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Enjoy panoramic views of the Columbia River gorge from Rowena Crest Viewpoint.
We were road tripping and unfortunately found ourselves in Oregon during the horrible wildfires on Saturday, 9/12. Since we were staying Hood River, we decided to take the 20 minute drive just to see the popular viewpoint. I can only imagine how gorgeous this area normally is.
No trip to the Gorge is complete without coming here! Easy trailed hikes. Just a short drive from our hotel near the locks. Great place to fly your drone if you brought it with you! And this site is free!!
This is a beautiful viewpoint to see the Columbia River Gorge area, quite an engineering feat to get the road up here. It is very windy! The views are spectacular n all directions. Definitely worth seeing. One strange thing is that a number of people up there were not wearing masks at all, and they were upset if you got within 20 feet of them! Go figure..
Make sure you drive this part of Hwy 30. Get off in Mosier and head east. Short drive. Lake parking lot and was not busy. Views were outstanding from here. You can see quite a bit up and down of the river. It's pretty cool to have the vultures soaring below you. The cool loop in the road down below was fun to look at after just driving it. Of course there was the obligatory yoga on the wall girl there. :-(
The viewpoint is easily accessible. It’s about 30 minute drive from Hood River. There is a 3 mile hike from this viewpoint with some great views as well. Be ready for a windy experience though!