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alert Trail Alert, Apr 7, 2021: During the busy spring wildflower season, from April 24 to June 13 weekend visitors need a permit to hike Dog Mountain Loop trail to protect the public from safety issues caused by congestion at the busy trailhead parking area. Learn more at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/crgnsa/recreation/?cid=FSEPRD572962.
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Angel's Rest, OR
Angel's Rest
 
Moderate: 5 miles | 1500 ft.
  • Ice Age Floods

Angel's to Devil's Rest Loop, OR
Angel's to Devil's Rest Loop
 
Expert: 10.7 miles | 2770 ft.

Augspurger Mountain, WA
Augspurger Mountain
 
Expert: 16 miles | 4400 ft.

Balfour-Klickitat Loop, WA
Balfour-Klickitat Loop
 
Easy: 0.75 miles | 150 ft.

Beacon Rock, WA
Beacon Rock alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 5, 2020: This high-traffic trail remains closed to the public due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. While parts of Beacon Rock State Park are open, including the parking lot and restroom at the trailhead, the closures also include the group campground and the upper picnic area.
 
Easy: 1.8 miles | 680 ft.
  • Cultural History
  • Ice Age Floods

Bell Creek Loop, OR
Bell Creek Loop alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 5, 2020: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.
 
Expert: 14.5 miles | 3330 ft.
  • Waterfall

Benson Plateau Loop, OR
Benson Plateau Loop
 
Expert: 16.2 miles | 4080 ft.

Bridal Veil Falls, OR
Bridal Veil Falls
 
Easy: 0.6 miles | 70 ft.
  • Waterfall

Cape Horn Loop, WA
Cape Horn Loop
 
Strenuous: 8.3 miles | 1500 ft.
  • Ice Age Floods
  • Waterfall

Cape Horn, Upper, WA
Cape Horn, Upper
 
Moderate: 5 miles | 1000 ft.
  • Ice Age Floods
  • Waterfall

Catherine Creek Arch Loop, WA
Catherine Creek Arch Loop
 
Easy: 1.9 miles | 325 ft.
  • Cultural History

Catherine Creek Labyrinth, WA
Catherine Creek Labyrinth
 
Moderate: 5.5 miles | 1000 ft.

Catherine Creek Universal Access Loop, WA
Catherine Creek Universal Access Loop
 
Easy: 1.4 miles | 50 ft.

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Crawford Oaks Loop, WA
Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Crawford Oaks Loop
 
Moderate: 7-8 miles | 900 ft.
  • Cultural History
  • Ice Age Floods
  • Waterfall

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Dalles Mountain Ranch to Stacker Butte, WA
Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Dalles Mountain Ranch to Stacker Butte
 
Moderate: 4 miles | 1150 ft.
  • Cultural History

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Horsethief Butte, WA
Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Horsethief Butte
 
Easy: 1.5 miles | 150 ft.
  • Cultural History
  • Ice Age Floods

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Horsethief Lake Petroglyphs, WA
Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Horsethief Lake Petroglyphs alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: Due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials, the pictograph tour is closed to the public. The most current closure information can be found at ReadySetGorge.com.
 
Easy: 0.5 miles | 50 ft.
  • Cultural History
  • Ice Age Floods

Deschutes River State Park - Ferry Springs Loop, OR
Deschutes River State Park - Ferry Springs Loop
 
Moderate: 4.4 miles | 500 ft.

Deschutes River State Park - River Trail, OR
Deschutes River State Park - River Trail
 
Easy: 22.6 miles | 200 ft.
  • Cultural History

Dog Creek Falls, WA
Dog Creek Falls
 
Easy: 0.2 miles | 0 ft.
  • Waterfall

Dog Mountain Loop, WA
Dog Mountain Loop alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
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Strenuous: 6.9 miles | 2820 ft.

