Mt. Hood and Gorge Waterfalls Day Tour with Two Vineyards, Lunch and Wine

523 NE 19th Ave, Portland

Sandy River

The route crosses the Sandy River between the Columbia Gorge and the Willamette Valley. The river starts at a glacier on Mt. Hood and is known for steelhead and Chinook runs. It is one of three Columbia tributaries whose dams have been removed since 2007.

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

The 85-mile (137-km) Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area has waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards and many birds. Its plants change sharply between the west and east ends.

Rooster Rock State Park

The route passes the rock that gave its name to North America's oldest continuously running nudist beach.

Vista House

A 100-year-old rest stop of sandstone, limestone and marble on a basalt point above the Columbia River, with a 360-degree balcony, historical displays and elegant restrooms.

Crown Point State Park

Once called Thor's Hammer, this geological feature rises above the river, with a crown-shaped building on top and a waterfall on one side.

Latourell Falls

A 249-foot hanging waterfall with columnar basalt and fluorescent lichen.

Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area

A small cove with a hidden surprise.

Bridal Veil

A former logging town dating to the 1880s, with a waterfall, a working post office and a B&B from around the 1920s.

Wahkeena Falls

A small waterfall that is easy to miss, so keep watch from the van.

Multnomah Falls

The tallest waterfall in Oregon, with a combined height of 620 feet.

Oneonta Gorge

A slot canyon cut by a fault, with plants on its walls found nowhere else.

Horsetail Falls- Columbia River Gorge

A quirky waterfall seen as the van passes.

Beacon Rock

An 848-foot (258-m) volcanic plug of columnar basalt, the fifth largest free-standing monolith in the world and similar to Devil's Tower in Wyoming.

Elowah Falls

A hidden waterfall that is easy to miss on the drive.

Bonneville Hatchery

The largest hatchery in the state of Oregon.

Bonneville Lock & Dam

A National Historic Landmark. Bonneville Dam was the first Public Works Administration dam on the Columbia River, completed in 1938.

Bridge of the Gods

The Columbia River crossing for the Pacific Crest Trail, which is the lowest point of the trail. The name comes from a Native American legend that explains the local geology.

Hood River

The Hood River Valley is Oregon's leading fruit region, known for pears, apples, Asian pears, cherries, peaches, plums, apricots, blueberries and wine grapes. The tour visits two vineyards here, with a hosted drink at one and a hosted lunch at the other.

Mount Hood

Mt. Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano, the highest peak in Oregon and the fourth highest in the Cascades. It can be seen from much of northern Oregon and southern Washington and is the most climbed stratovolcano in the Cascades.

Timberline Lodge

A Works Progress Administration project dedicated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1937, built above timberline on Mt. Hood. It is a National Historic Landmark and the only ski resort in the U.S. open every month of the year. Guests can split their time among interpretive displays, food and drink venues, summer hiking and winter snow play.