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Troutdale: This
suburb of Portland boasts an ever-increasing commercial center, as
well as many wineries. Troutdale is part of the Portland-Vancouver,
Oregon-WA metro area.
Visitors to Troutdale will find a small town atmosphere and an
historic downtown with antique shops, restaurants, an art gallery,
quilt store, two historic museums, and soon, many other specialty
shops. Of course, there is always the outlet mall experience when you
visit Columbia Gorge Factory Store's 40 shops with brand name
merchandise at discount prices. Also close by is the now famous
McMenamins Edgefield, one of the highlights of Troutdale.
As the Gateway to the Columbia Gorge, Troutdale has very special
advantages for year-round recreation. Using Troutdale as the ideal
starting point for your Gorge experience, take Exit 17 and follow the
signs to the Historic Columbia River Highway. Stop in at the Visitor
Center at the Chamber of Commerce for information and continue on the
highway along the Sandy River Canyon to such sights as Crown Point,
where you can overlook the western end of the Gorge. As you drive,
view over eleven waterfalls including the famous Multnomah Falls, then
experience the scenic wonder of the Oneonta Gorge. Once past this
point, you can continue on I-84 into the Gorge and its many famous
sights, which include Bonneville Dam, Cascade Locks, and furthur east
to Hood River and The Dalles. If you cross to the Washington side of
the gorge at Cascade Locks, you can visit the Interpretive Center
Since it's just a short distance from Portland, Troutdale can also be
a staging ground for all the amenities that Oregon's "big city" has to
offer. For recreation, shopping or history, Troutdale can give you the
experience of a lifetime.
Troutdale, Oregon Demographic Information
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