Cascade Locks, Oregon

The city got its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River.Cascade Locks is a few miles upstream of Eagle Creek Gorge, a popular scenic area that doubles as an alternate route for the Pacific Crest Trail.Cascade Locks is used frequently by hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) to cross the Columbia River.[6] Since 1999 the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have been pursuing an off-reservation casino to be sited in Cascade Locks.U.S. Route 30 passes through the center of Cascade Locks as Wa Na Pa Street, joining Interstate 84 at the east and west end of the downtown.
Sternwheeler J.N. Teal in Cascade Locks, 1911 Note the Brass Era cars on foredeck.
City hall
Post office in Cascade Locks, with the Columbia River in the background
Hood River County map
Cascade Locks and CanalColumbia RiverBridge of the GodsOregonCountryCountyHood RiverIncorporatedTime zonePacificZIP codeArea code(s)541 and 458FIPS codeSternwheelerBrass Era carsHood River Countya set of locksCascades RapidsBonneville Lock and DamLake Bonneville2010 censusPortlandEagle CreekPacific Crest TrailMexico–US borderCaliforniaCanada–US borderWashingtonConfederated Tribes of Warm SpringscasinoNestléSkamania County, WashingtonStevenson, WashingtonU.S. Route 30Interstate 84Washington State Route 14North BonnevilleUnited States Census BureauKöppen climate classificationprecipitationcensuspopulation densityAfrican AmericanNative AmericanPacific Islanderother racesHispanicLatinomarried couplesCascade Locks State AirportColumbia Area TransitList of cities in OregonStarvation Creek State ParkOregon Blue BookThe Oregon EncyclopediaHood River County, OregonCounty seatCitiesMount HoodParkdaleOthercommunitiesPine GroveIndian reservationWarm Springs Indian ReservationHistoric Columbia River HighwaySheridan State Park