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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. Snow level 2500 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. High near 49. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Snow level 2900 feet lowering to 2300 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Snow level 2300 feet rising to 3200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. East wind 6 to 14 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Showers. Low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Showers. Snow level 2200 feet rising to 2700 feet in the afternoon. High near 48. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Snow level 2900 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Snow level 2200 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Breezy.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.

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