Columbia River Gorge, Oregon driving roads
2 roads and 38 mapped miles. Pick a road to see its route, character and access notes.
The Historic Columbia River Highway is America's first planned scenic roadway, built specifically for the waterfalls it passes — expect real weekend congestion, not a clear run. Larch Mountain Road branches off near Corbett for a completely different, technical climb.
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- Historic Columbia River Highway · US 30 Historic24 miles of the original 1913–1922 Historic Columbia River Highway from Troutdale through the waterfall corridor — Latourell, Shepperd's Dell, Bridal Veil, Wahkeena and Multnomah Falls among them — toward Dodson. America's first planned scenic roadway, now a narrow two-lane road shared with heavy tourist and cyclist traffic.
- Larch Mountain Road14 miles from the fork near Corbett to the Larch Mountain picnic area and trailhead, the highest road in Multnomah County's jurisdiction at 4,055 ft. Narrow in places with limited visibility, and heavily used by road cyclists.