If you're hoping to escape Portland, Oregon crowds without going too far from the city, drive less than an hour east across the border to Washington state and you'll find yourself at Beacon Rock State ...

Beacon Rock shoots 800 feet straight up out of the Columbia River. How did it get there? Sitting right on the edge of the Columbia River near Vancouver, Washington, Beacon Rock shoots 800 feet ...

in the Columbia River Gorge will be opened on National Trails Day, Saturday, June 6, even while volunteers keep working to build parts of it. The Washington Trails Association celebrates the 17th ...

If you don’t mind going for an early morning drive in order to go for hike, Washington State Parks has some New Year’s Day opportunities for you. This might just be your chance to start the whole year ...

Beacon Rock as seen in a lithograph from Frances Fuller Victor’s 1877 book, “Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and a Life on the Frontier.” (Wikipedia Commons) When the Army Corps of Engineers ...