FRIENDS OF MULTNOMAH FALLS

Directions and Trail Maps

** ‘Timed Used Permits’ are not required at this time of year **

Multnomah Falls (I-84 Exit 31)

Timed-Use Permits are only required between May 26-September 4. There are no permits required at I-84 Exit 28 for Historic Columbia River Highway. Parking is extremely limited at the small lot across from the Multnomah Falls Lodge.

Multnomah Falls-Wahkeena Loop Trails

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Mt. Hood Scenic Loop

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USFS Area Trails

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Multnomah Falls

Plummeting 620 feet, in two different sections, Multnomah Falls is the most-visited natural recreation site in the Pacific Northwest with more than 2 million visitors each year.

Fed by underground springs, the flow over the falls varies and is usually highest during the winter and spring months. Multnomah Falls offers one of the best places in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to study geology exposed by floods. Six flows of Grande Ronde Basalt are visible in the fall’s cliff face, representing more than 400,000 years of geological history.