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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)

Tonight
Showers likely with patchy drizzle before 11pm, then patchy drizzle with a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then patchy drizzle after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
Patchy drizzle before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Light west southwest wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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Ponytail Falls 0.02 miles
Lower Oneonta Falls 0.30 miles
Middle Oneonta Falls 0.35 miles
Oneonta Falls 0.52 miles
Triple Falls 0.80 miles
Weisendanger Falls 2.32 miles
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
Upper McCord Creek Falls 4.26 miles
Upper Coopey Falls 5.38 miles
Coopey Falls 5.44 miles
Upper Bridal Veil Falls 6.26 miles
Bridal Veil Falls 6.39 miles
Wahclella Falls 6.54 miles
Munra Falls 6.66 miles
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
Metlako Falls 9.45 miles
Lower Punch Bowl Falls 9.47 miles
Punch Bowl Falls 9.47 miles
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