[2] Their villages were focal points for commerce and social gatherings as they came to trade and fish along the riverbanks.

[2] Some of the first explorers and missionaries in the area included Lewis & Clark, David Thompson and Dr.

[2] Settlers expanded the original dock to serve the daily arrivals of sternwheelers unloading passengers, cargo and loading logs.

[2] Skamania is located within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area on Washington State Route 14.

The community is sandwiched between Pierce National Wildlife Refuge and Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge, home to wintering grounds for tundra swans and 35 acres (140,000 m2) of wapato, previously extinct in Washington and endangered in Oregon, now scarce but stable in both states.