If you only have one day to fall in love with Oregon, this is the day. This full-day loop pairs the waterfall-drenched Columbia River Gorge with the snowy crown of Mt. Hood, guided by a fifth-generation Oregonian whose family stories are as local as it gets. Its 490 guests rate it 4.97 stars.
The Gorge holds the highest concentration of year-round waterfalls in North America, and this tour gives them the time they deserve: standing in the mist, hiking a little, learning how ice-age floods carved the whole canyon. Then the road climbs into the Mt. Hood loop, trading gorge greenery for alpine air and volcano views that fill the windshield.
It is a full, rich day from Portland — playing, hiking, relaxing and learning woven into one loop. From $129 per person, it is the single best answer to “what should we do near Portland?”
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