Historic Columbia River Highway
All-American Road 39 mi in Oregon.
About the Historic Columbia River Highway
Travel to magnificent overlooks that provide views of the Columbia River and waterfalls, including Multnomah Falls. Springtime has magnificent wildflower displays, including many endemic plants. The Columbia River formed the last leg of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and was part of the early route of the Oregon Trail.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: All-American Road, Oregon State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.
Camping along the byway
- on the roadAinsworth State Park · State park · 50 sites · reservable
- on the roadMemaloose State Park · State park · 105 sites · reservable
- 0.9 mi offBeacon Rock State Park · State park · 35 sites · reservable
- 2.3 mi offOxbow Regional Park Campground · City, county or regional park · 86 sites · reservable
- 4.1 mi offEagle Creek Overlook Grp Site · Forest Service · 1 sites · reservable
- 4.2 mi offColumbia Hills State Park · State park · 18 sites · reservable
- 4.3 mi offEagle Creek Campground · Forest Service · 17 sites · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.