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template: byway.jade
id: "2141"
name: Historic Columbia River Highway
distance: "70"
duration: "Take two hours to drive or three to five days to enjoy this byway. "
description: "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."
contact: "**[Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area](http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia)**  \r\n 541-308-1700  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/HCRH/"
    name: The Historic Columbia River Highway
  - url: "http://www.historicroads.org/"
    name: Historic Roads
  - url: "http://www.hoodriver.org"
    name: Hood River County Chamber of Commerce
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/lecl/"
    name: "Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail"
  - url: "http://mtadamschamber.com"
    name: Mt. Adams Chamber of Commerce
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/mthood/"
    name: Mt. Hood National Forest
  - url: "http://nwhiker.com/"
    name: "Northwest Hiker--Hiking in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington"
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/oreg/"
    name: Oregon National Historic Trail (National Park Service)
  - url: "http://www.pcta.org/"
    name: Pacific Crest Trail Association
  - url: "http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/HCRH/index.shtml"
    name: Photos of the Historic Columbia River Highway
  - url: "http://www.westcolumbiagorgechamber.com/"
    name: West Columbia Gorge Chamber of Commerce
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
  - Oregon State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - OR
ll: 
  - -122.38150000022466
  - 45.544449000221334
bounds: 
  - - -122.38162999992443
    - 45.51240199995249
  - - -121.20928999993339
    - 45.69374099964756

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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.