Bonneville Overlook

Built: 1937

Bonneville Dam, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. August 6, 2011

"The Eagle Creek Overlook, which is adjacent to the [group] campground and north of the 1937 highway realignment, was also a CCC project. It included a shelter and other improvements, and offered a vantage point for those eager to watch Bonneville Dam’s construction."

Hadlow, Landmark Nomination, 9

Blossoms at the Bonneville OverlookColumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. May 2, 2013

Eagle Creek Overlook Interpretive Sign (2013)Eagle Creek Overlook. Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. May 2, 2013

Detail: Eagle Creek Overlook Interpretive Sign (2013)Eagle Creek Overlook. Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. May 2, 2013

71. STONE OVERLOOK AT THE MOUTH OF EAGLE CREEK. - Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0386.photos.354722p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0386/photos.354722pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,26-TROUT.V,1--71Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0386.photos.354722p/resource/

May 11, 2020

Back in 2013, we camped for a weekend at the group campground up at the old overlook. Apparently, I never got those photos up on the website. I'll get that remedied when I get my old hard drives back.

Bonneville Overlook

Built: 1937

"The Eagle Creek Overlook, which is adjacent to the [group] campground and north of the 1937 highway realignment, was also a CCC project. It included a shelter and other improvements, and offered a vantage point for those eager to watch Bonneville Dam’s construction."

May 11, 2020

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