The highway runs roughly parallel to the river and
Interstate 84. There are two drivable sections. The west section is reached by taking Exit 17 from
Interstate 84. Follow signs through
Troutdale and cross the Troutdale Bridge, then take a right onto the historic highway, which passes
Dabney State Park and the communities of Springdale and
Corbett, which has the last gas before
Cascade Locks. A mile-and-a-half from Corbett begins the a stretch with some of the most photographed vistas of the Columbia Gorge.
You can reach the eastern section from Interstate 84 at Exit 69 at Mosier. You are transported along a series of loops to the top of Rowena Plateau and the Governor Tom McCall Preserve before being delivered to The Dalles.
