The Area

The Inn is centrally located for day travel to Portland, Astoria and the Oregon Coast, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens and the Columbia Gorge, if you want to take a day trip. If not, your getaway starts here in Historical Downtown St Helens District less than a block away from the Inn. Home to some of the best restaurants and shopping in the area. There are Art Galleries, Vintage Movie Theater, Antiquing, Bistro's, Ice Cream and Coffee shops, Spa's, Waterfront parks, Boating, Hiking and much more. Choose how you want to spend you time, either shopping or relaxing at the Inn. You'll love sitting on the wrap around front porch. The house everywhere has 180 views of the Columbia River and Historical Old Town, St. Helens. The Inn has an unmatched view as the house sits on one of the highest peaks of the area.

On a special note, Thursday evenings in the summer there is live musical entertainment in the waterfront park and an outdoor market. There are public docks, boating, marinas and more. For more adventure there is local golfing, fairgrounds, car racing, guided fishing, biking adventures and kayaking on the Columbia River.

Within Walking Distance of Nob Hill Riverview Bed and Breakfast

13 Nights on the River Concert Series – Thursday nights, June through September, the Columbia View Amphitheater on St. Helen's Historic Riverfront becomes a place for families & friends to gather to enjoy live music. An Open Air Market offers food and craft vendors as well. Click here for schedule.

Columbia Theater always has first run movies in the most comfortable setting outside your own living room. There's rocking-chair seating and plenty of legroom. Every Wednesday and Thursday is Pub Night for adults only (21 & over). Serving beer, wine, pizza and more. Call 503-397-9791.

Eisenschmidt Pool provides swimming opportunities for all ages and experience levels in the comfort of an "open", though enclosed structure. Call 503-397-2283.

Lofted Lair Gallery & Espresso | 503-366-3600
Dockside Steak & Pasta (Italian) | 503/366-0877
Old Town Café & Espresso (American) | 503-543-5339
Klondike Restaurant & Bar (Steak & Seafood) | 503/397-4297

In and Around the City of St. Helens

Scappoose Bay, located between St. Helens and Scappoose is a popular spot for kayaking or bird watching. Rent a kayak at Scappoose Bay Kayaking, and receive all the help and training necessary to make your experience totally wonderful and unforgettable. | 503-397-2161

 

Try your hand at cooking! Honeyman Creek Farm, just outside of Portland in Warren, Oregon. The Kitchen at Honeyman Creek Farm is a cooking school celebrating the vast array of American food traditions and hospitality centered around the family table. | 503-543-5610

Dinosaurs Unlimited Senic Tours and Aerobatic Flights – Give yourself, a friend or a loved one a memory that will last a lifetime. Relive those wondrous early days of aviation and fly in a 1942 Stearman bi-plane; the same model used by the U.S. Navy to train WWII pilots. | 503-939-0252.

Fun, fun, Two golf courses are nearby: Wildwood Golf Course is nestled in a quiet valley and among towering fir trees, this 5,675 yard, 18-hole course provides plenty of challenge for all golfers. St. Helens Golf Course has spectacular views while you play 9 holes. | 503-397-0358

Enjoy and stroll the gardens of Joy Creek Nursery. Four acres of display gardens on a hill overlooking the Columbia River feature many unusual perennials, shrubs and trees in imaginative settings.

Go bowling at Oregon Trail Lanes. | 503-397-1011

Columbia County Racing Association gears up for fast paced racing on a ¼ mile clay track at the Columbia County Event Complex. You'll see Sportsman, Street Stock, V-8 Modifieds and Women's Division competitions from spring into fall. | 503-397-6506 or 503-397-2393

Launch your watercraft boat from Brown's Landing, Scappoose Bay Marine Park, St. Helens Marina, Beaver Boat Ramp, Rainier, or Goble Landing. You can also dock at Sand Island Marine Park or the City of St. Helens docks at no charge. Call the Chamber of Commerce at 503-397-0685 for more info.

Directions

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