The Dalles Dam

Great Walking Area

Great walking area by the dam, beautiful sights, and pretty peaceful considering it's a huge dam and there is traffic.

Blocks the fishes

I wonder, how many fishes are blocked from swimming upstream by this dam? Electricity generation is good but fishe numbers are put in jeopardy.

Good visit, good weather,

Good visit, good weather, accomidations excellent. people were kind and helpful. good place to visit.

Plan Ahead

I arrived during the week and the visitor center was closed. If you really want to see it plan ahead. That said, I was able to get a sense of scale by walking paths on both sides of the dam. The car...

Interesting tours, but only for US citizens

Spanning the Columbia River Gorge several miles east of The Dalles (city), the Dalles Dam was built in 1957-62. The reservoir it created covered multiple petroglyph sites, and some panels were remove...