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Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Multnomah Falls, Oneonta Gorge, Multnomah County
Stream: Horsetail Creek
Alternate Names:

Height: 192 ft.
Access:   car   wheelchair   dog  
Distance: n/a
Elevation: 50 ft.
Season: year-round
Form:   horsetail
Lat/Long:45.58935, -122.06849
Directions:Along I-84, take exit 28 at Bridal Veil (or exit 35 at Dodson if traveling west on I-84). Drive east along the Columbia Gorge Scenic Hwy for 5.5 miles to the signed turnout for Horsetail Falls.

Horsetail Falls is an easy to get to and very impressive horsetail-shaped waterfall (it is named well). There is a pool for swimming or wading, though it might be a bit on the cold side. But we saw some kids playing around in it while we ate lunch beside the beautiful falls. Do not forget to follow the trail from here up to the top to see Ponytail Falls.

2 Miles SW Skamania WA (Elev. 591 ft)

Today
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 51. Breezy, with a west wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers. High near 51. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday
Rain before 11am, then showers after 11am. High near 48. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday Night
Rain. Snow level 3000 feet lowering to 2500 feet after midnight . Cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.
Tuesday
Rain. Snow level 2400 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Cloudy, with a high near 48.
Tuesday Night
Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday
Showers. Cloudy, with a high near 48.

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