Mt. Hood Wine & Waterfall

YEAR-ROUND

$179 / Person

**LUNCH & 1 GLASS OF WINE INCLUDED**

(Call +1.503.662.2699 for Private Tours) 9:00 am 8 hours Daily

Mt. Hood is the highest summit in Oregon. It features waterfalls, glaciers, and historic Timberline Lodge, built by local artisans during the Great Depression, and featuring the longest ski season in the US. To the north of Mt. Hood is the Hood River Valley and Columbia Gorge American Viticultural Area (AVA), the lovechild of the Columbia Valley and Willamette Valley AVAs. You will get intimate with this area through the opportunity to enjoy the local wine, cider, and beer, a visit to Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, and stops at Vista House and Multnomah Falls, the tallest waterfall in Oregon and most visited site in the Pacific Northwest. Your expert guide will teach you about the natural history, cultural history, and wine background of the area, as you drive the Mt. Hood and Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byways. You’ll visit 2 vineyards. We host lunch, and a glass of wine at one vineyard, *you cover beverages at a second vineyard, at your leisure*.

DETAILS

$179 per person

YEAR-ROUND:
9:00 AM – 5:00PM

Transportation: We consolidate to 3 pickup locations, but we do what we can to keep it a short commute from your hotel.

TOUR INCLUDES:

A glass of Wine at the first vineyard
Professional guide
Lunch
Water & Snacks

PLEASE BRING:

Money: Gratuities and Beverages at the second vineyard are not included in the price of the tour (purchase of beverages/tasting flights is not mandatory)
Layers: Warm & dry layers for variable weather
Miscellaneous Gear: Shoes that are suitable for walking, hat (depending on weather), sunglasses, sunscreen (if sensitive), camera

Itinerary

This is a typical itinerary for this product:

Pass By: Sandy River, Oregon

We’ll cross the Sandy River between the Columbia Gorge and Willamette Valley. The Sandy’s headwaters is a glacier on Mt. Hood, and the river is known for its Steelhead and Chinook runs. As a result, the Sandy is one of three tributaries of the Columbia who’s dams have been removed since 2007.

Stop At: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon

The 85-mile (137-km) long Columbia Gorge NSA features waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards, the Columbia River, a plethora of birds, and a plant community that changes dramatically between the west and east ends.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: Rooster Rock State Park, Interstate 84 East, Corbett, OR 97019

As we pass by, view the rock that inspired North America’s oldest continuously running nudist beach!

Stop At: Vista House, 40700 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019-9725

This 100-year-old ‘fanciest rest stop in the world’ sits atop a basalt point above the Columbia River, with a 360-degree balcony. The sandstone, limestone, and marble building includes historical interpretation and fancy restrooms.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Crown Point State Park, Not Available, Corbett, OR 97019

Once known as Thor’s Hammer, this geological feature towers above, with a crown-shaped building sitting atop, and a waterfall coming down the side.

Pass By: Latourell Falls, Guy W. Talbot State Park., Corbett, OR

A 249-foot hanging waterfall adorned with fluorescent lichen and columnar basalt.

Pass By: Shepperd’s Dell State Natural Area, State Highway 30, Troutdale, OR 97060

This delightful little cove provides for a hidden surprise.

Pass By: Bridal Veil, Bridal Veil, Oregon

An old logging ghost town dating to the 1880s, harboring a waterfall, an operating post office, and a circa-1920s B & B.

Pass By: Wahkeena Falls, Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR

Another cute waterfall to watch closely for!

Stop At: Multnomah Falls, 53000 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Bridal Veil, OR 97010

The tallest waterfall in the state, with a combined height of 620 feet.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Oneonta Gorge, Cascade Locks, OR 97014

A slot canyon created by a fault, with plants growing on the walls found nowhere else.

Pass By: Horsetail Falls- Columbia River Gorge, Columbia Gorge Map link, Hood River, OR

Don’t miss this quirky waterfall as we pass by!

Pass By: State Route 14 in Beacon Rock State Park, North Bonneville, WA

The fifth largest free-standing monolith in the world. It is an 848-ft (258-m) volcanic plug, composed of columnar basalt, so similar in size and composition to Devil’s Tower, Wyoming.

Pass By: Elowah Falls, NE Frontage Rd John B Yeon State Park, Cascade Locks, OR 97014

A hidden beauty…watch quickly, or you might miss it!

Pass By: Bonneville Hatchery, 70543 NE Herman Loop, Cascade Locks, OR 97014-6663

Largest hatchery in the state of Oregon.

Pass By: Bonneville Lock & Dam, Cascade Locks, OR 97014-0150

Another National Historic Landmark, Bonneville Dam was the first Public Works Administration dam on the Columbia River, completed in 1938.

Pass By: Bridge of the Gods, Columbia River Gorge, Cascade Locks, OR 97014

Columbia River crossing for the Pacific Crest Trail, and lowest point on that trail. Named for a Native American legend that explains the local geology.

Stop At: Hood River, Hood River, Oregon

The Hood River Valley is the most important fruit-producing area in the state of Oregon, known for pears, apples, Asian pears, cherries, peaches, plums, apricots, blueberries, and…wine grapes! Here you’ll visit two vineyards, where you’ll get a hosted beverage at one, and a hosted lunch at the other.

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Mount Hood, Hood River, OR

Mt. Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano, the highest peak in Oregon, and the fourth highest in the Cascades. Not only is it known for its beauty, visible on the skyline of much of northern Oregon and southern Washington, but it is also the most climbed stratovolcano in the Cascades.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Timberline Lodge, 27500 E Timberline Rd, Government Camp, OR 97028

This Works Progress Administration project was dedicated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1937. It is one of the most unique, and expansive buildings in the State of Oregon, sitting on Mt. Hood above timberline, for utterly sublime views. You can divide your time among interpretive displays, food & drink venues, hiking in summer and snowplay in winter, as you like. The lodge is a National Historic Landmark, and the only ski resort in the US that is open every month of the year.