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The Eagle Creek fire (in the red shaded area above) has closed approximately 40 miles of trails from Cascade Locks to Ainsworth State Park on the Oregon side of the Gorge. Click "View map" below for a map of the 48,000-acre containment area. Trail closures are kept up to date as we know.

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Angel's Rest, OR

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This trail was impacted by the Eagle Creek Fire in 2017.

Moderate: 5 miles | 1500 ft.

Angel's to Devil's Rest Loop, OR

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This trail was impacted by the Eagle Creek Fire in 2017.

Expert: 10.7 miles | 2770 ft.

Augspurger Mountain, WA

Expert: 16 miles | 4400 ft.

Balfour-Klickitat Loop, WA

Easy: 0.75 miles | 150 ft.

Beacon Rock, WA

Easy: 1.8 miles | 680 ft.

Bell Creek Loop, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Expert: 14.5 miles | 3330 ft.

Benson Plateau Loop, OR

Expert: 16.2 miles | 4080 ft.

Bridal Veil Falls, OR

Easy: 0.6 miles | 70 ft.

Cape Horn Loop, WA

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The road section of this loop hike is on a county road - please take care.

Strenuous: 8.3 miles | 1500 ft.

Cape Horn, Upper, WA

Moderate: 5 miles | 1000 ft.

Catherine Creek Arch Loop, WA

Easy: 1.9 miles | 325 ft.

Catherine Creek Labyrinth, WA

Moderate: 5.5 miles | 1000 ft.

Catherine Creek Universal Access Loop, WA

Easy: 1.4 miles | 50 ft.

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Crawford Oaks Loop, WA

Moderate: 7-8 miles | 900 ft.

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Dalles Mountain Ranch to Stacker Butte, WA

Moderate: 4 miles | 1150 ft.

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Horsethief Butte, WA

Easy: 1.5 miles | 150 ft.

Columbia Hills Historical State Park - Horsethief Lake Petroglyphs, WA

Easy: 0.5 miles | 50 ft.

Deschutes River State Park - Ferry Springs Loop, OR

Moderate: 4.4 miles | 500 ft.

Deschutes River State Park - River Trail, OR

Easy: 22.6 miles | 200 ft.

Dog Creek Falls, WA

Easy: 0.2 miles | 0 ft.

Dog Mountain Loop, WA

Strenuous: 6.9 miles | 2820 ft.

Dry Creek Falls (Herman Creek Pinnacles Extension), OR

Easy: 4.4 miles | 700 ft.

Dry Creek Falls to Herman Creek, OR

Easy: 8.6 miles | 750 ft.

Eagle Creek to High Bridge, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Moderate: 6.4 miles | 840 ft.

Eagle Creek to Punchbowl Falls, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Easy: 3.8 miles | 500 ft.

Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Strenuous: 12 miles | 1640 ft.

Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Expert: 26.5 miles | 5310 ft.

Elowah Falls, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Moderate: 1.5 miles | 260 ft.

Falls Creek Falls, WA

Easy: 3.4 miles | 700 ft.

Fort Cascades Loop, WA

Easy: 1.5 miles | 0 ft.

Gillette Lake, WA

Moderate: 5.4 miles | 648 ft.

Green Point Ridge, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no estimated reopening date due to heavy damage sustained after the fire.

Expert: 15 miles | 5000 ft.

Greenleaf Overlook, WA

Moderate: 8.8 miles | 800 ft.

Hamilton Mountain Loop, WA

Strenuous: 7.6 miles | 2100 ft.

Hardy & Rodney Falls (Pool of Winds), WA

Easy: 2.5 miles | 440 ft.

Hardy Ridge Loop, WA

Strenuous: 9 miles | 2500 ft.

Herman Creek to Casey Creek, OR

Strenuous: 8.5 - 9 miles | 2000 ft.

Herman Creek to Mud Lake, OR

Expert: 17.8 miles | 3400 ft.

