Oregon Mount Hood Scenic Driving Tour

Travel the Mount Hood Scenic Loop on this self-guided driving tour through one of Oregon’s most iconic landscapes. Along winding roads, experience the roar of Multnomah Falls, the historic charm of Vista House, and the alpine majesty of Timberline Lodge. Hear stories of mountain explorers, ancient geologic forces, and pioneer trails. Finish at Trillium Lake, where Oregon’s tallest peak reflects in serene waters. This Pacific Northwest drive is a true classic that can’t be missed.
Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!

After booking, you can check your email before downloading the Tour Guide App by Action, entering your unique password, and accessing your tour. The preceding steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. Simply follow the audio instructions and the route from there.

Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

Meeting Point

37648 Mt Hood Hwy

37648 Mt Hood Hwy, Sandy, OR 97055, USA

You can also begin the tour from 37648 Mt Hood Hwy, Sandy, OR 97055, USA.

GHVX+VWG

GHVX+VWG, Troutdale, OR 97060, USA

Begin from GHVX+VWG Troutdale, Oregon, USA. After booking the tour, search your emails and texts for "audio tour". Your tour is VALID FOR ONE YEAR so follow these instructions NOW to finish setting up the tour while you have Wi-Fi/data. Do NOT wait until you are onsite.

What's included:

• Easy-to-use app: download Action’s Tour Guide App onto your phone
• Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
• Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
• Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
• Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
• Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
• Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
• Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!

Not included:

• Food & Drinks.

What to expect:

Duration: between 3 hours and 4 hours

Mount Hood

Hood River, Oregon

This picturesque drive circles Oregon’s tallest peak—Mount Hood, rising over 11,000 feet. Along the way, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views, quaint towns, and access to alpine trails and historic spots.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Corbett

Corbett, Oregon

The interstate runs along the gorge, but we’d miss all the best sites that way! We are going to tour on the more attractive route.

10 minutes

Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail

The Dalles, Oregon

This section of our tour takes us along the Historic Columbia River Highway, a route constructed between 1913 and 1922 to showcase the beauty of the gorge.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Vista House

40700 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, , Corbett, 97019-9725, Oregon

That crown jewel along the king of roads. I know it sounds like I'm really pumping it up - but it really is a great view.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls, Oregon 97014, USA

Multnomah Falls is the second-tallest year-round waterfall in the United States, and the number-one most-visited natural recreation site in the Pacific Northwest. Besides the waterfall, we’ll also find Multnomah Falls Lodge there.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Eagle Creek Trail

Moody Road, Mt Hood National Forest, Cascade Locks, 97014, Oregon

It’s the Eagle Creek Trail, which follows Eagle Creek along its lush slot canyon, passing a few waterfalls along the way. The whole trail is 23 miles long, but you certainly don’t have to hike the entire length.

10 minutes

Latourell Falls

Latourell Falls, Oregon 97019, USA

This one is called Latourell Falls, and it’s a doozy of a cascade plunging 224 feet over a cliff of columnar basalt. It’s just a short walk from the parking lot, so unless we’re in a big hurry, I do think this one is worth a stop.

10 minutes

Shepperd's Dell Falls

I-84, Corbett, 97019, Oregon

This is Shepperd’s Dell Falls, and it’s a worthy quick stop. It requires just a tenth-of-a-mile stroll next to a beautiful old bridge from 1914 to see this double-decker waterfall.

5 minutes

Bridal Veil Falls State Park

Columbia River Scenic Highwy, Milepost 28, , Corbett, 97019, Oregon

Bridal Veil Falls is next up on our waterfall tour, and it’s one of my favorites in a strong selection. This powerful, two-tiered cascade tumbles 120 feet over mossy rocks. Seeing this one requires a moderate, 2/3-mile hike.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Angels Rest

Angels Rest, Oregon 97019, USA

We’re approaching a classic Oregon hike called Angel’s Rest next. This one is a workout - it climbs 1,500 feet over 2.4 miles to a stunning bluff overlook. From up there, you’ll get views of Beacon Rock, Silver Star Mountain, and the city of Portland.

10 minutes

Wahkeena Falls

Wahkeena Falls, Oregon 97019, USA

This time, we’re coming up on the absolute showstoppers of the Columbia River Gorge. Number one is Wahkeena Falls, which you might think is a really impressive waterfall until you see number two. But first things first: Next up is Wahkeena Falls, which truly is an impressive waterfall, that tumbles a tall 242 feet through a narrow gorge.

