Astoria Column, Scenic Views, Oregon North Coast

• HOME • PLAN A TRIP • NORTHWEST EXPLORATION • SCENES ON THE ASTORIA COLUMN • CREATING THE MONUMENT • FRIENDS OF ASTORIA COLUMN • ENGRAVE YOUR NAME • PDF VERSION • EMAIL: ASTORIA COLUMN	Visitors are welcome from dawn until dusk. We are prepared to support large and small school and tour groups. The Astoria Column area can accommodate up to 400 youngsters and adults. We have parking for ten tour or school buses, restroom facilities, and there are garbage and recycling cans. We have trained docents to speak to groups as needed and	there are picnic tables on the lawns for meals. Our gift shop offers sundries and merchandise including the popular balsa wood gliders to be launched from the top of the Column viewing platform. If you have questions or would like to order merchandise or an engraving, just give us a call at the phone number below.
VIEW FROM COXCOMB HILL AND INTO HISTORY When you are standing at Coxcomb Hill (elevation 600 feet), you share a sweeping vista that has touched millions who have stood on this spot. It is easy to lose yourself in the endless sky and sea and to dream of untold possibilities. Thanks to the renovation, the Column is structurally sound and features a lung-testing 164-step climb on the refurbished interior winding staircase. These steps lead to an open platform where the view includes the mouth of the Columbia River, the Pacific Ocean, the shores of Washington State, Saddle Mountain, Youngs Bay, and far to the east the peak of Mount Rainier rises. For those with physical challenges, the views from the plaza and grounds are also stunning and fully accessible. Views from the top, click here: Northeast, east, south, southwest, southwest close up, west, Astoria, northwest. Driving Directions to Astoria: Google Maps To Astoria Column: Google Maps 503.325.2963 Open dawn to dusk $1 per car donation Astoria, Oregon is the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies and a visit to this nationally significant historic region offers a bounty of seafood, maritime culture, tremendous natural beauty and heritage. We have provided several links below but also urge readers to visit the excellent Web site of the Astoria Warrenton Chamber of Commerce to find many more opportunities for points of interest, food, lodging and guides that will make your visit an adventure to remember. • Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce http://www.oldoregon.com/ • Clatsop County Historical Society http://www.cumtux.org/ • Columbia River Maritime Museum http://www.crmm.org • Destination: The Pacific http://www.destinationthepacific.com/ • Flavel House Museum http://www.oldoregon.com/visitor-info/flavel-house-museum • Fort Clatsop National Memorial (of the National Parks Service) http://www.nps.gov/lewi/planyourvisit/fortclatsop.htm • Fort Astoria http://www.oldoregon.com/visitor-info/fort-astoria • City of Astoria Parks http://www.astoria.or.us/Home/tabid/1599/Default.aspx • Ft. Stevens State Park http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_179.php Scenic views: click on images to enlarge in new window.

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Visitors are welcome from dawn until dusk. We are prepared to support large and small school and tour groups. The Astoria Column area can accommodate up to 400 youngsters and adults. We have parking for ten tour or school buses, restroom facilities, and there are garbage and recycling cans. We have trained docents to speak to groups as needed and

there are picnic tables on the lawns for meals. Our gift shop offers sundries and merchandise including the popular balsa wood gliders to be launched from the top of the Column viewing platform. If you have questions or would like to order merchandise or an engraving, just give us a call at the phone number below.

VIEW FROM COXCOMB HILL AND INTO HISTORY

When you are standing at Coxcomb Hill (elevation 600 feet), you share a sweeping vista that has touched millions who have stood on this spot. It is easy to lose yourself in the endless sky and sea and to dream of untold possibilities. Thanks to the renovation, the Column is structurally sound and features a lung-testing 164-step climb on the refurbished interior winding staircase. These steps lead to an open platform where the view includes the mouth of the Columbia River, the Pacific Ocean, the shores of Washington State, Saddle Mountain, Youngs Bay, and far to the east the peak of Mount Rainier rises. For those with physical challenges, the views from the plaza and grounds are also stunning and fully accessible.

Views from the top, click here: Northeast, east, south, southwest, southwest close up, west, Astoria, northwest.

  Driving Directions to Astoria: Google Maps
  To Astoria Column: Google Maps
   503.325.2963
   Open dawn to dusk
   $1 per car donation

Astoria, Oregon is the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies and a visit to this nationally significant historic region offers a bounty of seafood, maritime culture, tremendous natural beauty and heritage. We have provided several links below but also urge readers to visit the excellent Web site of the Astoria Warrenton Chamber of Commerce to find many more opportunities for points of interest, food, lodging and guides that will make your visit an adventure to remember.

• Astoria-Warrenton Area Chamber of Commerce
http://www.oldoregon.com/
• Clatsop County Historical Society
http://www.cumtux.org/
• Columbia River Maritime Museum
http://www.crmm.org
• Destination: The Pacific
http://www.destinationthepacific.com/
• Flavel House Museum
http://www.oldoregon.com/visitor-info/flavel-house-museum
• Fort Clatsop National Memorial (of the National Parks Service)
http://www.nps.gov/lewi/planyourvisit/fortclatsop.htm
• Fort Astoria
http://www.oldoregon.com/visitor-info/fort-astoria
• City of Astoria Parks
http://www.astoria.or.us/Home/tabid/1599/Default.aspx
• Ft. Stevens State Park
http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_179.php

Scenic views: click on images to enlarge in new window.

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