Hours of Operation

Open Daily: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Closed: New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day

Call Us: (800) 991-2338
             (509) 427-8211

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Address Information

Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center Museum
990 SW Rock Creek Drive
P.O. Box 396
Stevenson, WA 98648
Driving Directions

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Collections and Exhibits

When you visit the Columbia River Gorge Interpretive Center Museum, you are able to visualize and participate in the bountiful life of the Columbia River Gorge.

  • The Legend of Tsagaglalal
  • Clahclehlah and The Corridor of Commerce
  • Award-winning architecture; exhibits by renowned Jean Jacques André.
  • Creation Theatre recreating the cataclysmic formation of the Gorge.
  • A 37-foot high replica of a 19th-century fishwheel.
  • A restored Corliss Steam Engine that powered sawmills in the last century.
  • Indian dip-netting.
  • Transportation on the river from 19th-century steamwheelers to modern barges.
  • The cultural diversity of Gorge inhabitants.
  • The environmental impact of development on the river.
  • The world's largest rosary collection.
  • Water route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and the Oregon Trail.
  • An impressive setting for business or after hours events.

The Columbia Gorge lives, evolves and continues ...

Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center