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| Maryhill Art Museum in the Columbia River Gorge. (Julianne G. Crane) |
One just doesn’t expect to run into an amazing art museum amid a green oasis in this remote, stark, dry landscape more than 100 miles east of Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge.
But there it is–the Maryhill Museum of Art, visible for miles from Interstate 84 on the south side of the Columbia River in Oregon.
The museum and grounds comprise 5,300 acres of beautiful, wild spaces and ranch lands originally owned by land developer Sam Hill who had hoped to establish a Quaker community.
In addition to the art museum, the grounds now include the William and Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park, the Lewis and Clark Overlook (the museum is an official site on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail) and a Native Plant Garden.
The museum houses a “world-class collection of art ranging from early 20th century European works to an extensive Native American collection,” according to the Maryhill Museum website.
Read more about the museum’s early history by clicking here.
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| Peacocks at museum. (Julianne G. Crane) |
If you go:
Maryhill Museum of Art
35 Maryhill Museum Dr.
(Off of SR 14)
Goldendale, WA 98620
Driving directions, click here.
Tel: 509 773-3733
URL: maryhillmuseum.org
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, March 15-Nov. 15.
Admission to the museum:
Adults $9, Seniors (65 and older) $8, Youth (ages 7–18) $3, Family Admission (2 adults and related children ages 7–18) $25
Access to the sculpture park is free.
Also enjoy the Café, picnic grounds, and shop. The neighboring Maryhill Winery is just steps away.
Bonus: A few miles east of the Maryhill Art Museum is Sam Hill’s “full-size partial replica” of Stonehenge on SR 14 in Washington state.
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| Maryhill State Park (Julianne G. Crane) |
Maryhill State Park
50 SR 97
Goldendale, WA 98620
Ph: 509-773-5007
This 99-acre RV and tent camping park includes 4,700 feet of waterfront on the magnificent Columbia River.
The popular park sits just inside Washington state on Hwy. 97 between SR 14 and I 84 (Exit 104) in Oregon.
Learn more about Washington’s Maryhill State Park by clicking here.
Read more about the RV lifestyle by Julianne G. Crane — go to RVWheelLife.com.
Photos: Top: Maryhill Art Museum as seen from SR 14. Middle: Peacocks once roamed Maryhill Art Museum grounds. Bottom: Maryhill State Park has many pull-through RV camp sites. Julianne G. Crane
