Open Daily from 9 am to 5 pm
We are back!
Come out and say hello
Mark your calendars
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A Sense of Place, new exhibition now open
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Our Annual Auction, October 4th
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Grossology, October 24th
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Snowschool Fundraiser & Backcountry Film Festival, November 14th
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Festive Wreath Making with Native Plants, November, 22nd
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Archaeology Road Show, December 6th
Closed due to fire and water damage since June, the museum’s reopening this month includes a new exhibit celebrating the high desert rangelands of Wasco County and the ranchers and artists dedicated to sustainable stewardship of both the land and animals.

Public Raptor Programs
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm
Every Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 2pm
(included with admission)
Our raptor presentations are an inspiring way to learn about raptors, including kestrels, hawks, and bald eagles. Presentations address the challenges of declining habitat, the hazards of toxic chemicals, and the role humans have played in both endangering and protecting these majestic ambassadors from the wild. You will visit Liberty and Ferguson, the two bald eagles who are in our care. Both are non-releaseable due to previous injuries, so they help us educate the public about these magnificent birds and the environment of the Columbia River Gorge.
Rowena Fire Recovery
Thanks to the courageous protection from firefighters, the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum survived the Rowena Fire (June 11, 2025). As you will see in these photographs, significant areas of the Museum grounds burned. The Museum building and our raptor enclosures also sustained fire damage.
Shortly after the Rowena Fire was controlled, the Burdoin Fire burned the Washington side of the Gorge from Bingen to Lyle. The loss of approximately 100 homes and other property damage from these fires has been devastating to the Gorge Community. The Discovery Center Staff and Board of Directors feels deeply for our friends and neighbors who lost property in the fire. Please consider making a donation of support to our neighbors if you can. Please consider supporting the Museum through a contribution or a membership.
https://uwcg.ejoinme.org/RowenaFireReliefRecoveryFund
Click on the photos to read more of how the Museum grounds were affected by the Rowena Fire

WELCOME TO COLUMBIA GORGE DISCOVERY CENTER & MUSEUM
Official Interpretive Center of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
OUR NEW WEBSITE
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Our Mission:
To inspire stewardship of the Columbia River Gorge and Wasco County and to encourage active, life-long learning about our shared environment and the preservation, collection and interpretation of cultural and natural history of the region.
Admission
$12.00 General
$10.00 Seniors (62+)
$6.50 Scheduled Groups of 10+
$7.00 Ages 6-16
FREE Ages 5 & under
FREE CGDC&M members
Hours
Open Daily
9:00 am–5:00 pm
Closed
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
New Year’s Day