Recently Opened Trails & Parks in the Gorge 

Klickitat Trail: This 31-mile rail bed is now open to the public following efforts by Friends and local residents who created the Klickitat Trail Conservancy.

Klickitat Balfour Day Use Park: This gem was opened in 2004 by the U.S. Forest Service. Formerly private property that was scarred by gravel pits and littered with junked cars, this sweeping oak and Ponderosa pine grassland offers prime eagle watching every January and February.

Historic Columbia River Highway: In addition to the wonderful hiking/biking trail between Hood River and Mosier that opened in 1999, stretches of the Historic Highway that have reopened for non-motorized public use can be found at Toothrock, Eagle Creek, Cascade Locks, Starvation Creek and Viento State Park.

Mosier Waterfront Trail: Friends of the Columbia Gorge successfully lobbied for $500,000 federal funding for improvements to the downtown area of Mosier, including funds to create a lovely waterfront trail.

Proposed Trails & Parks in the Gorge 

Cape Horn Trail: Once entirely private property, large swaths of public land atop Cape Horn will allow for a trail through deciduous and conifer forests and farmland that leads to stunning vistas of the Gorge.

Washougal-to-Stevenson Trail: More a vision than a trail, Friends is working to promote a 40+ mile trail that could greatly improve recreation opportunities in the western Washington side of the Gorge.

Memaloose to The Dalles Trail: This spectacular area in the eastern Oregon Gorge is noted for its oak-pine savanna landscape and glorious wildflower displays in spring. A 12-mile cliff-top trail could extend from the Memaloose Rest Area off I-84 to the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles.