A Mt. Hood – Parkdale, Oregon B&B
Tamanawas Falls, in the Mt Hood National Forest, is one of my favorite hikes and one I send my guests on quite often. The trailhead is about 7 miles from the Old Parkdale Inn. This is an great hike year-round. This 100 foot high, 40 foot wide waterfall is easily accessed by hiking an moderate/strenuous two [...]
I recently read an article about the increase of the add-on fees hotels, and some motels, are assessing and I was shocked! Towels, nightshirts, hot water, horse stables, even if you don’t have a horse!! One hotel was even assessing a charge every time you used the elevator. Oh, dear, what is this world coming to and [...]
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Where can you ski in the morning and windsurf in the afternoon? Here near the Hood River Valley, of course. We are only 19 miles from Mt Hood Meadows Ski Resort which will continue operation through May, weekends only. There’s always Timberline Ski Area, where skiing on the Palmer Glacier is available year round. After a [...]
We sure do! Our gardens are a flurry of avian activity! Sparrows, finches, blackbirds, chickadees…the list goes on. Our most colorful visitors so far this spring have been the Evening Grosbeaks. They are a beautiful bird, don’t you think? And we have had at least 50 feeding regularly at our many feeding stations. The gardens [...]
Keep reading Got Birds? Plenty here at our backyard feeders and throughout the Hood River Valley
I had a phone inquiry the other day: “We’re thinking about coming and staying at your lovely B&B but was wondering, is there anything to do in the area?” Really? Well, let me tell you, one experience at a time. For us there is nothing better than a hike in the Mt Hood National Forest, [...]
My favorite is snowshoe. Never really did too much downhill as a child and now I don’t like to fall down as much and speed is not a necessity! So we snowshoe. For us there is nothing better than a hike in the Mt Hood National Forest, fresh snow, no wind, fresh tracks. If it’s [...]
Keep reading Snowshoe, Cross Country, and Downhill ~ All Near the Old Parkdale Inn
For those of you who have been our guest at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast you’ve heard me talk about my other half. My husband of 39 and a half years, Steve. Steve has been a pipeline welder for over 35 years, welding the pipelines that move our nations natural gas, petroleum, steam. [...]
The Old Parkdale Inn partners with both Mt Hood Meadows and Timberline Ski Areas. Our overnight guests can take advantage of discount lift ticket pricing. Below you’ll find this year’s pricing for destination lodging lift tickets: At Mt Hood Meadows Ski Resort traditional Lift tickets have been replaced by new RFID gates and passes while [...]
Keep reading Stay at the Old Parkdale Inn and Ski with Discount Passes
A couple years back someone tacked this added message below the warning sign that really states the obvious. Be prepared when exploring Oregon during the winter months. And don’t always rely on that GPS. Many forest roads, while beautiful alternatives from the main highways and freeways during the snow free months, are not maintained during the winter. Travelers should be aware that even [...]
We’ve partnered again with Timberline Ski Area to offer discount lift tickets to our overnight guests. Timberline Ski Area is only about 34 miles from the Old Parkdale Inn. And the Discount Timberline Ski Area Lift Tickets arrived yesterday. Just in time for opening day of Skiing on Mt Hood. $42 for Adult ~ 18-64 (regular [...]
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Tamanawas Falls in the Mt Hood National Forest
No Hidden Fees at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast
Ski, Surf, Sip and SleepOld Parkdale Inn
4932 Baseline Rd
Parkdale, Oregon 97041
phone: 541-352-5551
email: parkdale@hoodriverlodging.com