of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over. Parks and recreation Carson is situated within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and outside the southern end of Gifford Pinchot National Forest, which contains the nearby highland terrain areas of Wind Mountain and Dog Mountain. The oldest arboretum in the Pacific Northwest, the Wind River Arboretum, is located in nearby Stabler. Carson has a local hot spring, and hotel and resort businesses in the town provide geothermal steam baths. See also List of census-designated places in Washington References Unincorporated communities in Skamania County, Washington Unincorporated communities in Washington (state) Columbia River Gorge Hot springs of Washington (state) Washington (state) populated places on the Columbia River Bodies of water of Skamania County, Washington