Crown Point and Vista House [1]: At the Gorge’s western entrance, this viewpoint provides the classic vista of the Columbia River and its mountain canyon.
Multnomah Falls [2]: Plunging 620 feet, the second-highest drop in the nation, this is one waterfall you can’t miss.
Elowah Falls/McCord Creek Trails [3]: Leading to two fantastic overviews of the same beautiful waterfall, these trails comprise one of the Gorge’s lesser-known hiking routes.
Eagle Creek Trail [4]: The one trail you must hike in the Gorge, it leads to numerous waterfalls along a steep-sided valley
Rowena Crest and Tom McCall Nature Preserve [5]: One of the few drive-to vistas in the Gorge, this promontory is famed for its spring wildflower displays.
Columbia Gorge Discovery Center [6]: The best museum in the Gorge, relating the complex and fascinating history of the region.
Ramona Falls Trail [7]: An easy hike leads to a dramatic weeping-wall waterfall, one of the most beautiful near Mount Hood.
Timberline Lodge [8]: A fantastic log lodge built by hand in the 1930s, Timberline Lodge is an icon for the Northwest.
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/historic-columbia-river-highway-us-30/sights/crown-point-and-vista-house
[2] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/historic-columbia-river-highway-us-30/sights/multnomah-falls
[3] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/historic-columbia-river-highway-us-30/hiking/elowah-fallsmccord-creek-trails
[4] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/cascade-locks/hiking/eagle-creek-trail
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/hood-river/recreation/rowena-crest
[6] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/the-dalles/sights/columbia-gorge-discovery-center
[7] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/mount-hood/hiking/ramona-falls-trail
[8] http://www.moon.com/destinations/oregon/columbia-river-gorge/mount-hood/sights/timberline-lodge