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Columbia River Region
RVing with Kids
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RVing and Children
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| Travel Destination: The Columbia River |
| When Only A Month Of Travel Will Do |
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| Editor's Note: This is a great example of the type of support that you can find with the Handicapped Travel Club (HTC). The members take their motto of "get out and live!" very seriously. Dudley suggests taking about a month for the following trip. For information about membership you can contact: The Handicapped Travel Club, 12555 Lantern Rd., Fishers, IN 40638. Travel Destination: Columbia River by Dudley Nicholson The Columbia River separates Oregon and Washington offering many tourist attractions and some fine camping. Interstate 84 hugs the river in Oregon and State Hwy 14 winds along the Washington side. The river enters Oregon near Kennewick, Washington. About 30 miles west on Hwy 14 is Crow Butte State Park and Campground. Boaters may launch here and campers are treated to grassy camping and full hook-ups. All restrooms are accessible and camp sights are excellent including many pull-thrus. Close to the park is Peach Beach. In season, this roadside orchard offers some of the best tree ripened fruit available. A side trip to Pendleton Oregon's Woollen Mill is mostly accessible. Close by are the John Day and Dalles Dams, both offering accessible visitor centers. Farther west at Cascade Locks is Marine Park, a little known and rarely busy park. Camping here is nose up to the Columbia with fishing for Sturgeon from your front bumper. Sites are dry, but restrooms and showers are accessible. To find the park, follow the roadside signs for the Columbia Stern Wheeler. Next to the camping area is docking for the Stern Wheeler Columbia. This is a 500 passenger stern wheeler offering daily affordable cruises and even Saturday night dinner and dancing. The ship is accessible as are the restrooms. Across the river is the Bridge of the Gods to Washington's Columbia River Interpretative Center in Stevenson. There is easy access to exhibits which include early logging equipment and a salmon fishing machine capable of 200 tons of fish a day. Bonneville Dam is within a few miles and offers one of the best accessible tours of a dam. Tour the generators, the fish ladder, the fish viewing windows, and the fish hatchery. Skip Portland and continue west to the mouth of the Columbia. On the Oregon side is Fort Stevens State Park. In season, reservations are necessary at this park which features both river and ocean sites. Restrooms are accessible and although there are no accessible sights, many work well. For history enthusiasts, the Columbia is full of Lewis and Clark and early day discovery. Take about a month in the area to discover the flavor. August and September are ideal months to visit. Resources: Oregon Parks: 800-551-6949. On the web: www.prd.state.or.us. Washington Tourism Information: 800-544-1800. On the web: www.tourism.wa.gov/. Reprinted with permission. The Handicapped Travel Club and H.T.C. News. |
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