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[[Category:Northwest Oregon]]
 
[[Category:Columbia River Gorge]]
 
[[Category:Columbia River Gorge]]
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[[Category:State Parks]]
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[[Category:Waterfalls]]
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[[Category:Picnic Area]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
  
 
[[Image:StarvationTH1.JPG|thumb|400px|The Starvation Creek Trailhead]]
 
[[Image:StarvationTH1.JPG|thumb|400px|The Starvation Creek Trailhead]]
 
[[Image:StarvationRidge02JeffSmith.jpg|thumb|250px|Sign for the Starvation Cutoff Trail, just west of the Starvation Creek Rest Area. <I>(Jeff Smith)</I>]]
 
[[Image:StarvationRidge02JeffSmith.jpg|thumb|250px|Sign for the Starvation Cutoff Trail, just west of the Starvation Creek Rest Area. <I>(Jeff Smith)</I>]]
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{{Driving distance|1.5 hours}}
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{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.68808|longitude=-121.68997}}
 
{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.68808|longitude=-121.68997}}
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{{Elevation|130 feet}}
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* Elevation: 130 feet
 
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**{{Hike ring|trailhead=Starvation Creek Trailhead|hike=Mount Defiance from Columbia River Hike|log=Mount Defiance from Columbia River Hike/Log|previous=Starvation Creek Trailhead|next=Mount Defiance-Starvation Cutoff Trail Junction}}
 
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**{{Hike ring|trailhead=Starvation Creek Trailhead|hike=Starvation Creek Falls Hike|log=Starvation Creek Falls Hike/Log|previous=Starvation Creek Trailhead|next=Starvation Creek Falls}}
 
 
**{{Hike ring|trailhead=Starvation Creek Trailhead|hike=Starvation Ridge Hike|log=Starvation Ridge Hike/Log|previous=Starvation Creek Trailhead|next=Mount Defiance-Starvation Cutoff Trail Junction}}
 
**{{Hike ring|trailhead=Starvation Creek Trailhead|hike=Starvation Ridge Hike|log=Starvation Ridge Hike/Log|previous=Starvation Creek Trailhead|next=Mount Defiance-Starvation Cutoff Trail Junction}}
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**{{Hike ring|trailhead=Starvation Creek Trailhead|hike=Viento HCRHT Hike|log=Viento HCRHT Hike/Log|previous=Starvation Creek Trailhead|next=Viento Trailhead}}
 
  
 
=== Fees and Regulations ===
 
=== Fees and Regulations ===
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* None
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* Only 29 parking spaces- arrive early, especially on weekends!
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* Take due caution with your property and leave nothing of value in your car.
  
 
=== Driving Directions ===
 
=== Driving Directions ===
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From Portland, drive east on I-84 for more than 50 miles to Exit #55, signed for the Starvation Creek State Park and rest area. The rest area features good parking, with normally enough room for both visiting freeway travelers and hikers planning to park for a while. The rest area is not a remote location, but it is freeway-side, so as always take due caution with your property and leave nothing of value in your car.
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From Portland, drive east on I-84 for more than 50 miles to Exit 55, signed for the Starvation Creek Trailhead and Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.  
  
 
There's no westbound exit to the Starvation Creek Rest Area, so drivers from the east (Hood River) will need to continue to Herman Creek Road and double back. Similarly, when leaving the rest area westbound drivers (Portland) will need to drive east on I-84 for about a mile and take the Viento exit, which leads to an underpass and then an I-84 on-ramp to Portland.
 
There's no westbound exit to the Starvation Creek Rest Area, so drivers from the east (Hood River) will need to continue to Herman Creek Road and double back. Similarly, when leaving the rest area westbound drivers (Portland) will need to drive east on I-84 for about a mile and take the Viento exit, which leads to an underpass and then an I-84 on-ramp to Portland.
  
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Be aware that the two primary hiking trails at this location (Starvation Ridge and Mt. Defiance) do not begin within the state park area by the restrooms and Starvation Creek Falls (walking east leads to Viento State Park along the historic highway), but instead require walking west, back alongside the freeway, outside the jersey barriers. It may seem odd at first, but this route soon turns into a shaded, paved, and then dirt path offering close approaches to  Cabin Creek Falls and Hole in the Wall Falls. The Starvation Cutoff Trail also descends to this lower walk-in section. Continue a short distance uphill to find the 'T' junction between the Starvation Ridge and Mt. Defiance trails.
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Be aware that the two primary hiking trails at this location (Starvation Ridge and Mt. Defiance) do not begin within the state park area by the restrooms and Starvation Creek Falls (walking east leads to Viento State Park along the historic highway), but instead require walking west, back alongside the freeway on the paved Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. This route offers close approaches to  [[Cabin Creek Falls]] and [[Hole in the Wall Falls]]. The Starvation Ridge Cutoff Trail also descends to this lower walk-in section.

Revision as of 04:03, 25 May 2018

The Starvation Creek Trailhead
File:StarvationRidge02JeffSmith.jpg
Sign for the Starvation Cutoff Trail, just west of the Starvation Creek Rest Area. (Jeff Smith)

Hikes starting here

Fees and Regulations

  • Only 29 parking spaces- arrive early, especially on weekends!
  • Take due caution with your property and leave nothing of value in your car.

Driving Directions

From Portland, drive east on I-84 for more than 50 miles to Exit 55, signed for the Starvation Creek Trailhead and Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.

There's no westbound exit to the Starvation Creek Rest Area, so drivers from the east (Hood River) will need to continue to Herman Creek Road and double back. Similarly, when leaving the rest area westbound drivers (Portland) will need to drive east on I-84 for about a mile and take the Viento exit, which leads to an underpass and then an I-84 on-ramp to Portland.

Be aware that the two primary hiking trails at this location (Starvation Ridge and Mt. Defiance) do not begin within the state park area by the restrooms and Starvation Creek Falls (walking east leads to Viento State Park along the historic highway), but instead require walking west, back alongside the freeway on the paved Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. This route offers close approaches to Cabin Creek Falls and Hole in the Wall Falls. The Starvation Ridge Cutoff Trail also descends to this lower walk-in section.

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