directions From…

+ Oregon I-84 Eastbound

• Take Exit 64

• Turn left onto Button Bridge Rd.

• At the second stop light, turn left onto E Port Marina Dr.

• Proceed to Boarding area “A” or “B”.

Driving to Boarding area “A” (Cruise Ship Dock)

  • Stay left and follow signs for Cruise Ship Dock.
  • Continue past the museum and marina.
  • At the “T” turn right (east) onto the peninsula.
  • Parking is to the right of the public bathrooms.
  • Proceed to the Cruise Ship Dock -- 100yds east of the parking spaces in the basin.
  • We will meet you at the ramp head. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

Driving to Boarding area “B” (Boat Ramp Dock)

  • Take the immediate right towards the port office and boat ramp.
  • Make your way into the boat ramp parking lot by taking a quick left and then right. (If you end up in the Port of Hood River parking lot you have gone too far)
  • Single parking spots are in the northeast corner of the lot.
  • Look for the stop sign next to the boat ramp.
  • Walk down the boat dock adjacent the stop sign. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

+ Oregon I-84 Westbound

• Take Exit 64

• Turn right onto Button Bridge Rd.

• At the second stop light, turn left on to E Port Marina Dr.

• Proceed to Boarding area “A” or “B”.

Driving to Boarding area “A” (Cruise Ship Dock)

  • Stay left and follow signs for Cruise Ship Dock.
  • Continue past the museum and marina.
  • At the “T” turn right (east) onto the peninsula.
  • Parking is to the right of the public bathrooms.
  • Proceed to the Cruise Ship Dock -- 100yds east of the parking spaces in the basin.
  • We will meet you at the ramp head. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

Driving to Boarding area “B” (Boat Ramp Dock)

  • Take the immediate right towards the port office and boat ramp.
  • Make your way into the boat ramp parking lot by taking a quick left and then right. (If you end up in the Port of Hood River parking lot you have gone too far)
  • Single parking spots are in the northeast corner of the lot.
  • Look for the stop sign next to the boat ramp.
  • Walk down the boat dock adjacent the stop sign. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

+ Washington Rt-14 East or Westbound

• At the stop light, turn onto the Hood River Toll Bridge.

• At the first stop light, turn right onto E Port Marina Dr.

• Proceed to Boarding area “A” or “B”.

Driving to Boarding area “A” (Cruise Ship Dock)

  • Stay left and follow signs for the Cruise Ship Dock.
  • Continue past the museum and marina.
  • At the “T” turn right (east) onto the peninsula.
  • Parking is to the right of the public bathrooms.
  • Proceed to the Cruise Ship Dock -- 100yds east of the parking spaces in the basin.
  • We will meet you at the ramp head. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

Driving to Boarding area “B” (Boat Ramp Dock)

  • Take the immediate right towards the port office and boat ramp.
  • Make your way into the boat ramp parking lot by taking a quick left and then right. (If you end up in the Port of Hood River parking lot you have gone too far)
  • Single parking spots are in the northeast corner of the lot.
  • Look for the stop sign next to the boat ramp.
  • Walk down the boat dock adjacent the stop sign. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

+ Oregon Rt-35 Via Mt. Hood

• At the stop sign, go straight onto Button Bridge Rd (30- Mt Hood Hwy)

• At the third stop light, turn left onto E Port Marina Dr.

• Proceed to Boarding area “A” or “B”.

Driving to Boarding area “A” (Cruise Ship Dock)

  • Stay left and follow signs for Cruise Ship Dock.
  • Continue past the museum and marina.
  • At the “T” turn right (east) onto the peninsula.
  • Parking is to the right of the public bathrooms.
  • Proceed to the Cruise Ship Dock -- 100yds east of the parking spaces in the basin.
  • We will meet you at the ramp head. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

Driving to Boarding area “B” (Boat Ramp Dock)

  • Take the immediate right towards the port office and boat ramp.
  • Make your way into the boat ramp parking lot by taking a quick left and then right. (If you end up in the Port of Hood River parking lot you have gone too far)
  • Single parking spots are in the northeast corner of the lot.
  • Look for the stop sign next to the boat ramp.
  • Walk down the boat dock adjacent the stop sign. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

+ Walking from Downtown Hood River, OR

• Make your way to 2nd St. and walk north toward the river get on the right side (east side) of 2nd St.

• Adjacent the I -84 east on-ramp is the head of the Slough Trail. Walk east on this.

• After you have walked under the bridge, turn right and head over the pedestrian suspension bridge. You are now on the Hood River Waterfront Trail.

• Continue past the History Museum of Hood River County across the road.

To Boarding area “A” (Cruise Ship Dock)

  • Turn left on the trail north along the boat basin.
  • At the “T” turn right (east) on to the peninsula.
  • Proceed to the Cruise Ship Dock -- 100yds east of the parking spaces in the basin.
  • We will meet you at the ramp head. Boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.

To Boarding area “B” (Boat Ramp Dock)

  • Continue to circumnavigate the boat basin on the Hood River Waterfront Trail.
  • Look for the stop sign next to the boat ramp.
  • Walk down the boat dock adjacent the stop sign; boarding of Northern Exposure will take place here.