Portland Trip Overview
** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TOUR IS VERY WEATHER DEPENDENT AND MAY RESULT IN AN ALTERNATE ROUTING AT PILOT’S DISCRETION**
This air tour is a summer favorite for people visiting Portland. We’ll fly you along the Sandy River up toward Mt. Hood, over the Mt. Hood National Forest with terrific views of the mountain on your right heading north toward the Columbia River Gorge. We will descend into the gorge with stunning views of the mountain and the length of the gorge toward Portland. We will fly past Multnomah Falls and other Gorge highlights rounding it all out for a private Columbia River Gorge airplane tour to remember. This airplane tour is truly a beauty and will permit countless photographic memories.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour
Starts: Portland, United States
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Portland, Oregon, United States
** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TOUR IS VERY WEATHER DEPENDENT AND MAY RESULT IN AN ALTERNATE ROUTING AT PILOT’S DISCRETION**
This air tour is a summer favorite for people visiting Portland. We’ll fly you along the Sandy River up toward Mt. Hood, over the Mt. Hood National Forest with terrific views of the mountain on your right heading north toward the Columbia River Gorge. We will descend into the gorge with stunning views of the mountain and the length of the gorge toward Portland. We will fly past Multnomah Falls and other Gorge highlights rounding it all out for a private Columbia River Gorge airplane tour to remember. This airplane tour is truly a beauty and will permit countless photographic memories.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Willamette Valley, Portland, OR
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Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mount Hood area Highway 26 & Highway 35., Hood River, OR 97031
Mount Hood, called Wy’east by the Multnomah tribe, is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. It was formed by a subduction zone on the Pacific coast and rests in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Mount Hood area Highway 26 & Highway 35., Hood River, OR 97031
Mt Hood is the highest point in Oregon, about 50 miles outside of Portland.
Stop At: Mount Hood National Forest, 70220 Intersection of Hwy 26 and E Lolo Pass Road on south side of road, OR 97049-8701
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Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: State Route 14 in Beacon Rock State Park, North Bonneville, WA
Beacon Rock is the 57,000 year-old plug of relatively young cinder cone, now considered the most recent extrusion of the Boring Lava Field. The ice age Missoula Floods scored away the volcano’s rubbly flanks, leaving a freestanding monolith that has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the Columbia River Gorge.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Multnomah Falls, 53000 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Bridal Veil, OR 97010
Multnomah Falls is the most visited natural recreation site in the Pacific Northwest with more than 2 million stopping by each year to take in the views! Fed by underground springs from Larch Mountain, the flow over the falls varies, but is usually highest during winter and spring. This is also one of the best places in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to study geology exposed by floods.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Sandy River, Oregon
The Sandy River is a 56-mile tributary of the Columbia River in northwestern Oregon in the United States. The Sandy joins the Columbia about 14 miles upstream of Portland.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Latourell Falls, Guy W. Talbot State Park., Corbett, OR
Latourell Falls is a waterfall along the Columbia River Gorge in the U.S. state of Oregon, within Guy W. Talbot State Park. The Historic Columbia River Highway passes nearby, and at certain locations the Lower falls are visible from the road. From the air, it’s all visible.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Multnomah Falls, Interstate 84, Troutdale, OR 97014
Multnomah Falls is the most visited natural recreation site in the Pacific Northwest with more than 2 million stopping by each year to take in the views! Fed by underground springs from Larch Mountain, the flow over the falls varies, but is usually highest during winter and spring. This is also one of the best places in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to study geology exposed by floods.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Vista House, 40700 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019-9725
Millions of people visit the Columbia River Gorge each year, and one of the most popular stops and view points is at Crown Point. On this tour, we fly past this popular landmark offering a unique vantage point of the cliffs that the Vista House sits atop.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Crown Point State Park, Not Available, Corbett, OR 97019
Millions of people visit the Columbia River Gorge each year, and one of the most popular stops and view points is at Crown Point. On this tour, we fly past this popular landmark offering a unique vantage point of the cliffs that the Vista House sits atop.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Envi Adventures, 1350 NW Perimeter Way, Troutdale, OR 97060-9563
As Portland’s only air tour up to Mount Hood, this seasonal flight is very popular and one of our favorites. Not only do you get an unobstructed view of Oregon’s tallest mountain peak, BUT, you also fly back through the Columbia River Gorge past Multnomah Falls, Beacon Rock, and a number of other beautiful natural sights.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bridge of the Gods, Columbia River Gorge, Cascade Locks, OR 97014
The Bridge of the Gods is a steel truss cantilever bridge that spans the Columbia River between Cascade Locks, Oregon, and Washington state near North Bonneville.
Duration: 2 minutes
