Title: | Rowena Plateau |
Area: | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area |
Elevation: | 450 Feet |
Elevation_Gain: | -250 |
Trail: | Rowena Plateau Trail |
Links: | Tom McCall Preserve |
Notes: | Rowena Plateau is located in the Tom McCall Preserve, managed by The Nature Conservancy of Oregon. Outstanding displays of wildflowers in the springtime are the big draw here. A short trail out across the plateau leads past a couple of ponds that serve to attract a variety of bird life. |
Route: | Driving east on I-84 from Portland, take the Mosier exit and then continue east on the Historic Columbia River Highway over 6 miles to the Rowena Crest parking lot. |
TH_elevation: | 700 |
Distance: | 1.0 |
USGS_75: | Lyle |
Reference: | 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon by Sullivan / Oregon's Best Wildflower Hikes |
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Type: | Trail |
Family_Outing: | yes |
Scenic: | yes |
Wildflowers: | yes |