5 minutes

Horsetail Falls

Horsetail Falls, Oregon 97014, USA

I talked about the Horsetail Falls Trail already, and we can also access that nice five-waterfall loop from this direction. You can also hike straight to Ponytail Falls from here, a 1-mile round trip.

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Bonneville Dam

Bonneville Dam, Cascade Locks, OR 97014, USA

This is the first federal dam project on the Columbia River, built in 1938 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. A historic building on an island in the middle of the river houses the Bradford Island Visitor Center with exhibits about local history and an observation deck with great views of the gorge.

10 minutes

Cascade Locks

Cascade Locks, Oregon

We have a fun suggested quick side trip coming up: It’s the little town of Cascade Locks, and it boasts a few attractions worth checking out.

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Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

Pacific Crest Trail, , Dufur, 97021, Oregon

Bridge of the Gods is more than just a very cool-looking historic bridge. It’s also officially part of the Pacific Crest Trail, or PCT for short, that 2,650-mile long-distance path from Mexico to the Canadian border.

10 minutes

Starvation Creek State Park

Eastbound Down Interstate 84, Historic Columbia River Hwy State Trail, Cascade Locks, Oregon

This is a moderate, short trail studded with cascades. In about a mile, we can see four. First, walk just a tenth of a mile east to glimpse Starvation Creek Falls.

10 minutes

Hood River

Hood River, Oregon

Downtown Hood River is great for strolling around and exploring its many boutique shops, art galleries, restaurants, wineries, and breweries. It's interesting to poke around the History Museum of Hood River County, which has exhibits on human history from the Indigenous cultures of the gorge up through settlers, loggers, and Japanese Americans - especially as an activity if the weather isn't great.

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Full Sail Brewing Company

506 Columbia St, , Hood River, 97031-2000, Oregon

In Hood River, I can combine both these things. If it's close to that time of day, a stop for Full Sail Brewing might be enjoyable. This little brewery opened in a former fruit canning factory back in 1987, making it one of the very first microbreweries in Oregon.

10 minutes

Cloud Cap Inn

Cloud Cap Rd, Mt Hood, OR 97041, USA

The Cloud Cap Inn was constructed at about 6,000 feet on the mountain’s northeastern side. This was the first permanent resort built on Mt. Hood, and opened in 1889. And what an inn it was—handsome stone-and timber construction, fine dining, beds for 30 lucky guests, and eventually, even flush toilets!

10 minutes

Elk Meadows

Elk Meadows, Oregon 97041, USA

Starting from that same Elk Meadows trailhead, start by going up, taking the Elk Meadows Trail to connect to Newton Creek Trail and then a section of the famous Timberline Trail.

15 minutes

Devils Kitchen

Devils Kitchen, Oregon 97041, USA

The Devils Kitchen is right under the most popular routes that mountaineers take when climbing Mt. Hood, so anyone who slips and falls along those trails could end up in a fumarole.

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Trillium Lake

Trillium Lake, Oregon 97028, USA

We want to follow the sign marked 26 West for Portland. So just be sure to keep in the lane that exits off to the right about a minute or so up ahead.
Not long after this large merging of highways, we'll see the turn off for one of Portland's favorite weekend getaways, Trillium Lake

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Timberline Lodge

Timberline Lodge, Oregon

Timberline Lodge itself is a National Historic Landmark, and if you'll enjoy its stylized architecture. Finished in 1937, it’s considered a prime example of a style called Cascadian architecture.

5 minutes

Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake, Oregon 97049, USA

One is the hike to Mirror Lake, which is a gorgeous lake with a picture-perfect view of Mt. Hood. If you’re into geology, or even just beutiful scenery, this is an example of a glacial cirque lake—that means it sits in an amphitheater-shaped basin that was carved by glaciers.

5 minutes

Silent Rock

Rhododendron, OR 97049, USA

Some stories say that a trucker got in a terrible accident at Silent Rock, and it’s been cursed ever since. Others say it goes back to a construction accident, or even back to Native tribes throwing their enemies off the mountain here.

10 minutes

Ramona Falls

Ramona Falls, Oregon 97041, USA

It’s called Ramona Falls, and on this tour, which has many great waterfalls to see - this one is a stand out. Ramona Falls itself is a 120-foot-tall waterfall that flows over a black cliff of volcanic columnar basalt.

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