About a week after that, he named the big river for his 83-foot long ship, Columbia Rediviva. Incidentally, a replica of has sailed the waters of Disneyland since 1958. RELATED: ...

The Columbia River Gorge is one of the most dramatic landscapes in the Pacific Northwest, and this charming Washington destination is an ideal place to explore everything it has to offer.

The Columbia River Gorge Commission was created by both Oregon and Washington in 1987 to help manage land use in the newly-created Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, which forms the ...

Environment Columbia River Gorge Commission officials hope Washington legislature restores funding before session ends By Erik Neumann (OPB) April 23, 2025 1:11 p.m. Updated: April 23, 2025 4:42 p.m.

• River to Rock: The Washington side’s most famous site must be Beacon Rock, with its safe-but-vertiginous 848-foot, 52-switchback clamber up fenced-off stairs.

Beacon Rock, an 848-foot-tall basalt monolith, is the aptly-named beacon of the Washington side of the gorge. It's also home to the first full-service state park on the drive east down State Route ...

The Columbia River has long divided the two halves of Washington's cross-state Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. Now, a rebuilt rail trestle over the river south of Vantage connects the two ...

WHITE SALMON, Wash. — A wind-driven fire broke out Sunday in the Columbia River Gorge, quickly growing to more than 300 acres and burning several structures in its path, the Washington State ...