Cascade Locks

We left Astoria today and drove east on US Hwy 30 thru Portland and up the Columbia river valley. This is just a beautiful area and if you ever get the chance to drive this valley we highly recommend that you do so.

We got off the highway at Cascade Locks and quickly took a wrong turn into a dead end street where we couldn't turn around with the motorhome and the truck. We had to unlook the truck to get out of there. We finally turned into a road leading to a campground only to run into a sign that said there was only 12'5" of clearance in the tunnel we had to use. Luckily we only need 12 feet of clearance but we were a little concerned until we cleared it without any problem.

We found a very nice campground administered by the Port of Cascade Locks. It was near the boat ramp and the unused locks. It was fun watching boats being launched and retrieved and people catch fish in the lock. We also watched a wedding party rehearse on the river's edge. A nice spot for a wedding.