Old Parkdale Inn

A Hood River Valley Bed and Breakfast


THE BLOG

Latourell Falls

By Mary Pellegrini

It’s certainly not too early to start planning your Oregon vacation that should involve chasing waterfalls. Latourell Falls – A Columbia River Highway Waterfall Latourell Falls is usually the first waterfall seen along the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway. The falls plunge 224 feet over a massive wall of columnar basalt, some of the best formations …

Little Multnomah Falls

By Mary Pellegrini

Little Multnomah Falls is just upstream from its bigger, and slightly more famous sibling Multnomah Falls but stunning in its simple beauty. Multnomah Creek traverses a flat shelf to create 15 foot Little Multnomah Falls, seen from the viewing platform above Multnomah Falls, before leveling off and plunging over the basalt edge into the Columbia …

By Mary Pellegrini

Our suggestion for the 5 of the Best Must See Waterfalls Come feel the mist of Oregon waterfalls on your face! With winter and spring come winter storms and snow pack melt, supplying Oregon scenic rivers the water needed to create our wildly beautiful and renowned waterfalls. It’s certainly not too early to start planning …

By Mary Pellegrini

Cascade Canyon Guides Andrew Jimenez, owner and lead guide of Cascade Canyon Guides has had the privilege to professionally lead trips through the Columbia River Gorge and into the Canyons since 2018. He has graciously offered our guests at the Old Parkdale Inn a 10% discount on all his trips. When you book with us …

By Mary Pellegrini

Waterfall Wednesday in Oregon – Horsetail Falls With winter and spring come winter storms and snow pack melt, supplying Oregon scenic rivers the water needed to create our wildly beautiful and renowned waterfalls. And it’s certainly not too early to start planning your Oregon vacation that should involve chasing waterfalls. Horsetail Falls in the Columbia …

By Mary Pellegrini

Mt. Hood Meadows Debuts More Than Eight Miles of New Hiking Trails this Summer for Mt. Hood’s Premier Chairlift-served Hiking Experience The snow is melting, the weather is getting warmer, and the wildflowers are on their way. Summer on the mountain is right around the corner! Mt Hood Meadows will kick off their summer operations …