Falls Creek Falls: Three-Tiered Waterfall

About twenty-five minutes North of the Cascade Locks, an easy out-and-back day hike to a spectacular three tiered waterfall awaits you. Falls Creek Falls, just past Carson, WA, in the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest, is a hike that any waterfall-chaser will love.The...

Habitat Restoration Helping Salmon in the Groge

Recent restoration efforts in the Columbia River Gorge, focused on improving salmon habitat, are seeing positive returns. Projects, such as this one, have focused on estuary restoration, which aim to improve habitat and increase accessibility for juvenile and adult...

Take a Survey and be Entered to Win a Gorge Getaway!

Travel Oregon and communities in the Columbia River Gorge need your help to better understand what motivates people to visit the Gorge. Whether you spend every weekend in the Gorge, or if you’ve never heard of it, we are interested in your thoughts. Travel...

Wind Power Research in the Gorge

From Troutdale to Umatilla, researchers will be installing meteorological equipment this week, with their focus on improving wind power modeling in the Gorge area: The $9 million second phase of the Wind Forecast Improvement Project is funded by the U.S. Department of...

Gorge on Tap: Portland

Gorge on Tap is an event hosted by Friends of the Columbia River Gorge, an organization that aims to preserve the Columbia River Gorge as a treasure for all to enjoy. The Gorge on Tap event travels to communities around the Columbia Gorge, discussing conservation...