Size: 80 acres
Location: Skamania County, Washington
Acquired: 2010
Transferred: Sold to the U.S. Forest Service in 2014
Cedar Creek Cottonwoods is surrounded by U.S. Forest Service property on three sides and Beacon Rock State Park on the northwest corner. The property boasts a wonderful view to the west above Hamilton Creek before heading around Aldrich Butte on its western flank. The lack of road access has kept the land relative free of invasive plants and has allowed the native vegetation to flourish. Cedar Creek bisects the property and joins Hamilton Creek just west of the property.
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Beacon Rock. Photo by Jeremiah Leipold.
Columbia River Gorge Commission Avoids Defunding, Faces 27 Percent Budget Cut
April 28, 2025
The press release below was sent to media outlets across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, April 28, 2025. COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Wash., April 28, 2025 – The Columbia River Gorge Commission, […]

Washington House Votes to Defund the Columbia River Gorge Commission
April 3, 2025
The press release below was sent to media outlets across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, April 3, 2025. COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Wash., April 3, 2025 – The Columbia River Gorge […]

What if the National Scenic Area Never Existed?
December 23, 2024
The Columbia Gorge would be a very different place without the protections of the National Scenic Area. Unchecked residential, commercial, and industrial development would have consumed parts of it, transforming cliffs, […]