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Columbia River Gorge Waterfalls Tour from Portland
4 h
About this activity
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205-3084
Our central meeting location and pick up point! A beautiful, urban park in the middle of Downtown Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
We will depart downtown Portland and head east along the Columbia River to Troutdale, known as the Gateway to the Gorge! We will join the beautiful Historic Columbia River Highway, the first planned scenic roadway in the United States.
Stop At: Vista House, 40700 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019-9725
Typically, our first stop for the day is the Crown Point Vista House. This famous overlook sits 733 feet above the Columbia River, atop the remains of a lava flow that swept through the Gorge around 14 to 17 million years ago! Here, we will find amazing 180-degree views of the Columbia River Gorge and explore the Vista House. An intricately designed observatory and museum, the Vista House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Latourell Falls, Guy W. Talbot State Park., Corbett, OR
From the Vista House, we will drive deeper into the Columbia River National Scenic Area. Our first waterfall for the day will be the dramatic Latourell Falls which plunges 249 feet over a massive wall of columnar basalt. Depending on the season, a short ¼-mile trail hike will be led to get a closer view of the falls.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Multnomah Falls, 53000 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Bridal Veil, OR 97010
The next waterfall we will visit will be the famed Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet in two major steps, Multnomah Falls is the highest waterfall in Oregon and second highest in the nation! Here, we can explore the Multnomah Falls Historic Lodge (a Cascadian style stone and timber lodge built in 1925) as well as the beautiful Multnomah Falls itself. The easily accessible viewing platform offers a full view of the Benson Bridge and cascading falls beyond it.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Bonneville Hatchery, 70543 NE Herman Loop, Cascade Locks, OR 97014-6663
We will spend about 20 minutes on a short walking tour of this impressive Fish Hatchery (the largest in Oregon) and Sturgeon viewing center! At the viewing center we will visit local celebrity: “Herman” the sturgeon. Herman is over 70 years old, 10-feet long, and 450 pounds!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205-3084
We end our tour back at Director Park, our central drop off location in the heart of Downtown Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205-3084
Our central meeting location and pick up point! A beautiful, urban park in the middle of Downtown Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon
We will depart downtown Portland and head east along the Columbia River to Troutdale, known as the Gateway to the Gorge! We will join the beautiful Historic Columbia River Highway, the first planned scenic roadway in the United States.
Stop At: Vista House, 40700 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019-9725
Typically, our first stop for the day is the Crown Point Vista House. This famous overlook sits 733 feet above the Columbia River, atop the remains of a lava flow that swept through the Gorge around 14 to 17 million years ago! Here, we will find amazing 180-degree views of the Columbia River Gorge and explore the Vista House. An intricately designed observatory and museum, the Vista House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Latourell Falls, Guy W. Talbot State Park., Corbett, OR
From the Vista House, we will drive deeper into the Columbia River National Scenic Area. Our first waterfall for the day will be the dramatic Latourell Falls which plunges 249 feet over a massive wall of columnar basalt. Depending on the season, a short ¼-mile trail hike will be led to get a closer view of the falls.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Multnomah Falls, 53000 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Bridal Veil, OR 97010
The next waterfall we will visit will be the famed Multnomah Falls. Plummeting 620 feet in two major steps, Multnomah Falls is the highest waterfall in Oregon and second highest in the nation! Here, we can explore the Multnomah Falls Historic Lodge (a Cascadian style stone and timber lodge built in 1925) as well as the beautiful Multnomah Falls itself. The easily accessible viewing platform offers a full view of the Benson Bridge and cascading falls beyond it.
Duration: 25 minutes
Stop At: Bonneville Hatchery, 70543 NE Herman Loop, Cascade Locks, OR 97014-6663
We will spend about 20 minutes on a short walking tour of this impressive Fish Hatchery (the largest in Oregon) and Sturgeon viewing center! At the viewing center we will visit local celebrity: “Herman” the sturgeon. Herman is over 70 years old, 10-feet long, and 450 pounds!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Director Park, 815 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205-3084
We end our tour back at Director Park, our central drop off location in the heart of Downtown Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes
Included
- Transportation in a luxury vehicle
- Local and friendly guide
- Snacks and drinks
Not included
- Gratuities (optional). If you enjoy the tour and would like to tip your guide, a 15-20% gratuity is suggested
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- A maximum of 12 people per booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Locally sourced hazelnuts are served complimentary during the tour. Please contact the tour provider if you have a nut allergy.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
Features
Tourism
75%
Cultural
55%
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My college roommates (visiting from WI) and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Devon. He was so knowledgeable and pleasant, and made the tour fun from start to finish. He shared the history of each of the sites and went above and beyond to provide photo ops for us. We loved the tour on the van rather than a large bus tour. It was much more pleasant and gave us the opportunity to ask questions. We enjoyed every minute, despite the rain.
Jesse was a knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide. Saw everything we wanted to see. Lots of fun and learned a lot. Gorgeous waterfalls and views and history.
The guide was extremely knowledgeable about the area, how it was formed, recent activity, and the history!!
Aaron handled very heavy crowds and traffic calmly, our tour was great! I hope we have him as our guide in future!
Amazing trip. Dan was our guide, and he was very personable and knowledgeable about the local history and area in an around Portland. I would strongly recommend this trip for a beautiful sampling of the Oregon landscape.
Our tour guide was wonderful, very informed about the area. He picked us up on time, had water and snacks and gave us ideas for the best viewing of the waterfalls along with the history. You could tell he loved what he does and that made the tour a 5-star
I was skeptical at first of this but decided last minute to go for it. And that was a good decision. It was a kick-ass trip, using the local tour company Wildwood Adventures. Our guide's name was Jessie and she did a great job. I would recommend anyone who is thinking about this to do it. It was the best part of our vacation to Portland.
This has to be the best way to visit the waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge. Ride in a luxury, climate-controlled vehicle while listening to your tour guide explain the sites, then hop out at each waterfall and lookout to experience the beautiful nature that Oregon has to offer through short, easy hikes. In addition to the waterfalls, we also visited the million dollar outhouse Vista House at Crown Point and a fish hatchery. Ross was an EXCELLENT tour guide extremely knowledgable about the history of the area. I definitely recommend this tour!