Explore the Columbia River: its map, rich history from Native Americans to pioneers, impressive length, and facts about its ...

The Columbia River Gorge is 10 minutes from Portland and home to the highest concentration of waterfalls in North America. Here's what to know before you go.

The Columbia River was an energetic, mile-wide, 500-feet-deep fury of white water rapids that carried boulders and cobbles all the way from northeastern Washington to the Pacific Ocean.