Insider tips and local guides to help you make the most of your stay in Hood River
Hood River in winter is a completely different place than Hood River in summer. The wind dies down. The crowds disappear. The town gets quiet. And Mt. Hood, which sits...
Read moreI started coming to Hood River for the wind. That’s still why I come back every summer. But after four years of spending June through September here with my wife...
Read moreI’ve been chasing wind for over four years now—wing foiling, kite foiling, parawinging, kiteboarding, you name it. I’ve ridden in Maui, La Ventana, Bonaire, Brazil, and plenty of random windy...
Read moreI’m going to be honest upfront: I’ve only been kiteboarding for about a year and a half. I’m not an expert. But I’ve spent that time obsessively riding in Hood...
Read moreI came to Hood River for the wind. I wing foil, kite foil, parawing—basically, if there’s wind, I’m on the water. But the wind doesn’t blow every day, and on...
Read moreI came to Hood River for the wind. I stay for the morning hikes before the wind picks up. My summers here follow a pretty consistent rhythm: mornings are for...
Read moreEveryone talks about summer in Hood River—the wind, the heat, the packed launches. But fall might actually be better. September hits and everything shifts. The crowds disappear. The heat breaks....
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