How does the permit for Columbia River Gorge work? Can we purchase the day of? I look up online & there’s time slot, so we’re only allowed to drive the scenic high way during this time slot? We stay in Stevenson & plan to spend 2 days to hike couple waterfalls. How should I purchase the permit while they only allow 1 hr window & we intend to spend the whole day in the area?

Will be staying in Lyle from Sept 27-30th. What are your favorite hikes?! There are too many to choose from! Moderate to strenuous, around 4-8 miles is great. Also wondering if we should use a day to hike somewhere at Mt. Hood, and if so, which one? Any recommendations on must do/ must see and advice would be awesome. Thanks!

Staying at Skymania Lodge would like suggestions on sites around the area to see. we have tree days. Also Hood River area

I plan to hike in the Gorge area. Any suggestions on the Washington or Oregon side for hikes 5+ miles RT. So many choices not sure where to start. Also any recommendations on tent camping...prefer smaller campgrounds without a lot of large RV’s. I’m driving down from NW Washington.

Hello, our family has had a 2 week trip to the coast of Washington and then Oregon planned for a year with the final stop at Hood River them Mt Ranier. We thought things were looking better about a month ago with the plan for both states to be opened by the time of our trip, which starts June 27. It looks as though some counties in Washington and Oregon are open and some are not. We are flying out to Seattle and then we have an RV that we are renting once we get there. Unfortunately several of the campgrounds we are staying in have to be closed due to the counties they are in. Supposedly they may reopen, but there is no plan right now it sounds like. It’s as though every other stop we have now we may not have a place to stay. This is making me nervous. Also, in Crater Lake is one of our stops and it isn’t open, l and of course we wanted to see the places that are closed. Do any of you locals have any feel for whether we should just Just cancel this trip? I’m going to bawl my eyes out if we have to, but we are from Indiana and my husband and myself with four kids this was going to be a very expensive trip and I’m not sure it would be worth it if we can’t see all the things we had hoped to see. We will be losing money either way because some of the places we are going to are open and are not refunding because they are open in those counties. It is super hard to figure out what may be open and what may still be closed. I know this is a longshot but I thought I would try here for any advice.

Hi, millburyflorist. What would you like to know about this attraction?

hi -my son is doing a camping trip and outrigger canoe race at the Columbia river gorge, will there be a lot of mosquitoes at dusk and dawn there? thanks so much!

My husband and I would like to go to the CRG in the Fall. We have several questions? 1. Oregon side or Washington side? 2. What is the best time to go? Sept? Oct? 3. Can we stay at one location and easily access most of the hikes or should we plan to stay at different locations (ex: East and West)? 4. Which of the areas where most effected by the fires and should that impact where we stay? Thanks in advance you all for your help!

What’s the best way to get there? Uber? I don’t have time to do a tour but I really want to go!

Which time of the day is best for visiting the gorge? We are staying in Portland and planning to drive out as far as Hood River.