Miles
From
Bingen,
WA
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Miles
From
Vancouver,
WA |
PLACE |
ACTIVITY |
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66.0 |
Town
of Bingen |
Syncline
Wine Cellars--Wine Tasting
Bad Seed Cider--Wine & Hard Cider Tasting
Bingen Marina and Bingen Point Park.
Windsurfing
and Kiteboarding. Picnicking, swimming.
Gorge
Heritage Museum--Historical Museum.
Town Park--playground, fields.
Restaurants.
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66.0 |
 Route
141 North-- Side trip to: |
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+0.5
miles North to town of
White Salmon |
White
Salmon Glassworks: Open glassblowing shop;
public welcome; Friday night open workshop--children
friendly.
Shops and Galleries.
Restaurants, Supermarket, Cafe, Bakery.
Glockenspiel Bells of White Salmon. Jewett & Main.
Bells chime on the hour & medley at noon and 5pm.
North
Western Lake Riding Stables
Horseback riding &
lessons. |
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+6.0
miles to Northwest Lake |
Northwest Lake. Fishing, boating, swimming, picnicking. |
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+9.2
miles to town of Husum |
Whitewater Rafting/ Kayaking: Outfitters
and guide
services on the White Salmon River.
White
Salmon Wild and Scenic River.
Waterfalls-- Husum Falls. (Near
Bridge; check in at any
local business for directions).
Wind River Cellars--Wine Tasting.
Weldon Wagon Trail--Remains of old pioneer wagon road.
(Junction of Indian Creek Rd. and Rt. 141). Hiking,
bicycling.
Husum
Hills Golf Course. 820 Highway 141. (541)-454-2000 |
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+11.5
miles to Wind River
Cellars (via Rt. 141 and left on Spring Creek Rd.) |
Wind River Cellars.
Wine tasting, daily whitewater
rafting trips, picnicking. |
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+13.5
to town of BZ Corner |
Limited services, whitewater rafting/ kayaking:
Outfitters
and guide
services on the White Salmon River. |
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+23.2
miles to town of Trout
Lake |
U.S.F.S. Ranger Station. Maps, information, permits.
Just west of Trout Lake center.
Guler County Park. Picknicking. |
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+ 31.0 miles to Ice Caves, Natural Bridges. (Via Rt. 141 and
FS 60 and also FS 88). |
Basalt lava bridges, extensive lava cave.
Picnic
area. Get directions & maps at Trout Lake U.S.F.S Ranger
Station. |
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+32.0 to Mt. Adams
(via Rt. 141, FS 80 & FS 8040). |
Mt. Adams alpine volcano. 12,276 ft. Multiple trails.
Skiing/
Snowboarding.
Hiking/ Backpacking/ Wildlife Viewing.
Mountaineering
Waterfalls (Pick up a map at the Ranger Station in
Trout
Lake).
Gifford
Pinchot National Forest & Wilderness Areas
Fishing, canoeing,
kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, wildlife
viewing, mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding, waterfalls,
volcanoes, spring
wildflowers,
rock & ice climbing, picnicking, scenic drives. |
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+34.0
to town of Glenwood and Conboy Lake NWR
(Via Rt. 141, and Little Mtn./
Trout Lake-Glenwood Rd). |
Conboy
Lake NWR Refuge.
Sandhill cranes,
Elk, Oregon Spotted Frog & other species. Wildlife
viewing,
hiking.
Town of Glenwood. Limited Services, stores.
Bird Creek Meadows Trail. Outstanding wildflower trail
and southwest route to Mt. Adams trails & Gifford
Pinchot National Forest. On Yakima Reservation;
a user fee of $10 is
often collected. Hiking, Backpacking, wildlife viewing,
mountaineering.
Trailhead is off Bird Creek Rd. in Glenwood.
From Here, you can continue south on Goldendale-
Glenwood Rd. and Rt. 142, back to Rt. 14 east of Bingen
along the Klickitat River Canyon or through Goldendale.
