What town do you start the waterfall corridor

Hello. We are planning a visit next June to Portland. Want to spend 2 nights around Cannon Beach and 2 nights around Columbia Gorge and could spend 1 extra night at either place. What would be best plan

Hello - we are planning on going to the Columbia River Gorge in July this year. I read someplace the trails on the north side were closed due to fires. It appears you were there this year how were the views, were they fire damaged or not noticeable? Thank you in advance for any help you may offer. Don

We will be staying in Portland for three days the first week of June. We intend to drive the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. Our plan is to leave early on (Monday) morning and drive east to the Dalles. Which route would you suggest for the return to Portland? Should we cross and return westbound on the Washington side, or should we continue on and take the Mt. Hood Scenic Loop via highways 35 and 26? We are leaving Portland on Tuesday and head south to Silver Falls. If the Washington side of the Columbia River and the Mount Hood Scenic Drive are both spectacular, we could drive to Mount Hood Visitor Center on Tuesday before Silver Falls State Park and doing the Ten Falls Trail hike. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, since this will be our first trip to Oregon. (Of course we realize weather will play a factor in our plans as well.)

What exit from I84 do you take to get to the Columbia River gorge scenic byway, traveling from Biggs junction

Hi , Can we visit combia gorge scenic highway from seattle and cover only in one day . Also, can someone suggest any other route from oregon coastal highway to seattle as we would like to cover highway while driving in to Oregon and would prefer coastal trip while driving back to seattle. Also, what all waterfalls we can see with very close proximity to road and minimal hiking and also if there is any hikes which is like must to do and worth the time spent in this day trip Any suggestions would be really helpful.

Last year we drove the California Hwy 1 from Los Angeles to San Francisco. I was terrified and could barely open my eyes. This year my family wants to drive the Columbian Gorge Scenic Hwy (just from Portland to Mt. Hood) to see the waterfalls then on to Mt Hood National Forest. Is this drive equally as scary? Please be specific if you can because I was literally terrified last year but want to do this trip for my family. Thanks in advance for your input!

I know people drive from Portland to The Dalles, but is it just as nice to do it the other way round (from east to west)?

We will be driving from Mt Rainier to Columbia River Gorge on 6 June 2015 and intend to explore this area before leaving for Portland on 8 June 2015. We will stay in Portland before driving to Seattle on 10 June. As this is my first time going to this country and area, please kindly give me some advice as to what route to take to enjoy the scenic views of Columbia River Gorge and where should we stay. We have booked our accommodation in Portland from 8 Jun to 10 Jun.