Oregon route stop · Columbia Gorge

Vista House at Crown Point

a stone rotunda 700 feet above the river

Featured driveHistoric Columbia River Highway
StateOregon
Drive length~75 miles
Trip time1 day

Vista House at Crown Point is one of the places Roamward flags on the Historic Columbia River Highway because it gives the drive its texture: a stone rotunda 700 feet above the river. Use it as a planned pull-over instead of letting the route become a blur between towns.

How it fits the drive

The Columbia Gorge runs Troutdale → The Dalles, OR. A corridor of waterfalls.

Nearby route stops

  • Latourell Fallsa 249-foot plunge over columnar basalt (Columbia Gorge)

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