Sight · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
A quick river view across to Memaloose Island.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Memaloose Overlook“You're approaching Memaloose Overlook, a small pullout with a view across the Columbia to Memaloose Island. The island is sacred to Indigenous people of the Gorge, who placed their dead there.”
Plays as you drive up to Memaloose Overlook in the Parkwolf Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide.
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Memaloose Overlook is a small roadside viewpoint on the Historic Columbia River Highway (US 30), about 3.1 miles east of Mosier. It looks across the Columbia to Memaloose Island. You can take in the view from the pullout without a walk, making this a worthwhile quick pause on the old highway. It is distinct from nearby Memaloose State Park, the campground.
The island was a traditional burial place for Indigenous people of the Columbia River Gorge. Oregon State Parks notes a granite monument there marking the grave of Victor Trevitt. From the roadside, look for the island set in the river; a wide frame also takes in the opposite shore and its cliffs.
Wildlife
267 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
51 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
136 sightingsAmerican PikaMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
16 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
195 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
74 sightingsChinook SalmonMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Columbia River Gorge. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyCatherine Creek Interpretive Trail1 mi · 54 min · 1.3 mi awayA paved mile through wildflower slopes to the Catherine Creek Falls view.
ModerateCatherine Creek Labyrinth3.6 mi · 3 hr · 1.7 mi awayA basalt maze, a creekside waterfall, and a viewpoint worth the climb.
EasyMosier Creek Falls1 mi · 45 min · 2.4 mi awayA quick town walk to an 80-foot, two-tiered waterfall.
ModerateLittle Maui Trail #44251.1 mi · 45 min · 2.4 mi awayOpen oak meadows give way to streamside cascades.
ModerateMosier Plateau Trail3.5 mi · 2.5 hr · 2.4 mi awayA creekside waterfall, spring flowers, then a steep climb to Gorge views.
EasyRowena Plateau Loop2.6 mi · 1.5 hr · 2.5 mi awayIce Age ponds, spring flowers and two big views from the plateau.
ModerateOld Ranch Road Trail6.4 mi · 4.3 hr · 2.5 mi awayA long, rocky climb from old pavement to Gorge views.
ModerateTom McCall Point Trail3.5 mi · 3 hr · 2.5 mi awaySpring flowers lead to a windy bluff with big Gorge views.
Campground · 0.3 mi awayMemaloose State Park CampgroundCamp beside the Columbia, with Memaloose Island in view.
Sight · 2.1 mi awayMosier Creek FallsA quick waterfall stop, with a historic bridge on the way in.
Sight · 2.6 mi awayRowena Crest OverlookSee the Columbia and Rowena Loops together in one roadside view.
Sight · 3.1 mi awayMayer State Park – River AccessChoose among wind sports, sheltered paddling, or a riverbank picnic.
Sight · 3.4 mi awayMosier Twin TunnelsHistoric highway tunnels with windows that frame the Gorge.Parkwolf’s Columbia River Gorge ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
