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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)

Overnight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Thursday
Showers. High near 47. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely before 10pm, then rain after 10pm. Steady temperature around 44. East wind 6 to 8 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. East wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Low around 39. Light south southwest wind. 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 36. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Sunday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Monday
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Showers likely. Snow level 2800 feet rising to 3300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Snow level 3000 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

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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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