Sight · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
A two-tier fall threads through a mossy basalt cleft.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Starvation Creek Falls“You're approaching Starvation Creek State Park, where a short paved path behind the rest area reaches a two-tier waterfall about 190 feet tall.”
Plays as you drive up to Cabin Creek Falls in the Parkwolf Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide.
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Cabin Creek Falls is a two-tier waterfall tucked into a narrow basalt ravine. Water slips through a thin cleft, drops onto a shelf, then spills again among boulders. A survey puts the full drop at about 220 feet, but the rocks block a view of both tiers together.
You can see the falls from the paved Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. A short, rocky side path climbs toward a small recess under the cliff, where visitors have felt the spray; stick to the main trail for the simpler view. In leaf-off season, more of the cliff opens up, though the boulders still break up the waterfall. It is an intimate, tucked-in look rather than a clean postcard frame.
Cabin Creek Falls is a worthwhile pause on a longer Gorge walk or bike ride, not a stand-alone outing. The paved route is shared with bikes, and dogs need a leash no longer than six feet. The nearby Starvation Creek day-use area has parking, drinking water, restrooms and picnic facilities; those amenities are back at the trailhead, not beside the falls.
Wildlife
267 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
51 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
136 sightingsAmerican PikaMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
16 sightingsWapitiMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
195 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
74 sightingsChinook SalmonMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Columbia River Gorge. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyLancaster Falls Trail1.6 mi · 45 min · 0.3 mi awayThree waterfall views along an easy, paved stretch of gorge.
ChallengingMount Defiance Trail to the Summit10.5 mi · 9 hr · 0.3 mi awayClimb 4,900 feet for the Gorge's highest summit.
ChallengingStarvation Ridge to Warren Lake Loop10.4 mi · 7 hr · 0.3 mi awayA steep ridge climb earns a quiet stop at a high-country lake.
EasyHole-in-the-Wall Falls1.4 mi · 45 min · 0.3 mi awayA paved walk to a waterfall created by a 1938 creek diversion.
ModerateStarvation Ridge Loop2.5 mi · 2 hr · 0.4 mi awayThree waterfalls and a ridge view reward a steep little loop.
ChallengingDog Mountain Loop6.9 mi · 5 hr · 1 mi awaySpring balsamroot and a serious climb above the Columbia.
ChallengingAugspurger Mountain Trail12.5 mi · 9 hr · 1 mi awayThe summit is wooded; keep going to the open ridge.
EasyViento State Park to Lindsey Creek5 mi · 2.5 hr · 1.5 mi awayFour waterfalls and river views on a gently graded paved walk.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayHole-in-the-Wall FallsA paved path reaches a waterfall created to save the highway.Sight · 0.4 mi awayStarvation Creek FallsA short walk to a waterfall with a story of snowbound trains.
Sight · 0.5 mi awayLancaster FallsThe trail-side view catches only the lowest cascade.
Campground · 1.4 mi awayViento State Park & CampgroundCamp beside the Columbia, with an accessible trail to waterfalls.
Sight · 2 mi awayDog Creek FallsA quick roadside stop for a waterfall and its small canyon.
Campground · 3.6 mi awayWyeth CampgroundPaved bike trail rides start right beside this wooded campground.
Sight · 3.9 mi awayMitchell Point TunnelFive arched windows frame the river from inside the cliff.Parkwolf’s Columbia River Gorge ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
