THE CASCADE LOCKS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Cascades Lowlands and Valleys setting.
Cascade Locks city has 2.09 square miles of land in Hood River County. Its Census reference point is in Western Cascades Lowlands and Valleys, within Cascades.
Volcanic mountains, deeply cut stream valleys and glaciated high country define the Cascades. Conifer forests change with elevation, giving way to mountain meadows and rocky alpine terrain.
Regional context: Cascades ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Cascade Locks and Hood River County
Cascade Locks is associated with Hood River County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Cascade Locks by land and water
The Census records 0.95 square miles of water within Cascade Locks, or 31.3% of its total area. It is 29.2 percentage points higher than the 2.1% recorded for Hood River County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Cascade Locks city has 1 times the land area of nearby Odell CDP (2.02 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