Click Here to see
that route. |
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+43.0
to Pacific Crest Trail
/Indian Heaven
Wilderness. (Via
Rt. 141, FS 88, FS 8851 & FS 24). |
Trailhead for the Pacific
Crest National Scenic Trail--
a 2,600 mile foot/horse path from Mexico to
Canada. Hiking, backpacking, horseback riding,
wildlife viewing.
Gifford
Pinchot National Forest & Wilderness Areas. |
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1.0
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65.0 |
Hood River Bridge ($0.75 toll) to
Hood River, Oregon & routes
I-84, 30, 35, 13, 17 & Mt. Hood National Forest |
Going over the bridge to Oregon & Hood River?
Click HERE for a list
of things to see & do.
In Hood River: Restaurants, pubs, shops, galleries,
windsurfing & kiteboarding sites, outfitters & guide
services, full range of services & stores, orchards, museums,
sailing, etc.
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2.5 |
63.5 |
Rt. 141-A; Route 41. Town of
Underwood. |
Mouth
of White Salmon River. Fishing, boating. No
services.
Route
141-A is an alternate route to White Salmon
& towns north. Click Here to see details.
Route
41 is a Scenic Drive along a escarpment; it leads
to Rt. 86. Click HERE to see details.
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4.0 |
62.0 |
Spring Creek Fish Hatchery
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Spring Creek National Fish
Hatchery tour.
Windsurfing
and Kiteboarding. Picnicking, swimming,
fishing. |
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5.5 |
60.5 |
Windsurfing site: Swell City |
Windsurfing.
No kite launching. Near milepost 61. |
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10.0 |
60.0 |
Town of Cook, Little White Salmon
River & Route 86 |
Drano Lake & Little White Salmon River. Fishing,
boating, wildlife viewing.
View of old Log Flumes.
Remains of last functional log
flume in U.S. On Mountain slope; viewable from Drano
Lake
boat launch.
Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery tour.
Town of Cook: small store; no other services.
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10.5 |
55.5 |
ROUTE
86--SIDE TRIP TO: |
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+6.0
miles to Willard National
Fish Hatchery |
Willard National Fish Hatchery Tours of hatchery,
picnicking.
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+7.0
to town of Willard &
Gifford Pinchot National Forest |
Gifford
Pinchot National Forest
Fishing, canoeing,
kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, wildlife
viewing, mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding, waterfalls,
volcanoes, spring
wildflowers, rock & ice climbing,
picnicking, scenic drives.
Town of Willard. Very limited services. |
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+11.5
to Big Lava Beds route |
Big Lava Beds
12,500 acre lava beds
landscape. Cracks, crevasses, cones, rock piles, short caves.
Tree covered. Can
be visited along FS routes 60, 66 & 6605. Rt. 86 to left on
FS 66.
Hiking, wildlife viewing, scenic drive,
Gifford
Pinchot National Forest. |
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+24.5
to Goose Lake |
Fishing, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking,
backpacking, wildlife viewing.
Gifford
Pinchot National
Forest.
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Loop back to: |
Ice Caves, Mt. Adams, Trout Lake, White Salmon,
Bingen via Rt. 141. Click
Here.
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11.5 |
54.5 |
Dog Creek Falls |
Waterfall. Small dirt
parking lot on right side of Rt. 14 maraked
"Dog Creek." Visible from road. |
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13.0 |
53.0 |
Dog Mountain Trail |
Trails up to Dog Mountain.
Outstanding spring wildflower
trail. 3.7 miles to summit by shortest route. Hiking,
Wildlife
viewing. Large dirt parking lot on right. Marked. |
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17.0 |
49.0 |
Town of Home Valley |
Wind River boat ramp. Fishing.
No services.
Windsurfing and
Kiteboarding
site: Home Valley. |
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18.5 |
47.5 |
Town of Carson & Wind
River Road. |
Carson Mineral
Hot Springs & Golf Course. Old fashioned hot springs
resort & spa. Gold Course to open in 2005.
