I like to look at the old builds and churches. Not a lot of these in the area. More

A wonderful place with wonderful friendly caring people. More

Do stop when traveling on I 84, if you like easy going, no traffic and a few great restaurants, lots of history stuff there or very close. Views are beautiful in the gorge area More

I like The Dalles for shopping.The St.Vincent is a real good thrift store . some stores are K-mart,Fred Meyer , Petco, home depot,Safeway,big 5,Jcpenney's,rite aid,maurices, food warehouse,dollar store to name a few. I just don't like to drive in the dalles. It's so weird and now they have that crazy round a bout on the east end! FYI If your... More

Quiet, small town. Great access to wineries and a few very good restaurants. More

While The Dalles isn't a 'destination' per se it is still a beautiful area to stop and see. We took a short drive up to a park (Sorosi's) overlooking the area (see photo below). You can even see the distant peaks of Mt Hood and others in the distance. We ate lunch here in town at the Petite Provence which... More

The Dalles area was "nice" at best, and I would say it's a nice area to pass by on your way to someplace else. The "Gorge" perhaps was spectacular when the native Americans fished along its banks, but after the dams, it's just a skinny green lake along a section of interstate road. The surrounding terrain in barren and desolate.... More