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👇🏼 Tap Link - Wildflower FEST & Wine Walk this May!

Wildflower season is calling—and this one comes wi Wildflower season is calling—and this one comes with a guide 🌼🥾

During the White Salmon Wildflower Festival, taking place the entire month of May, explore the Gorge through expert-led hikes, walks, and even river adventures. Here’s a quick look at what’s in store!

🌿 Guided Tree Walk with Arborist Karen Black Jenkins
Meet: 8:30 AM at the gazebo by the splash pad in Rhinegarten Park
Cost: Free (limited to 15 per date)

⛰️ Explore Deep Time at Coyote Wall with Geologist Lloyd DeKay
Meet: 7:45 AM at Mt. Adams Visitor Info Center (MP 65, Hwy 14)
Dates: May 9 & May 16, 2026
Cost: Free (limited to 15 per date)

🦙 Wildflower Llama Trek at Catherine Creek
📅 Festival Kickoff – May 1
A one-of-a-kind trek through peak blooms

🌸 Wildflowers of Jewett Creek Walk & Talk
📍 White Salmon Valley Community Library
📅 May 9, 1–2:30 PM
Led by local author Ashley Erdely | Free

🌼 Accessible for All Wildflower Walk
📍 Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum
📅 May 23, 11 AM–3 PM
Free | No registration needed

🌊 Guided Rafting & Beginner Kayak Trips with Wet Planet
Festival participants get 10% off White Salmon River trips with code WILDFLOWER2026 (valid all of May)

Spots are limited and these fill fast—head to the link in bio for full details and to save your place! 

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Spring is putting on a show—and White Salmon is th Spring is putting on a show—and White Salmon is the stage 🌿🌸

The White Salmon Wildflower Festival is back all May long, weaving together wild blooms, art, music, and community across the Gorge. Come for a day… or stay for the whole season.

✨ Festival Highlights ✨

• Mayfaire | May 2
• Wildflower Half Marathon | May 2
• Gorge Artists Open Studios | May 1–3
• Live Mural Painting | Throughout May
• Keep It Wild Art Show
• Wine Walk | May 9
• Wildflower Artisan Market | May 9
• WA State Park Guided Hikes
• Stewardship Hikes & Events
• Empty Bowls
• Photography Contest & Workshops
• Wildflower Art Show | Throughout May
• Guided Hikes, Walks & Rafting
• Art Workshops
• Balsamroot Bash (festival finale)

📍Start planning your weekends now—grab tickets for the Wine Walk, sign up for workshops, and map out your must-see events before they fill up!

📍Book your stay, invite your people, and come experience White Salmon in full bloom.

 📍Head to the link in bio for the full schedule + event details!

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Sip, stroll, and savor your way through downtown W Sip, stroll, and savor your way through downtown White Salmon 🍷🌸

The White Salmon Wine Walk is back on Saturday, May 9th from 3–7 PM, and it’s shaping up to be unforgettable!

Taste your way through incredible local wineries, meet the makers behind the magic, and explore downtown as it comes alive with live music, a vibrant artisan market, and wildflower season in full bloom 🌸

Your ticket includes a souvenir glass, tasting tickets, live music and everything you need for a perfect day of wine and wandering!

And here’s the best part—beyond celebrating world-class wines, this event gives back. ALL proceeds support downtown White Salmon beautification projects, helping this vibrant community continue to thrive 🌿

✨ Gather your crew
✨ Discover new favorite wines
✨ Sip with purpose

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now (this event tends to sell out)!

👉🏻 Grab yours at the link in bio and make a day (or weekend) of it 🍷 

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Spend Mother’s Day weekend in White Salmon for an Spend Mother’s Day weekend in White Salmon for an afternoon of wine tasting, live music, art, shopping, and springtime Gorge energy.

🍷 10 tastings
🍷 souvenir wine glass
🎶 two bands + DJ
🎨 live mural painting
🌸 Wildflower artisan market
🦪 oysters available

Small town charm. Big weekend energy.

📍White Salmon, WA
🗓️ May 9
🎟️ Tickets on sale now - Link in @explorewhitesalmon bio

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White Salmon deserves a thriving downtown. We’re White Salmon deserves a thriving downtown.