Hole-in-the-Wall Falls , OR

Easy: 1.2 miles | 100 ft.

Horsetail Falls Loop, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Easy: 2.3 miles | 440 ft.

Horsetail, Ponytail & Triple Falls, OR

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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.

Indian Point Loop, OR

Strenuous: 7.6 miles | 2800 ft.

Klickitat Trail - Fisher Hill to Klickitat, WA

Easy: 22 miles | 200 ft.

Klickitat Trail - Fisher Hill to Pitt, WA

Easy: 17 miles | 100 ft.

Klickitat Trail - Lyle to Fisher Hill, WA

Moderate: 4 miles | 100 ft.

Klickitat Trail - Swale Canyon, WA

Moderate: 10.2 miles | 1000 ft.

Lancaster Falls, OR

Easy: 1.6 miles | 100 ft.

Larch Mountain Crater Loop, OR

Moderate: 7 miles | 1100 ft.

Latourell Falls Loop, OR

Moderate: 2.4 miles | 520 ft.

Lyle Cherry Orchard, WA

Moderate: 5 miles | 1500 ft.

Mitchell Point, OR

Strenuous: 2.6 miles | 1270 ft.

Mosier Creek Falls, OR

Easy: 0.4 miles | 200 ft.

Mosier Plateau, OR

Moderate: 3.5 miles | 600 ft.

Mosier Twin Tunnels, OR

Easy: 14 miles | 300 ft.

Mount Defiance, OR

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Starvation Ridge Cut-off trail (#414B) is closed due to a washout on the trail.

Expert: 12.2 miles | 4900 ft.

Multnomah - Wahkeena Falls Loop, OR

Moderate: 5.4 miles | 1540 ft.

Multnomah Falls, OR

Easy: 2.6 miles | 700 ft.

Multnomah Falls - Franklin Ridge Loop, OR

Expert: 12 miles | 2760 ft.

Multnomah Falls to Devil's Rest, OR

Strenuous: 8.4 miles | 2368 ft.

Multnomah Falls to Larch Mountain via Oneonta Trail, OR

Expert: 17.2 miles | 4400 ft.

Nesmith Point, OR

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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

Expert: 14 miles | 3840 ft.

North Lake, OR

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As of summer 2019, this trail is inaccessible due to the closure of the Wyeth trailhead.

Expert: 11.4 miles | 4240 ft.

Oneonta Gorge to Lower Oneonta Falls, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Easy: 0.6 miles | 400 ft.

Panther Creek Falls, WA

Easy: 0.4 miles | 200 ft.

River-to-Rock, WA

Easy: 1.5 miles | 250 ft.

Rooster Rock Loop, OR

Easy: 2.25 miles | 50 ft.

Rowena Plateau Loop, OR

Easy: 2.5 miles | 250 ft.

Sams Walker Loop, WA

Easy: 1.1 miles | 50 ft.

Shepperds Dell Falls, OR

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Trail closed due to the 2017 Eagle Creek fire. Currently there is no timeline for reopening.

Easy: 0.2 miles | 0 ft.

Silver Star Mountain - Ed's Trail Loop, WA

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The Forest Service roads up to Ed's Trailhead are in very poor condition this year; much worse than in year's past.

Moderate: 5 miles | 1500 ft.

St. Cloud Loop, WA

Easy: 0.5 miles | 150 ft.

Starvation Creek Falls, OR

Easy: 0.1 miles | 0 ft.

Starvation Creek Ridge Loop, OR

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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.

Moderate: 2.5 miles | 700 ft.

Starvation Creek to Warren Lake, OR

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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.

Expert: 11 miles | 4000 ft.

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge - Gibbons Creek, WA

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The northern (eastern) portion of the Gibbons Creek Art Trail is closed Oct 1 - April 30. The trail, bathrooms and parking is closed weekdays only through Oct. 15.

Easy: 2.8 miles | 0 ft.