Dry Creek Falls (Herman Creek Pinnacles Extension), OR
Dry Creek Falls (Herman Creek Pinnacles Extension)
 
Easy: 4.4 miles | 700 ft.
  • Waterfall

Dry Creek Falls to Herman Creek, OR
Dry Creek Falls to Herman Creek
 
Easy: 8.6 miles | 750 ft.
  • Waterfall

Eagle Creek to High Bridge, OR
Eagle Creek to High Bridge alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
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Moderate: 6.4 miles | 840 ft.
  • Waterfall

Eagle Creek to Punchbowl Falls, OR
Eagle Creek to Punchbowl Falls alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
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Easy: 3.8 miles | 500 ft.
  • Waterfall

Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls, OR
Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
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Strenuous: 12 miles | 1640 ft.
  • Waterfall

Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake, OR
Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert:
 
Expert: 26.5 miles | 5310 ft.
  • Waterfall

Elowah Falls, OR
Elowah Falls
 
Moderate: 1.5 miles | 260 ft.
  • Waterfall

Falls Creek Falls, WA
Falls Creek Falls
 
Easy: 3.4 miles | 700 ft.
  • Waterfall

Fort Cascades Loop, WA
Fort Cascades Loop
 
Easy: 1.5 miles | 0 ft.
  • Cultural History
  • Ice Age Floods

Gillette Lake, WA
Gillette Lake
 
Moderate: 5.4 miles | 648 ft.

Green Point Ridge, OR
Green Point Ridge
 
Expert: 15 miles | 5000 ft.

Greenleaf Overlook, WA
Greenleaf Overlook
 
Moderate: 8.8 miles | 800 ft.

Hamilton Mountain Loop, WA
Hamilton Mountain Loop
 
Strenuous: 7.6 miles | 2100 ft.
  • Waterfall

Hardy & Rodney Falls (Pool of Winds), WA
Hardy & Rodney Falls (Pool of Winds)
 
Easy: 2.5 miles | 440 ft.
  • Waterfall

Hardy Ridge Loop, WA
Hardy Ridge Loop
 
Strenuous: 9 miles | 2500 ft.

Herman Creek to Casey Creek, OR
Herman Creek to Casey Creek
 
Strenuous: 7.4 miles | 2000 ft.

Herman Creek to Mud Lake, OR
Herman Creek to Mud Lake
 
Expert: 17.8 miles | 3400 ft.

Hole-in-the-Wall Falls , OR
Hole-in-the-Wall Falls
 
Easy: 1.2 miles | 100 ft.

Horsetail Falls Loop, OR
Horsetail Falls Loop alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Jul 12, 2018:
 
Easy: 2.3 miles | 440 ft.
  • Waterfall

Horsetail, Ponytail & Triple Falls, OR
Horsetail, Ponytail & Triple Falls alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Nov 26, 2018: Trail is open only to Ponytail Falls. Past the falls, the trail is closed because of damage from the 2017 Eagle Creek fire.
 
Moderate: 4.4 miles | 680 ft.
  • Waterfall

Indian Point Loop, OR
Indian Point Loop
 
Strenuous: 7.6 miles | 2800 ft.

Klickitat Trail - Fisher Hill to Klickitat, WA
Klickitat Trail - Fisher Hill to Klickitat
 
Easy: 22 miles | 200 ft.
  • Cultural History

Klickitat Trail - Fisher Hill to Pitt, WA
Klickitat Trail - Fisher Hill to Pitt
 
Easy: 17 miles | 100 ft.
  • Cultural History

Klickitat Trail - Lyle to Fisher Hill, WA
Klickitat Trail - Lyle to Fisher Hill
 
Moderate: 4 miles | 100 ft.
  • Cultural History

Klickitat Trail - Swale Canyon, WA
Klickitat Trail - Swale Canyon
 
Moderate: 10.2 miles | 1000 ft.
  • Cultural History

Lancaster Falls, OR
Lancaster Falls
 
Easy: 1.6 miles | 100 ft.
  • Waterfall

Larch Mountain Crater Loop, OR
Larch Mountain Crater Loop
 
Moderate: 7 miles | 1100 ft.

