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Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Bonneville, Eagle Creek Park, Hood River County
Stream: Eagle Creek
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Height: 36 ft.
Access:   hike   dog  
Distance: 1.8 miles (1 way)
Elevation: 200 ft. (+300 ft.)
Season: Mar-Oct
Form:   punchbowl
Lat/Long:45.6219, -121.89518
Directions:Going east on I-84, take exit 41 to Eagle Creek Park (41 miles east of Portland). The Eagle Creek Trail begins at the parking lot in the park. There is a parking fee.

A short walk past Lower Punch Bowl Falls, you will reach a viewpoint for Punch Bowl Falls. I was not sure what a "punchbowl" looked like, but somehow the name more than adequately describes this waterfall. In fact, the term "punchbowl" for a waterfall type was coined because of this very waterfall. Eagle Creek really seems to "punch" through the canyon into a large bowl. It is a very cool looking little waterfall.

The best view of Punch Bowl Falls, though, is not from this higher vantage point, but from creek level. At Lower Punch Bowl Falls, make your way up the creek, around the corner, and voila, there is Punch Bowl Falls. In the winter and spring, you will likely get quite wet making your way up the creek. In the summer, it is a great place for a dip in the cold creek.

4 Miles SSW Cascade Locks OR (Elev. 833 ft)

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. East wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 41. West southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 2700 feet rising to 3800 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain, mainly after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Wednesday
A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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Tenas Falls 1.78 miles
Lower Ruckel Creek Falls 2.03 miles
Upper Munra Falls 2.55 miles
Dry Creek Falls 2.87 miles
Wahclella Falls 2.98 miles
Munra Falls 3.08 miles
Tunnel Falls 3.39 miles
Eagle Creek Falls 3.56 miles
Upper McCord Creek Falls 5.26 miles
Elowah Falls 5.33 miles
Gorton Creek Falls 7.75 miles
Ponytail Falls 9.47 miles
Horsetail Falls 9.47 miles
Lower Oneonta Falls 9.75 miles
Middle Oneonta Falls 9.76 miles
Oneonta Falls 9.81 miles
Triple Falls 9.87 miles

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