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Open Daily from 9 am to 5 pm

We are back!

Come out and say hello 

Mark your calendars​

  • A Sense of Place, new exhibition now open

  • Our Annual Auction, October 4th

  • Grossology, October 24th

  • Snowschool Fundraiser & Backcountry Film Festival, November 14th

  • Festive Wreath Making with Native Plants, November, 22nd 

  • Archaeology Road Show, December 6th

A Sense of Place
A New Exhibition about Caring for the Land that Sustains Us
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An Exploration of the History and Evolution of the Imperial Stock Ranch: Where sustainable sheep ranching from the high desert of Central Oregon meets the world of high fashion and the Olympics.
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Read more about our reopening and new exhibition

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.

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Public Raptor Programs

Every Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm

Every Saturday and Sunday at 11am and 2pm
(included with admission)

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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

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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. 

www.gorgediscovery.org/donate

https://uwcg.ejoinme.org/RowenaFireReliefRecoveryFund

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Click on the photos to read more of how the Museum grounds were affected by the Rowena Fire

For more updates on the recovery, including the raptors, please view our Wildfire Recovery page

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WELCOME TO COLUMBIA GORGE DISCOVERY CENTER & MUSEUM

Official Interpretive Center of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

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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.
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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

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