1st Martin Rd., Carson.
Town of Carson.
Limited services.
Wind River.
Whitewater Rafting/ Kayaking.
Outfitters
and guide services on the Wind River. Various access
points along
Wind River Road and FS 30 & 64. |
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18.5 |
47.5 |
WIND
RIVER ROAD SIDE TRIP TO:
Government Mineral Springs, Swift Reservoir, and Mt. St. Helens
regions. |
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+8.0
miles to Town of Stabler |
Very Limited Services.
Wind River U.S.F.S. Arboretum.
Experimental arboretum.
Hemlock Lake Recreation area. Fishing, hiking, wildlife
viewing, canoeing.
Gifford
Pinchot National Forest
Fishing, canoeing,
kayaking, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking, wildlife
viewing, mountaineering, skiing, snowboarding, waterfalls,
volcanoes, spring
wildflowers,
rock & ice climbing, picnicking, scenic drives.
Trailhead for the Pacific
Crest National Scenic Trail--
a 2,600 mile foot/horse path from Mexico to
Canada. 0.5 miles
north of Stabler. Hiking, backpacking, horseback riding,
wildlife viewing. |
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+16.0
miles to Government Mineral Springs |
Site of old mineral springs resort. Mineral water from
pump. Hiking, mountain biking, wildlife viewing, old
growth forest.
Carson National Fish Hatchery tour.
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+18.5
miles to Falls Creek Trailhead (via Wind River Road &
Rt. 30) |
Trail alongside several waterfalls. Hiking, wildlife
viewing.
See Gifford
Pinchot National Forest site for trail
info. |
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+34
miles to Curly Creek Falls
overlook. (via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90) |
Waterfall.
Roads also pass two scenic viewpoints & Upper
Wind River Snopark.
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+36.5
miles to Pine Creek Information Center & Swift Reservoir
(via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90) |
Swift Reservoir. Boating, fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing,
mountain biking, scenic drive.
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+41.5
miles to Swift Reservoir Dam
(via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 81) |
Swift Reservoir. Boating, fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing,
mountain biking, scenic drive.
Access to Yale Reservoir & Merwin Lake via FS 81 &
Route 503.
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+42.5
miles to Junction 8 FS 81 & FS 83. Mt.
St. Helens National Volcanic Monument region:
Lahar (via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 81) |
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Visit
interpretive centers & trails around an active volcano.
Hiking, wildlife viewing, fishing, mountain biking, etc.
Portions of the Monument may be closed due to volcanic
activity.
Please check the link above for details.
Trail of Two Forests, Cougar Snopark, Ape Cave.
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+55
miles to Lahar Viewpoint (via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 81, FS 83) |
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Lahar Viewpoint. Other trailheads & Marble Mtn.
Snopark along FS 83.
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+57
miles to Sheep Canyon Trailhead (via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 81, FS 83, FS 8123) |
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Various
trailheads along FS 81 & FS 8123.
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+78.0
miles to Mt.
St. Helens National Volcanic
Monument region: Spirit Lake
(via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 25, FS 99) |
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
Miner's Car & Mata Cave interpretive sites.
Rt. 25 passes several scenic viewpoints, trailheads & Wakepish
Snopark.
Spirit Lake. Large lake with excellent views of the
St. Helens crater & damage from the 1980 eruption.
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+85
miles to Windy Ridge Viewpoint
(via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 25, FS 99) |
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Trailheads,
viewpoints, interpretive sites.
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+83
miles to Ryan Lake Interpretive site.
(via Wind River Road, Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 25, FS 99, FS 26,
FS 2612) |
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Trailheads,
viewpoints, interpretive sites.
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+86
miles to Green River Trailhead
(via Wind River Road,
Rt. 30, FS 51, FS 90, FS 25, FS 99, FS 26) |
Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Trailheads,
viewpoints, interpretive sites.