We’re launching a Main Street Association to support local businesses, beautification, events, and smart growth.

Now recruiting founding board members, including a Treasurer and Directors.

If you care about this town and want to help shape what’s next, send us a DM.

Tag someone who’d be great.

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Step into the wild side of creativity 🌿🖋️ Part of Step into the wild side of creativity 🌿🖋️

Part of the White Salmon Wildflower Festival, art workshops are in full bloom this May—celebrating creativity inspired by the natural beauty of the Gorge. From photography to hands-on art and writing, there’s something for every curious creator.

Oak Gall Ink Making Workshop 👇🏻
Join local artist Molly Holmlund for a hands-on experience using foraged oak galls and natural materials. Learn the centuries-old process of creating rich, archival ink straight from the landscape ✨
While your ink brews, explore local oak ecosystems—wildflowers, understory plants, and the hidden stories of the Gorge—then create your own ink artwork to take home.

📍 Columbia Land Trust Office, Downtown White Salmon
🗓️ Thursday, May 28, 2026
⏰ 5–7 PM
👤 Ages 12+
💲 $50 — registration required — link in bio under wildflower festival 

Poetry & Pollinators Workshop 👇🏻
An interactive writing workshop with local author, Ashley Erdely. Explore creativity through poetry inspired by pollinators and the natural world.

📍 White Salmon Library
🗓️ Tuesday, May 19, 2026
⏰ 3:30–5:00 PM
🎟️ FREE, all ages welcome (recommended for 2nd grade and up 

Our Wildflower Festival kicks off this weekend, and there's something for everyone! We hope you can participate in the magic! 

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Art, wine, and wildflowers—May 9th in White Salmon Art, wine, and wildflowers—May 9th in White Salmon 🌼🍷

The Wildflower Makers Market returns, bringing a vibrant mix of local artists to downtown White Salmon. Set against the backdrop of the Gorge in full bloom, this artisan market is more than a place to shop—it’s a celebration of creativity, community, and the natural beauty that inspires it all.

Stroll through, meet the makers, and find something one-of-a-kind while supporting local art and youth programs.

Pair it with the White Salmon Wine Walk and you're sure to have a day to remember! 

SCHEDULE
2:00 PM – Wildflower Artisan Market opens
3:00–7:00 PM – Wine Walk

Buy your wine walk tickets by heading to the link in our bio! 

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Spring in the Gorge brings the hillsides to life a Spring in the Gorge brings the hillsides to life and our White Salmon Wildflower Festival is just around the corner! May is full of blooms, art, and adventure, from golden balsamroot to violet lupine, the Gorge transforms into a living canvas just waiting to be captured!

Why not step behind the lens and into the magic?! 

✨ Enter the Wildflower Photography Contest.
Snap your favorite blooms, share on Instagram with #wildforwhitesalmon, and you’re in. Whether you’re shooting on a pro camera or your phone, it’s all about chasing that perfect petal moment. 

📱 Level up your skills.
Join hands-on photography workshops—yes, even iPhone bootcamps—led by local pros who know exactly how to catch that Gorge light just right. 

🎨 Creativity for all ages.
From photo entries to kids’ art and writing contests, this festival is one big invitation to create, explore, and get inspired. 

All month long, you’ll find guided hikes, art shows, wine walks, and wildflower-filled experiences blooming across town, so charge your camera, lace up your boots, and come wander where color runs wild!

📍 May 1–31
📸 Tag @explorewhitesalmon + #wildforwhitesalmon 

Head to our bio for details on the White Salmon Wildflower Festival, including our Wine Walk on May 9th! 

Photo Credit: Backcountry Journey 

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White Salmon, Washington, is located on the historic land of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the Nez Perce Tribe.  These bands and tribes include the Cayuse, Kah-milt-pah, Klickitat, Klinquit, Know-was-say-ee, Li-say-was, Nimiipuu, Oche-chotes, Paiute, Palouse, Pisquose, Se-ap-cat, Shyiks, Skinpah, Umatilla, Wah-lal-la, Walla Walla, Warm Springs, Wasco, Wenatshampam, Wishxam, and Yakama peoples.

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