Latourell Falls Loop, OR
Latourell Falls Loop
 
Moderate: 2.4 miles | 520 ft.
  • Waterfall

Lyle Cherry Orchard, WA
Lyle Cherry Orchard
 
Moderate: 6.3 miles | 1100 ft.
  • Ice Age Floods

Mitchell Point, OR
Mitchell Point
 
Strenuous: 2.6 miles | 1270 ft.

Mosier Creek Falls, OR
Mosier Creek Falls
 
Easy: 0.4 miles | 200 ft.
  • Waterfall

Mosier Plateau, OR
Mosier Plateau
 
Moderate: 3.5 miles | 600 ft.
  • Ice Age Floods
  • Waterfall

Mosier Twin Tunnels, OR
Mosier Twin Tunnels
 
Easy: 14 miles | 300 ft.

Mount Defiance, OR
Mount Defiance
 
Expert: 12.2 miles | 4900 ft.
  • Waterfall

Multnomah - Wahkeena Falls Loop, OR
Multnomah - Wahkeena Falls Loop
 
Moderate: 5.4 miles | 1540 ft.
  • Waterfall

Multnomah Falls, OR
Multnomah Falls
 
Easy: 2.6 miles | 700 ft.
  • Waterfall

Multnomah Falls - Franklin Ridge Loop, OR
Multnomah Falls - Franklin Ridge Loop alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 7, 2020: The trail to Franklin Ridge is closed due to Eagle Creek fire damage.

The high-traffic Multnomah Falls Recreation Area is currently in a limited reopening due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. Benson Bridge, the trail to the top of the falls, and the loop trail to Wahkeena Falls remain closed. As of Oct. 7, 2020, the reservation system for accessing falls has been temporarily suspended.
 
 
Expert: 12 miles | 2760 ft.
  • Waterfall

Multnomah Falls to Devil's Rest, OR
Multnomah Falls to Devil's Rest
 
Strenuous: 8.4 miles | 2368 ft.
  • Waterfall

Multnomah Falls to Larch Mountain via Oneonta Trail, OR
Multnomah Falls to Larch Mountain via Oneonta Trail alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 7, 2020: The high-traffic Multnomah Falls Recreation Area is currently in a limited reopening due to the social distancing measures enacted by local and state health officials. Benson Bridge, the trail to the top of the falls, and the loop trail to Wahkeena Falls remain closed. As of Oct. 7, 2020, the reservation system for accessing falls has been temporarily suspended. This hike can be accessed via the Wahkeena trail (#420).
 
Expert: 17.2 miles | 4400 ft.
  • Waterfall

Nesmith Point, OR
Nesmith Point alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 5, 2020: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. 
 
Expert: 10.2 miles | 3700 ft.

Nick Eaton Ridge Loop, OR
Nick Eaton Ridge Loop
 
Expert: 14 miles | 3840 ft.

North Lake, OR
North Lake
 
Expert: 11.4 miles | 4240 ft.

Oneonta Gorge to Lower Oneonta Falls, OR
Oneonta Gorge to Lower Oneonta Falls alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 5, 2020: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. 
 
Easy: 0.6 miles | 400 ft.
  • Waterfall

Panther Creek Falls, WA
Panther Creek Falls
 
Easy: 0.4 miles | 200 ft.
  • Waterfall

River-to-Rock, WA
River-to-Rock
 
Easy: 1.5 miles | 250 ft.
  • Cultural History
  • Ice Age Floods

Rooster Rock Loop, OR
Rooster Rock Loop
 
Easy: 2.25 miles | 50 ft.

Rowena Plateau Loop, OR
Rowena Plateau Loop
 
Easy: 2.5 miles | 250 ft.
  • Ice Age Floods

Sams Walker Loop, WA
Sams Walker Loop
 
Easy: 1.1 miles | 50 ft.

Shepperds Dell Falls, OR
Shepperds Dell Falls alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 5, 2020: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. 
 
