Sight · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
A quick roadside stop for a waterfall and its small canyon.
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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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Dog Creek Falls“You're coming up on Dog Creek Falls, a small waterfall visible from Washington Route 14. From the signed gravel pullout, a very short path brings you close to the roughly thirty-foot drop and its basalt canyon.”
Plays as you drive up to Dog Creek Falls in the Parkwolf Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide.
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Dog Creek Falls is a small waterfall beside Washington Route 14, between Dog Mountain and Cook Hill. Dog Creek drops about 30 feet into a pool and has cut a small canyon through the basalt. It is one of the few falls visible from the highway, making this an easy stop on a Gorge drive or a cool-down after a nearby Dog Mountain or Augspurger Mountain hike.
A small signed gravel pullout at milepost 55 leads to a very short path and a view of the falls. The dark canyon walls frame the white drop, with the pool and creek below. From the viewpoint, include the walls and water around the cascade to show its scale. This is a brief waterfall stop, not a trail outing; choose it for a close look at the falls rather than a longer hike.
The Forest Service lists swimming and train-watching as things to do here. There is no fee, but restrooms are not available. Keep dogs leashed, pack out everything you bring, and leave campfires at home.
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
EasyViento State Park to Lindsey Creek5 mi · 2.5 hr · 1 mi awayFour waterfalls and river views on a gently graded paved walk.
ModerateStarvation Ridge Loop2.5 mi · 2 hr · 1.7 mi awayThree waterfalls and a ridge view reward a steep little loop.
ChallengingStarvation Ridge to Warren Lake Loop10.4 mi · 7 hr · 1.8 mi awayA steep ridge climb earns a quiet stop at a high-country lake.
EasyHole-in-the-Wall Falls1.4 mi · 45 min · 1.8 mi awayA paved walk to a waterfall created by a 1938 creek diversion.
ChallengingMount Defiance Trail to the Summit10.5 mi · 9 hr · 1.8 mi awayClimb 4,900 feet for the Gorge's highest summit.
EasyLancaster Falls Trail1.6 mi · 45 min · 1.8 mi awayThree waterfall views along an easy, paved stretch of gorge.
ChallengingDog Mountain Loop6.9 mi · 5 hr · 1.9 mi awaySpring balsamroot and a serious climb above the Columbia.
ChallengingAugspurger Mountain Trail12.5 mi · 9 hr · 1.9 mi awayThe summit is wooded; keep going to the open ridge.
Campground · 1 mi awayViento State Park & CampgroundCamp beside the Columbia, with an accessible trail to waterfalls.Sight · 1.8 mi awayStarvation Creek FallsA short walk to a waterfall with a story of snowbound trains.
Sight · 2 mi awayCabin Creek FallsA two-tier fall threads through a mossy basalt cleft.
Sight · 2.2 mi awayHole-in-the-Wall FallsA paved path reaches a waterfall created to save the highway.
Sight · 2.4 mi awayLancaster FallsThe trail-side view catches only the lowest cascade.
Sight · 2.6 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.
