Crown Point

Crown Point is a basalt promontory on the Columbia River Gorge and is located approximately 15 miles east of Portland and about 60 miles west of The Dalles. Crown Point is one of the scenic lookouts along the Historic Columbia River Highway, providing a panoramic view of the Columbia River for many miles up and down the river. The main feature of Crown Point is the Vista House.

Completed in 1918 it was known as the crown jewel of the Columbia Gorge. Vista House is a rest stop, museum, gift shop and interpretive display of historic and geologic points of interest in the gorge. It also serves as a memorial to the pioneers of Oregon. It is now a state park called the Crown Point-Vista House Scenic Corridor which is at the beginning of the most scenic part of the Historic Columbia River Highway.