The Multnomah Falls timed use permit is separate.

My best advice is to visit the Oregon site for updates when planning your trip. The program is currently being evaluated. The project required a timed use permit and a $2.00 entrance fee for personal vehicles visiting the Waterfall Corridor. In the summer of 2022, Oregon conducted a pilot program to provide visitors with a safer, more enjoyable experience. Here you gain a superior perspective of the waterfall’s size, scope, and beauty. I encourage you to take a short walk to the base of the falls. It makes for fantastic photos.Ī viewpoint sits next to the road. Lichens shine like a yellow neon light against the dark rock at the top of the cliff. Latourell Falls is a 224-foot single-plunge waterfall. Our last waterfall is just down the road. It is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy nature’s solitude. To see the following three falls on our list, you must do the climb. If you have no interest in a challenging hike, the views from the base and the bridge are excellent. You can feel the power and taste the mist if you are close enough.Īlthough the view of Multnomah Falls from the top is excellent, the real treasure is the view of the scenery along the Columbia River. Looking up from the base, you can see more of the waterfall. With an aerial view, it isn’t easy to see beyond the first several feet in many cases. At the top, you can peer down at Multnomah Falls. The path includes breathtaking views of the forest, mountains, and the Columbia River. The trail is paved but steep and has 11 switchbacks. You will have to earn the rewarding view above the upper falls by completing a 1.0-mile hike. As you can imagine, Benson Bridge is an excellent spot for photos. You gain a closer and different perspective of both the upper and lower falls. It saddens me to know such a beautiful area is inaccessible. Hopefully, this will open in the future, and we can add a tenth waterfall to our list. The creek bed water is crystal clear and serves as a plunge pool to the 100-foot Lower Oneonta Falls. It is a slot canyon where bright green lichens and moss coat the walls. This is one of the most celebrated natural wonders along the Columbia River Gorge. Unfortunately, the trail is closed due to damage caused by the Eagle Creek fire in 2017. You can walk through a tunnel and see where the gorge is fenced off. Oneonta Gorgeīetween Horsetail Falls and Multnomah Falls, you will see a stop for Oneonta Gorge. It takes you behind the 88-foot cascading Ponytail Falls. The trail is steep at first but levels off. The area is rocky, but you gain a fantastic view of the water spilling into the plunge pool.īonus waterfall: With an 0.8-mile round-trip hike, you can see another waterfall called Upper Horsetail Falls or Ponytail Falls. There are steps if you want a closer look below.

Columbia river gorge