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Columbia River Gorge Waterfalls: Mt Hood Tour
4.9
467 Ratings
Portland
Explore Columbia River Gorge Waterfalls, cross the Bridge of the Gods, and summit Mt. Hood. Discover Oregon’s natural wonders on this epic adventure.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Director Park - Our central meeting location and pick up point! A beautiful, urban park in the middle of Downtown Portland.
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area - 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.
- Vista House - Our first stop for the day: 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.
- Latourell Falls - 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.
- Multnomah Falls - 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.
- Hood River - We will make our way to Hood River, known as the Windsurfing Capitol of the World, where we will pause for an hour for everybody to disperse for free time. This gives us a chance to explore the town and get lunch.
- Mount Hood National Forest - Following lunch, we will set out heading south, through the picturesque Fruit Loop orchards and lavender farms. If time permits, we may even make a brief stop at one of the farm stands before beginning our scenic drive through Mount Hood National Forest!
- Mount Hood - While enjoying a scenic drive through Mount Hood National Forest, we’ll have many opportunities to view Mount Hood before our final stop right on the mountain at Timberline Lodge.
- Timberline Lodge - For our last stop of the day, we will wind our way through Mount Hood National Forest, climbing to roughly 6,000 feet in elevation, to Timberline Lodge. This National Historic Landmark sits proudly against Oregon’s highest peak- Mt. Hood! Attracting over 10,000 climbers each year, Mt. Hood is a mammoth to behold. We’ll have the opportunity to explore inside the lodge and enjoy the surrounding Cascade Mountain Range views from the lodge’s outdoor patios. If time allows, a short hike to the Pacific Crest Trail crossing just behind the lodge can be led by your guide.
- Director Park - After a full day out on tour, we end back at Director Park, our drop off location in the heart of Downtown Portland.
What's Included
- Transportation in a premium, high-roofed passenger van
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Knowledgeable, local and friendly guide
- Live commentary throughout the tour
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Gratuity (we recommend 20% for your guide, if you enjoyed the tour)
Additional Information
Journey along an old river path, shaped by the final Ice Age, continuing past the God’s Bridge, and see the internationally acclaimed hub for windsurfing. Later, cross through Oregon’s abundant fruit valley en route to the peak of a volcano, recognized as the world’s second most climbed mountain. Join us on this action-packed adventure to discover some of Oregon’s remarkable sights.
- A maximum of 12 people per booking
- Dress in layers as you travel though varied climates
Location
900 SW Taylor St
Southwest Taylor Street
We pick up at one of the corners of Director Park, located at the cross-streets of SW 9th Ave and SW Taylor St. The guide will aim to pull up in front of a restaurant called Pastini.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(467 Ratings)
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Vern_k
Sep 2, 2024
Fun at Mount Hood/Columbia Gorge - Jake, our Driver did a great job explaining the history and the beauty of our Trip
So much to see and enjoy with new people that we met
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Cindy_c
Aug 30, 2024
Wonderful tour! - We had a wonderful time on this tour and saw some beautiful forests, waterfalls and Mt Hood. Our tour guide, Chuck, was very informative regarding the history of the area and made the trip very entertaining.
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Taylor
Aug 28, 2024
Columbia River Gorge/Mnt Hood - I went solo on this trip and it was awesome. My tour guide Chuck was very knowledgeable and animated. He clearly loves his job. The bus is comfortable with large windows to view the scenery. There is plenty of time at each of the stops to take photos. We stopped in hood river and our tour guide made multiple suggestions for lunch and we had enough time to eat and enjoy our food/drinks. I would absolutely book another tour through this company again and would recommend it for other travelers.
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Steven
Aug 26, 2024
Fun trip - Joe was great at sharing information about the area. Loved the falls and the timberline lodge. And dont miss the Farm store.
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Rahul_a
Aug 26, 2024
Dominique’s Mt Hood Tour - Dominique was a most gracious and friendly hostess. We really enjoyed our trip with her. Her insights into the history and snippets about the background of each location were fantastic.
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Jean_t
Aug 19, 2024
Fun Day! - I loved the waterfalls, especially Horsetail Falls! I wish we'd had more time at Multnomah Falls so that I could've looked around in the gift shop.
Our guide Aaron did a great job!
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Sylvia_p
Aug 14, 2024
5 stars - Joe was great. 5 out of stars. yay joe!!!!
Joe, you made this trip a delight. thank you so, so, much
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Edwardsv8364az
Aug 13, 2024
Great Service! Informative, learned a lot ! - this was the 2nd all day tour I took with Wildwood Adventures and enjoyed it tremendously. Our driver and tour guide, Jake did a great job taking us to numerous sites, getting us their safely, explained in detail about all our stops and more.
Scenery was beautiful, Van was comfortable and clean. Wildwood adventures kept me informed of pick up time and location for start of our day.
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Olivia_m
Aug 27, 2024
Great views, beautiful waterfalls 😊 - David was great, very informative and knowledgeable. Wish we could have spent more time at some of the stops-especially lunch. We had to wait over 30 minutes at Full Sail Brewery for our food, so we ended up having to take it to go so that we could take a quick walk around. Otherwise the ride up to Mt. Hood was very pretty. Enjoyed it and would recommend. Maybe just bring your own snacks/lunch so you can explore Hood River stop more.
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Paradise29485157567
Aug 23, 2024
Beautiful Scenery BUT - The only reason to take this tour is the scenery, which is fantastic. But the van that the company uses is small and not suitable for taller and/or larger customers, Of the 12 people on our tour, only two had good seats from which to view the scenery. Our tour guide was knowledgeable but lacking in social skills and verbally berated several of the people on the tour. We would not take another tour offered by this company or recommend it to any of our friends or family.
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