ample. Full review by minimize940314
Aug 5, 2023
Amazing scenery and local history. We were on River cruise by American Cruise Lines. We traveled along Columbia and Snake rivers on riverboat. Awesome food and service! Full review by gilmoreod
Jul 24, 2023
Beautiful scenic drive with an abundance of waterfalls and vistas. Some waterfalls are right off the road, but parking is very limited or not accessible. Parking passes for Multnomah Falls must be ob… Full review by jessicak756

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I plan to hike in the Gorge area. Any suggestions on the Washington or Oregon side for hikes 5+ miles RT. So …
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I plan to hike in the Gorge area. Any suggestions on the Washington or Oregon side for hikes 5+ miles RT. So many choices not sure where to start. Also any recommendations on tent camping...prefer smaller campgrounds without a lot of large RV’s. I’m driving down from NW Washington.
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Also check out Tamanawas Falls in Hood River, OR, I did this trail in Mid August and it was a beautiful trail through the forest and a nice relaxing waterfall at the end. It might be closed …
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Also check out Tamanawas Falls in Hood River, OR, I did this trail in Mid August and it was a beautiful trail through the forest and a nice relaxing waterfall at the end. It might be closed for the season. Install the app AllTrails as well. That will give you trails in your area to hike. I used it a week later at Glacier National Park and it was very, very helpful. I do not know anything about tent camping in the Gorge area. Sorry. Have a great time hiking in this beautiful fall weather.
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Hello, our family has had a 2 week trip to the coast of Washington and then Oregon planned for a year with the …
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Hello, our family has had a 2 week trip to the coast of Washington and then Oregon planned for a year with the final stop at Hood River them Mt Ranier. We thought things were looking better about a month ago with the plan for both states to be opened by the time of our trip, which starts June 27. It looks as though some counties in Washington and Oregon are open and some are not. We are flying out to Seattle and then we have an RV that we are renting once we get there. Unfortunately several of the campgrounds we are staying in have to be closed due to the counties they are in. Supposedly they may reopen, but there is no plan right now it sounds like. It’s as though every other stop we have now we may not have a place to stay. This is making me nervous. Also, in Crater Lake is one of our stops and it isn’t open, l and of course we wanted to see the places that are closed. Do any of you locals have any feel for whether we should just Just cancel this trip? I’m going to bawl my eyes out if we have to, but we are from Indiana and my husband and myself with four kids this was going to be a very expensive trip and I’m not sure it would be worth it if we can’t see all the things we had hoped to see. We will be losing money either way because some of the places we are going to are open and are not refunding because they are open in those counties. It is super hard to figure out what may be open and what may still be closed. I know this is a longshot but I thought I would try here for any advice.
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Most of Oregon is open but I would talk to the state tourism agency, Travel Oregon. They should have all the info you need.
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Answer by Joe G · Jun 7, 2020
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