Easy: 0.2 miles | 0 ft.
  • Waterfall

Silver Star Mountain - Ed's Trail Loop, WA
Silver Star Mountain - Ed's Trail Loop
 
Moderate: 5 miles | 1500 ft.

St. Cloud Loop, WA
St. Cloud Loop
 
Easy: 0.5 miles | 150 ft.

Starvation Creek Falls, OR
Starvation Creek Falls
 
Easy: 0.1 miles | 0 ft.
  • Waterfall

Starvation Creek Ridge Loop, OR
Starvation Creek Ridge Loop alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 5, 2020: The Starvation Ridge Cut-off trail (#414B) is closed due to a complete trail washout and rock slide. Do not attempt to get anywhere near the marked slide barrier or navigate around the slide area.  View map of closure. 
 
Moderate: 2.5 miles | 700 ft.
  • Waterfall

Starvation Creek to Warren Lake, OR
Starvation Creek to Warren Lake alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Oct 5, 2020: The Starvation Ridge Cut-off trail (#414B) is closed due to a complete trail washout and rock slide. Do not attempt to get anywhere near the marked slide barrier or navigate around the slide area. View map of closure.
 
Expert: 11 miles | 4000 ft.
  • Waterfall

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Gibbons Creek, WA
Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Gibbons Creek alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert, Jul 2, 2020: The northeast section of the loop is closed for winter habitat October 1 - April 30 each year. During those months you can do an out-and-back walk instead of a loop.

The Gibbons Creek Wildlife Art Trail is closed due to construction on the Steigerwald Floodplain Restoration Project.

Get up-to-date Gorge trail closure info: ReadySetGorge.com.


 
 
Easy: 2.8 miles | 0 ft.
  • Ice Age Floods

Strawberry Island Loop, WA
Strawberry Island Loop
 
Moderate: 4 miles | 150 ft.

Table Mountain - Heartbreak Ridge Loop, WA
Table Mountain - Heartbreak Ridge Loop
 
Expert: 8 miles | 3200 ft.

Table Mountain from Bonneville Trailhead, WA
Table Mountain from Bonneville Trailhead
 
Expert: 15.8 miles | 4500 ft.

Tanner Butte, OR
Tanner Butte alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert:
 
Expert: 17 miles | 4500 ft.

Tanner Ridge to Dublin Lake, OR
Tanner Ridge to Dublin Lake
 
Expert: 13 miles | 3600 ft.

The Dalles Riverfront Trail, OR
The Dalles Riverfront Trail
 
Easy: 6.6 miles | 200 ft.

Tom McCall Nature Preserve, OR
Tom McCall Nature Preserve
 
Moderate: 3.25 miles | 1070 ft.

Toothrock, OR
Toothrock
 
Moderate: 4 miles | 200 ft.
  • Cultural History

Triple Falls, OR
Triple Falls alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
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Moderate: 5 miles | 740 ft.
  • Waterfall

Upper McCord Creek Falls, OR
Upper McCord Creek Falls alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert: Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening. 
 
Easy: 2.2 miles | 600 ft.
  • Waterfall

Wahclella Falls Loop, OR
Wahclella Falls Loop
 
Easy: 2.4 miles | 300 ft.
  • Waterfall

Wahkeena Falls, OR
Wahkeena Falls
 
Easy: 2.8 miles | 850 ft.
  • Waterfall

Washougal Waterfront Trail, WA
Washougal Waterfront Trail
 
Easy: 2 miles | 0 ft.

Wauna Point, OR
Wauna Point alert Trail Alert. Click for more info.
alert Trail Alert:
 
Strenuous: 9.4 miles | 3380 ft.
  • Waterfall

Weldon Wagon, WA
Weldon Wagon
 
Moderate: 5 miles | 1340 ft.
  • Cultural History

Whistle Punk Interpretive Loop, WA
Whistle Punk Interpretive Loop
 
Easy: 1.5 miles | 0 ft.
  • Cultural History