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[[Category:Pass Required]]
 
[[Category:Trailheads]]
 
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[[Image:View to freeway parking area, Multnomah Falls, Columbia Gorge.jpg|thumb|400px|View down to the freeway parking area at Multnomah Falls ''(bobcat)'']]
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[[Image:MultnomahFallsLodgeTH.jpg|thumb|160px|Sign at the beginning of the Multnomah Falls Trail ''(Steve Hart)'']]
  
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[[Image:MultnomahFallsLodgeTH.jpg|thumb|300px|Multnomah Falls Trailhead]]
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* Elevation: 20 feet
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{{Driving time|40 minutes}}
  
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
 
=== Hikes starting here ===
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* {{Hike ring|trailhead=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|hike=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike|log=Cougar Rock via Elevator Shaft Hike/Log|previous=Multnomah Falls Trailhead|next=Multnomah Falls Lodge}}
  
 
=== Fees and Regulations ===
 
=== Fees and Regulations ===
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* None
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* <b>For parking near the Multnomah Falls Lodge between May 24 and Sept. 5, 2022, a [https://www.oregon.gov/odot/waterfall-corridor-permits/pages/default.aspx  Timed Use Permit] ($2 fee) will be required for each personal vehicle accessing federal lands adjacent to the Waterfall Corridor between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. just east of the Bridal Veil off-ramp (Exit 28) to Ainsworth State Park (Exit 35).</b>
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* For the I-84 parking area, between late May and early September, you will need to purchase reserved tickets from [https://www.recreation.gov/ticket/facility/10073376  Recreation.gov].
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* Dogs on leash
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* Restrooms, restaurant, visitor center at [[Multnomah Falls Lodge]]
  
 
=== Driving Directions ===
 
=== Driving Directions ===
 
Drive east from Portland on Interstate 84 to Exit 31 near Mile 31. This exit is accessible from I-84 in either direction. Walk under the footbridge to [[Multnomah Falls Lodge]].
 
Drive east from Portland on Interstate 84 to Exit 31 near Mile 31. This exit is accessible from I-84 in either direction. Walk under the footbridge to [[Multnomah Falls Lodge]].
  
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Alternatively, exit I-84 at the Bridal Veil Exit (28) and drive the Historic Columbia River Highway eastward to the [[Multnomah Falls Lodge]] parking area.
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Alternatively, exit I-84 at the Bridal Veil Exit (28) and drive the Historic Columbia River Highway eastward to the [[Multnomah Falls Lodge]] parking area.  
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=== Alternatives to Driving ===
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* <b>[https://www.ridecatbus.org/columbia-gorge-express/  Columbia Gorge Express]</b> runs buses seven days a week between the Gateway Transit Center (Portland) and Hood River. The bus stops five times daily at Multnomah Falls.
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* <b>[https://sasquatchshuttle.com/route-map  Sasquatch Shuttle]</b> (parking at Bridal Veil) stops at several Gorge trailheads between the Portland Women's Forum and Horsetail Falls, including Multnomah Falls.
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=== Contributors ===
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* [[User:stevefromdodge|Stevefromdodge]] (creator)

Revision as of 21:42, 18 April 2022

View down to the freeway parking area at Multnomah Falls (bobcat)
Sign at the beginning of the Multnomah Falls Trail (Steve Hart)

Contents

Hikes starting here

Fees and Regulations

  • For parking near the Multnomah Falls Lodge between May 24 and Sept. 5, 2022, a Timed Use Permit ($2 fee) will be required for each personal vehicle accessing federal lands adjacent to the Waterfall Corridor between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. just east of the Bridal Veil off-ramp (Exit 28) to Ainsworth State Park (Exit 35).
  • For the I-84 parking area, between late May and early September, you will need to purchase reserved tickets from Recreation.gov.
  • Dogs on leash
  • Restrooms, restaurant, visitor center at Multnomah Falls Lodge

Driving Directions

Drive east from Portland on Interstate 84 to Exit 31 near Mile 31. This exit is accessible from I-84 in either direction. Walk under the footbridge to Multnomah Falls Lodge.

Alternatively, exit I-84 at the Bridal Veil Exit (28) and drive the Historic Columbia River Highway eastward to the Multnomah Falls Lodge parking area.

Alternatives to Driving

  • Columbia Gorge Express runs buses seven days a week between the Gateway Transit Center (Portland) and Hood River. The bus stops five times daily at Multnomah Falls.
  • Sasquatch Shuttle (parking at Bridal Veil) stops at several Gorge trailheads between the Portland Women's Forum and Horsetail Falls, including Multnomah Falls.


Contributors

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