Tom McCall Nature Preserve
Hood River, Oregon
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Region: Mt. Hood/The Gorge
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Admission Cost: No
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Wheelchair Accessible: No
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Bus Parking: No
Spectacular spring wildflower displays grace this magnificent plateau overlooking the Columbia River. The preserve is so diverse partly because it lies in the transition zone between the moist, heavily-forested west side of the Cascades and the drier bunch grass prairies of the east.
The geology of the plateau is also intriguing. Lava flows, catastrophic floods and volcanic ash deposits shaped a mound-and-swale topography that perplexes the experts. Earthquake sorting, freezing and thawing, erosion, soil accumulations by plants and wildlife burrowing activities have all been suggested as having caused the mounds.
Where:
On the Old Columbia River Scenic Highway
11 miles east of Hood River in northern Oregon
Hood River, Oregon 97031
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