Columbia River Picture, from above, seen in full here.
Columbia from Stonehenge WWII Memorial,
from 2021 Columbia Gorge Family Vacation
We’ve taken many trips around the Northwest, lots during “Pandemic Isolation.” Here are those that included trips to the Columbia River (including it’s mouth, on the Pacific). It has become one of our favorite places for a Getaway. Adventures to the mouth of the Columbia overlap Adventures on the Oregon and Washington Coasts.
Note: Pictures link to the associated Adventure Album.
A 3-week trip on the Pacific Coast of SW Washington & NW Oregon, and one stop inland, heading back north. We had 2 stays at the Mouth of the Columbia River: Cape Disappointment State Park in Washington and Fort Stevens State Park in Oregon.
A 3-week trip on the lower Columbia River and Pacific Coast. Our 1st stop was at Maryhill State Park, on the north side of the Columbia, just east of the Columbia River Gorge NRA. The 2nd & 3rd stops were revisits to Cape Disappointment and Fort Stevens State Parks, at the mouth of the Columbia.
A 3-week trip to Central Oregon started with camping at Viento State Park (with Friends), on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, towards the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge NRA.
A short week with Alyson, at the Astoria KOA, including visits into Astoria on the Columbia, and another revisit to Fort Stevens State Park (across the street).
A 5-day trip to the middle of the Columbia River Gorge NRA, staying at Cascade Locks KOA, on the Oregon side, but visiting sites in Washington and Oregon, West and East along the river.
A short trip to the NW coast, last week spent revisiting Fort Stevens State Park, at the mouth of the Columbia in Oregon.