About this location
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Water trailColumbia River
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"Simon Benson was a lumber magnate, philanthropist, and one of the principal promoters of the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway. Located one mile west of Multnomah Falls on I-84 at milepost 30 (eastbound access only), picnickers love this park; there's even a disc golf course and a reservable shelter for groups.
Try your luck catching some of the thousands of rainbow trout stocked each month into the lake between March and October. This is a non-motorboat lake, so it's perfect for rowboats and swimmers."
-- Courtesy Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Benson State Recreation Area is also the site of an Estuary Partnership habitat restoration project along Multnomah and Wahkeena Creeks, completed in 2014. Read more about that project.
Site owner
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
Address
I-84 milepost 30 EB
Cascade Locks, OR 97014
United States