Memaloose-to-The Dalles Trail
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The area stretching from the Memaloose Hills to The Dalles (often called the Rowena area) is a 4,875 acre area of public land noted for open oak-pine savanna landscapes and glorious wildflower displays in the spring. The Rowena Plateau offers colorful vistas: panoramic views of the grass and prairie lands; lush forests to the west; views of Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams and the Columbia River.
Between February and June, Rowena hillsides are ablaze with continuously changing displays of wildflowers, including purple grass widows, blue camas lilies, pink onions and showy displays of purple lupine and yellow balsamroot.
Friends of the Columbia Gorge supports a vision for the Rowena Area that protects the magnificent landscape of the Rowena and offers increased recreation opportunities in the area.
For more information on the Memaloose-to-The Dalles Trail see the links below.
Click here for pictures from the Memaloose to the Dalles area
What You Can Do to Help.
Contact the US Forest Service's National Scenic Area office and ask them to:
- Purchase the lands necessary to complete the public land link between Memaloose and The Dalles.
Dan Harkenrider
Area Manager
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
902 Wasco Ave., Ste. 200
Hood River, OR 97031
FAX: 541 386-1916
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