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23.0 |
43.0 |
Town of Stevenson |
Town of Stevenson.
Services, supermarket, restaurants,
shops, galleries.
Columbia
Gorge Interpretive Center Museum/
Skamania Historic Museum.
1 mile west of town on Rt. 14
River
House Art Gallery. Art
of Marilyn Bolles, recognized
as one of the premiere
artists of the area.90 SW Second Street.
Windsurfing and
Kiteboarding
sites: Bob's Beach, Boat
Ramp, East Point.
Dolce
Skamania Lodge Golf Course. |
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26.0 |
40.0 |
Bridge of the Gods, Pacific Crest
National Scenic Trail, Oregon Routes 84 & 30 |
Trailhead for the Pacific
Crest National Scenic Trail--
a 2,600 mile foot/horse path from Mexico to Canada.
Hiking, backpacking, horseback riding,
wildlife viewing.
Bridge of the Gods.
($1.00 toll). Historic site.
Bridge across
the Columbia River to Oregon.
Traveling back through Oregon?
Here's a list of things to
do and see if you're going East, or if you're going
West
along the Gorge in Oregon. |
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30.5 |
35.5 |
Bonneville Dam |
Bonneville Lock and Dam, Lake Bonneville.
Hiking,
fishing, wildlife viewing, fish ladders, boating, tour of dam.
Fort Cascade Historic Site.
Trailhead for the Pacific
Crest National Scenic Trail--
a 2,600 mile foot/horse path from Mexico to Canada.
Hiking, backpacking,
horseback riding,
wildlife viewing.
The PCT is also the trail to the top of
Table Mountain.
Bonneville
Hot Springs Resort Natural hot
springs water pumped into tubs. Spa,
restaurant. |
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32.0 |
34.0 |
Town of North Bonneville |
Limited services.
Beacon
Rock Golf Course |
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34.0 |
32.0 |
Beacon Rock |
Beacon Rock.
Hike to the top of an old volcano core. Dramatic
views from 360° vertical cliff face. 2 mile hike
round trip.
Beacon Rock State Park. Hiking, swimming, fishing,
wildlife viewing, picnicking.
Pierce National
Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife viewing, fishing, boating,
picnicking. |
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35.0 |
31.0 |
Town of Skamania |
Limited services.
Woodhaven
Equestrian Adventures.
Horseback Riding &
lessons. |
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35.5 |
30.5 |
Sams Walker Day Use Area |
Sams Walker Day Use Area.
Picnicking, river access,
wildlife viewing. |
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36.0 |
30.0 |
Franz Lake NWR |
Franz Lake NWR.
Wildlife viewing, fishing, boating. |
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39.0 |
27.0 |
St. Cloud Day Use Area |
St. Cloud Day Use Area. Historic orchard. Picnicking,
fishing, wildlife viewing. |
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45.0 |
21.0 |
Cape Horn |
Dramatic cliffs with spires. Scenic viewpoint on road &
also many unmarked trailheads that run along cliffs &
around waterfalls. |
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53.0 |
13.0 |
Town of Washougal |
Full range of services & restaurants.
Steigerwald
Lake NW Refuge. Wildlife viewing, fishing, boating.
2 miles east of town. |
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55.0 |
11.0 |
Town of Camas |
Full range of services & restaurants. |
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66.0 |
0.0 |
City of Vancouver, Washington |
Full range of services & restaurants.
Junction of Rt. 205 & 14: Bridge to Portland, Oregon |
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End of the tour of Route 14 West
along the Gorge in Washington. Where would you like to go to next? |
Things to do as you travel East from the Hostel on the
Washington side of the Columbia River along Route 14.
Things to do as you travel West from the Hostel on the
Oregon side of the Columbia River along Route 84/
Route 30.
Things to do as you travel East from the Hostel on the
Oregon side of the Columbia River. Route 84/ Route 30.
Alphabetical
list of activities by category. |
