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West Coast Travel Site Barb Conley BellaOnline’s West Coast Travel Editor Columbia River Gorge – a National Treasure As the fourth largest river in North America, the Columbia River winds its way 1,200 miles from British Columbia, Canada to the Washington/Oregon Border and out to the Pacific Ocean. Eighty miles of the river run east to west cutting a canyon through the Cascade Mountains and forming the border between Washington and Oregon states. The Gorge and its surroundings are considered a national treasure and protected within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area created in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. The Columbia River Gorge provides an incredibly beautiful setting for a wide range of activities and attractions including boating, white water rafting and wind surfing, hiking and rock/mountain climbing, vineyards and art museums, forest campgrounds and waterfalls, outdoor concerts and more. To get your first look at its grandeur, take a drive along Interstate I-84 on
As the fourth largest river in North America, the Columbia River winds its way 1,200 miles from British Columbia, Canada to the Washington/Oregon Border and out to the Pacific Ocean. Eighty miles of the river run east to west cutting a canyon through the Cascade Mountains and forming the border between Washington and Oregon states. The Gorge and its surroundings are considered a national treasure and protected within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area created in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. The Columbia River Gorge provides an incredibly beautiful setting for a wide range of activities and attractions including boating, white water rafting and wind surfing, hiking and rock/mountain climbing, vineyards and art museums, forest campgrounds and waterfalls, outdoor concerts and more. To get your first look at its grandeur, take a drive along Interstate I-84 on the Oregon side of the river, specifically the 70 miles designated as the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway. The
