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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)

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers. High near 47. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Low around 43. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Friday
Rain before 10am, then showers after 10am. High near 50. Breezy, with an east wind 11 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 41. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Showers. High near 44. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Monday
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

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Lower Oneonta Falls 0.30 miles
Middle Oneonta Falls 0.35 miles
Oneonta Falls 0.52 miles
Triple Falls 0.80 miles
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Dutchman Falls 2.35 miles
Ecola Falls 2.39 miles
Multnomah Falls 2.68 miles
Fairy Falls 3.25 miles
Wahkeena Falls 3.29 miles
Elowah Falls 4.22 miles
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Upper Coopey Falls 5.38 miles
Coopey Falls 5.44 miles
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Upper Munra Falls 7.14 miles
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Latourell Falls 8.75 miles
Lower Ruckel Creek Falls 8.83 miles
Upper Latourell Falls 9.07 miles
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Lower Punch Bowl Falls 9.47 miles
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