Bitterroot blossoms possess a subtle beauty accentuated by their lack of foliage.
Columbia Gorge Wildflowers from the Catherine Creek, Washington, Area.
Cluster Lilies in the oak woodland beside Catherine Creek, WA.
Lupine in the woodland above the old barn beside Catherine Creek.
Columbia Desert Parsley coming into bloom beside Old Highway 8.
Columbia Desert Parsley begins to go to seed near Catherine Creek.
Columbia Desert Parsley in full bloom in the rocks along Old Highway 8.
Late evening sun lights a patch of Barrett's Penstemon on a cliff top.
Camas surrounds a fallen Garry Oak limb above Catherine Creek.
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Bitterroot is common in the rocky outcrops
The earliest spectacular bloom is provided by Grass Widows.
Sand Clover grows thick on an open slope just east of the parking lot.
A thick stand of Rigid Fiddleneck in a roadside ditch east of Bingen, WA.
Pretty but deadly Death Camas blooms among Rosy Plectritis.
Yellow Bells is a delicate-looking fritillaria that blooms early in the season
Shooting stars may be the most vividly colored wildflower at this site.
Grass Widows are a small iris that begins to bloom as early as January.
Rosy Plectritis fills a grassy meadow, accompanied by Camas and Brodeia
Cluster Lilies in the oak woodland beside Catherine Creek in Klickitat County.
Lupine in the woodland above the old barn beside Catherine Creek.
Columbia Desert Parsley coming into bloom beside Old Highway 8.
Late evening sun lights a patch of Barrett's Penstemon on a cliff top.
Columbia Desert Parsley in full bloom in the rocks along Old Highway 8.
Columbia Desert Parsley begins to go to seed near Catherine Creek.
A thick stand of Rigid Fiddleneck in a roadside ditch east of Bingen, WA.
Camas surrounds a fallen Garry Oak limb above Catherine Creek.
Sand Clover grows thick on an open slope just east of the parking lot.
The earliest spectacular bloom is provided by Grass Widows.
Bitterroot is common in the rocky outcrops
Yellow Bells is a delicate-looking fritillaria that blooms early in the season
Shooting stars may be the most vividly colored wildflower at this site.
Grass Widows are
a small iris that begins to bloom as early as January.
Rosy Plectritis fills a grassy meadow, accompanied by Camas and Brodeia
Pretty but deadly Death Camas blooms among Rosy Plectritis.
Bitterroot blossoms possess a subtle beauty accentuated by their lack of foliage.
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Catherine Creek is the name of a small creek on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, and also the popular name for the general location, which is one of the best-known and most popular wildflower-viewing sites and hiking areas in the Gorge. Wildflower season begins in earnest here before the beginning of March and extends into May.

Directions: From Portland, drive west to Hood River. Cross the toll bridge (75 cents) to the Washington side. Turn right on Highway 14 (eastbound) and proceed through Bingen. Go past Courtney Road and Coyote Wall. At 5.8 miles from the bridge, turn left on Old Highway 8 at Rowland Lake. Follow this road 1.5 miles and you'll come to the Catherine Creek parking lot.