Location: Hood River
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Top 10 Free Things to do in Hood River, Oregon (OR)
Hood River beckons travelers with the scent of orchard blooms and the promise of adventure on the rushing waters of the Columbia River. The winds through the Columbia River Gorge provide the perfect conditions for windsurfing and kite surfing, making the city a hotspot for those sports in recent years. The surrounding area is ripe with orchards growing cherries, apples, peaches and other sweets. Take the Mt. Hood Scenic Railroad through the orchard route and take in the views of Mt. Hood.
Restaurants in Hood River
1. Mount Hood
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 634 reviews
The tallest mountain in Oregon.
Reviewed By MarilynM1457
My birth place and such a beautiful drive any time of the year with lots of scenery, places to stop and taste the wonderful fruit and goodies along the way. Fruit Loop is a joy to go on. All the way from Hood River to Odell, to Parkdale, Dee and back to Hood River and seeing the majestic beauty of The Hood just about wherever you drive. Takes my breath away every time I see it.
2. Columbia River Gorge
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1,199 reviews
The Columbia River Gorge, a 75-mile canyon through the Cascades, is a broad, picturesque river with water-controlling dams.
Reviewed By traveladdict3500 - Hasselt, Belgium
We saw the Columbia River Gorge from Bonneville Dam to Troutdale. We loved all of our stops : The Bonneville Dam, the Fish Hatchery, Multnomah Falls, Bridalveil Falls, Latourell Falls and Vista House. The other falls were unreachable in June 2018 because the road and the complete area around those falls was closed due to a forest fire in 2017.
3. Apple Valley Country Store
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 38 reviews
Come and enjoy delicious jams and pastries in a friendly hometown kind of way. Our goods will inspire you to start baking so we will even help you pick out a homemade apron to get you started! Our store is located in the beautiful town of Hood River OR, where there is plenty to do, taste, and see. And don't forget to try one of our famous Huckleberry Milkshakes! Stop on in and make a memory with us at Apple Valley Country Store.
4. Smiley's Red Barn
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Our family farm brings you some of the best fruit from the Hood River Valley. Sample different produce and fruit in season and try our jams, and always...shop with a smile! Fruitloop #6.
Reviewed By DanW440 - Portland, United States
We stopped at on our way out of Hood River. It's a very open and inviting place to visit, spend some time in the nice outdoor seating areas, peruse the shopping areas for great snacks and treats. They have a good selection of apples, pears and other seasonal produce plus jams, jellies, salad dressings, etc One of the best stops on the Fruit Loop, and I highly recommend.
5. Hood River U-Pick Organic
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
We are now CLOSED until Late June 2020, when we will re-open for organic cherry seasson. -- Hood River U-Pick Organic is a certified organic family farm. We are located in Hood River, Oregon. It is a wonderful farm to u-pick Organic Cherries: Bings, Rainiers and Pie cherries! In September we have organic u-pick Honeycrisp and Gala Apples! We also have a wonderful 'petting zoo' with loving pigs and goats for children to pet. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the organic farm!
6. Punchbowl Falls
7. Tom McCall Nature Preserve
8. Columbia Center for the Arts anD Columbia Art Gallery
9. Full Sail Brewing Company
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4.5 based on 190 reviews
Our Brew Pub is now OPEN for take-out and limited dine-In service for up to 6 people per table. Masks are required unless seated at your table. At this very moment, perched on a bluff overlooking the Gorge, our specialists in the liquid refreshment arts are crafting barley and hops into your next beer. Swing by, have a pint, grab a bite, and soak up the view.
Reviewed By charless503 - Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
My wife and I were staying in Hood River as part of our NW U.S road trip and we had identified FSBC as a place to visit. Full Sail offers a great range of awarding winning ales, it was a warm day and we were lucky to secure a table on the front patio with the balcony view. We ordered a couple of cheese soups and turkey sands - delicious. Not wishing to leave our balcony view table we ordered a couple more beers. In addition to the bar and restaurant, brewery tours are available free of charge. Well worth a visit.
10. Hood River Lavender Farms
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 133 reviews
All natural Lavender farm in the beautiful Hood River Valley of Oregon that not only grows acres of lavender, we also steam distill our lavender to produce pure Lavender essential oil. We manufacture our own Bath & Beauty, Culinary Lavender & More.
Reviewed By 389MaryB389 - Forest Grove, United States
There's nothing better than visiting lavender season and going to lavender festivals. This place and the view does not disappoint.
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