Rainier OR (Oregon)

Rainier OR is a Columbia River cruise port and small town in Oregon USA (Columbia County) with population around 2,000. The town is located on river's south bank, across from Longview WA. On Columbia River cruises, from Rainier is visited (as shore excursion/bus tour) the Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument. Mt Saint Helens Volcano can be alternatively visited from Kalama WA.

As cruise port, Rainier OR is included in the schedules of USA's largest river cruise company - ACL-American Cruise Lines.

The next tables show the ACL itineraries (as ports sequence) operated by the riverboats Queen of the West/American West, American Pride, American Song.

5-day itinerary roundtrip from homeport Portland OR (prices from ~USD 1900 pp)

8-day itinerary Portland to Clarkston, prices from ~USD 2900 pp

11-day itinerary Portland to Clarkston, prices from ~USD 5100 pp

The town was founded in 1851 (as Eminence), later renamed after Mount Rainier (Washington) and incorporated in 1881. Until 1993, the town was best-known for the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant (Oregon's only commercial nuclear reactor which used to supply with electricity Portland OR between 1976-1993, when the plant was closed and decommissioned).

Lewis and Clark Bridge (over Columbia River) links Rainier with Longview WA. The 1930-built bridge has length 366 m (1200 ft) and is the only one between Portland and Astoria that spans the river's entire width. Through Rainier runs the 750-km (466-mi) long Portland and Western Railroad with Amtrak passenger train service available in Kelso WA. In 2005, in Rainier was inaugurated Teevin Terminal (serving cargo barges). The terminal is located just across from Port Longview WA.