- RV Park
- Motel Rooms
- Café
- Motel Rooms
- Café
| Wind Mountain Resort 50561 Highway 14 Home Valley / Stevenson, WA 98648 Phone: (509) 427-5152 or (509) 607-3409 (cell) |
Rolf and Astrid Diek
| Home Valley Store 50151 Highway 14 Home Valley / Stevenson, WA 98648 Phone: (509) 427-4015 |
- Gasoline and diesel
- Groceries
- Sporting goods
- Tackle and Bait
- Groceries
- Sporting goods
- Tackle and Bait
Towering Wind Mountain is located in Home Valley on the Washington side of the Columbia
River Gorge, 50 miles east of Vancouver. Due to its steep south face and location directly above
the river, it is one of the most distinguished features of the gorge.
The turnoff for the trailhead is at milepost 50.54 on Washington 14, the Wind Mountain Road
(0.4 of a mile east of the Home Valley Store). Follow Wind Mountain Road for 1.6 miles, take
a right on Girl Scout Road. Park after driving 0.3 miles on Girl Scout Road at a small quarry
where the paved road turns to gravel.
Walk 250 yards down the gravel road. Watch for an unmarked, but easily identified, trail that
leaves the road to the right. The well-graded trail switchbacks across the mountain from its
northeast to southeast sides as it climbs to the top.
Built by the Girl Scouts of the Columbia River Council, the Bob Kuse Memorial Trail up
1,903-foot high Wind Mountain was named by his mother for the victim of an automobile
accident. The trail begins on land owned by the Girl Scouts, but soon enters U.S. Forest Service
land. It's two miles one way, with a 1,200-foot elevation gain. Allow two hours round trip, plus
lots of extra time to enjoy the spectacular summit views. The summit offers interesting views of
the Columbia River Gorge and the Wind River Valley.
Wind Mountain, whose southern slopes descend directly to the Columbia River, has a
symmetrical profile that is easy to identify while driving in the gorge.
Wind Mountain didn't get its name by accident. The parking area is in a low saddle that can be a
wind funnel. The trail is sheltered and protected by trees, but the summit's rocky slopes are likely
to be windy. The opening in the rocks on the summit were native American vision quest sites, so
do not disturb anything.
Wind Mountain is located in the small community of Home Valley. Home Valley offers a
convenience store with gas and diesel (the Home valley Store), and a small resort with RV-sites,
3 motel rooms with all the amenities for a overnight stay, and a café, named after the mountain:
Wind Mountain Resort.
The Skamania County park at Home Valley has tent camping, picnicking and Columbia River
access. Windsurfers crowd the park when sailing conditions are good in the gorge.
River Gorge, 50 miles east of Vancouver. Due to its steep south face and location directly above
the river, it is one of the most distinguished features of the gorge.
The turnoff for the trailhead is at milepost 50.54 on Washington 14, the Wind Mountain Road
(0.4 of a mile east of the Home Valley Store). Follow Wind Mountain Road for 1.6 miles, take
a right on Girl Scout Road. Park after driving 0.3 miles on Girl Scout Road at a small quarry
where the paved road turns to gravel.
Walk 250 yards down the gravel road. Watch for an unmarked, but easily identified, trail that
leaves the road to the right. The well-graded trail switchbacks across the mountain from its
northeast to southeast sides as it climbs to the top.
Built by the Girl Scouts of the Columbia River Council, the Bob Kuse Memorial Trail up
1,903-foot high Wind Mountain was named by his mother for the victim of an automobile
accident. The trail begins on land owned by the Girl Scouts, but soon enters U.S. Forest Service
land. It's two miles one way, with a 1,200-foot elevation gain. Allow two hours round trip, plus
lots of extra time to enjoy the spectacular summit views. The summit offers interesting views of
the Columbia River Gorge and the Wind River Valley.
Wind Mountain, whose southern slopes descend directly to the Columbia River, has a
symmetrical profile that is easy to identify while driving in the gorge.
Wind Mountain didn't get its name by accident. The parking area is in a low saddle that can be a
wind funnel. The trail is sheltered and protected by trees, but the summit's rocky slopes are likely
to be windy. The opening in the rocks on the summit were native American vision quest sites, so
do not disturb anything.
Wind Mountain is located in the small community of Home Valley. Home Valley offers a
convenience store with gas and diesel (the Home valley Store), and a small resort with RV-sites,
3 motel rooms with all the amenities for a overnight stay, and a café, named after the mountain:
Wind Mountain Resort.
The Skamania County park at Home Valley has tent camping, picnicking and Columbia River
access. Windsurfers crowd the park when sailing conditions are good in the gorge.
Wind Mountain Trail
Summit view to the west
(looking over Home Valley)
(looking over Home Valley)
Along the trail
On the summit
Wind Mountain and the Columbia River
| Wind Mountain from Home Valley Park Swimming Beach |
Wind Mountain in Home Valley as seen from a boat,
fishing Wind River in the spring for Chinook salmon
fishing Wind River in the spring for Chinook salmon