Marine Park in Cascade Locks is full of history, beauty and fun. Marine Park will entertain the whole family with a great playground, access to the Columbia River, fishing, the Sternwheeler and more. There is so much history to be exposed to at this fun getaway in the Gorge. Read below for some history you can share with the family while driving to Marine Park.
Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery portaged around the rapids of the Cascades in 1805. They wrote in their journal, “this great chute of falls is about 1/2 a mile with the water of this great river compressed within the space of 150 paces…great number of both large and small rocks, water passing with great velocity forming & boiling in a horrible manner, with a fall of about 20 feet” (October 30- November 1, 1805).
Forty years later pioneers traveling the Oregon Trail’s water route were forced to make the same portage around the dangerous rapids. Travelers heading west had to make a crucial decision just upstream of these rapids at The Dalles, Oregon. They had to choose whether they would risk life and limb on Mt. Hood’s steep Barlow Road, and overland toll route, or build a raft and float down the Columbia River, risking their life free of charge.
SRC: Get more information and direction to Marine Park at: http://portofcascadelocks.org/
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