Ramona Falls
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
- Hikes to this location:
- Ramona Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Hikes including this location:
- Yocum Ridge Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Timberline Trail around Mount Hood Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.3798, -121.77622
- Height: 80-100 feet
- Elevation: 3250 feet at base
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Description
The dazzling, picturesque Ramona Falls stands like a fountain centerpiece at the front of a wooded cathedral. The water appears as if from nowhere a hundred feet above you and fans out like a wedding veil to the creek bed below. As it trickles and ricochets off the basaltic rock-face, it gives it a glowing, almost phosphorescent appearance. This illusion is especially noticeable when the alder canopy allows the evening sun rays to pass through, like a spotlight on a great work of art. Its wooded setting provides a cool escape from the summer heat and is an obvious resting spot before turning around or heading to points beyond.
This is a popular location however. Not only do day-hikers from Portland visit the area, but backpackers traversing the Timberline Trail (or up nearby Bald Mountain or Yocum Ridge) will pass through here, often taking up camp in a nearby site.
But don't let the crowds deter you. This is required fare for outdoor enthusiasts, on many book author's must-see lists!
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- Pineapple Express Nov 2006 (area conditions after record rainfall)
- Yocum Ridge questions 7/14/2006
- Gaiters with trail running shoes 7/7/06 (brief mention)
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- 60 Hikes within 60 Miles of Portland by Paul Gerald
- A Waterfall Lovers Guide to the Pacific Northwest 3rd Edition, by Gregory Plumb
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon 2nd Edition by William Sullivan
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