Eagle Creek Trail - GPS
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
One of several falls at Eagle Creek State Park.Copyright 2009 - Mario D. Vaden
Eagle Creek is one of my all-time favorites. The trail follows Eagle Creek most of the way and water can be heard during most of the hike. This favorite is found on my Oregon Hiking page. Hikers can go 3 miles, 5 miles or 7 miles. Take your pick of distance: more than one waterfall. This is a popular stop for locals and vacationers, but worth visiting. Here is GPS: 45.621183, -121.893325 for Punch Bowl Falls up the trail and 45.639493, -121.931875 to Hy. I-84 exit for parking.
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Punch Bowl FallsEagle Creek trail is in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic area. Drive east on Interstate 84, exit at the Eagle Creek exit, one mile past the Bonneville Dam exit. It is immediately after a small tunnel. You don't want to pass this exit. The parking is accessible to eastbound traffic. If you are coming from the east, you need to exit at Bonneville Dam and head east again for a short distance. You may want to tour the Dam too - there are viewing windows to watch Salmon swim by.
At about 1.7 miles up Eagle Creek hiking trail, Lower Punch Bowl Trail branches to the right. Other falls and little canyons are farther up the trail. If you just want to entertain younger children for the day, there is plenty of space to play by the creek and picnic area. There is a little bit of something for almost everybody. I recommend the 1 hour hiking trail up Beacon Rock on the Washington side of the Columbia River if you hike just 2 or 3 miles at Eagle Creek trail and have extra energy left. The view from Beacon Rock is spectacular. Cross the river at Cascade Locks.
A few photos of the Oregon area
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