Cascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. The city took its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River. The U.S. federal government approved the plan for the locks in 1875, construction began in 1878, and the locks were completed on November 5, 1896. The locks were subsequently submerged in 1938, replaced by Bonneville Lock and Dam, although the city lost no land from the expansion of Lake Bonnevillebehind the dam located some 4 miles (6.4 km) downstream of the city. Get your personalized print of the falls here: Waterfall in a forest, Punch Bowl Falls, Eagle Creek, Hood River County, Oregon, USA Poster Print by Panoramic Images (36 x 12)
The population was 1,144 at the 2010 census. The 2007 estimate is 1,075 residents.Since 1999, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs have been pursuing an off-reservation casino to be sited in Cascade Locks. You can find here a guide on Oregon.