Sight · Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
A paved path reaches a waterfall created to save the highway.
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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 Hole-in-the-Wall Falls in the Parkwolf Columbia River Gorge Tour Guide.
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Hole-in-the-Wall Falls is a 96-foot cascade on Warren Creek, 0.6 mile west of Starvation Creek along the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. It’s an easy stop for a substantial waterfall: the paved, well-graded path to the overlook is universally accessible. The narrow upper drop spills over a lower ledge into boulders; dark rock and green growth frame the water. For a photo, include both drops and cliff walls.
Engineers created these falls in 1938 to protect the Columbia River Highway. They blasted a tunnel through the cliff and diverted Warren Creek. The main drop is about 60 feet, with 96 feet of falls overall. “Warren Falls” names the original natural cascade, though it’s sometimes applied to the present falls too. That explains older references.
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 · 0.5 mi awayThree waterfall views along an easy, paved stretch of gorge.
ChallengingMount Defiance Trail to the Summit10.5 mi · 9 hr · 0.5 mi awayClimb 4,900 feet for the Gorge's highest summit.
ChallengingStarvation Ridge to Warren Lake Loop10.4 mi · 7 hr · 0.6 mi awayA steep ridge climb earns a quiet stop at a high-country lake.
EasyHole-in-the-Wall Falls1.4 mi · 45 min · 0.6 mi awayA paved walk to a waterfall created by a 1938 creek diversion.
ModerateStarvation Ridge Loop2.5 mi · 2 hr · 0.7 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 · 1.7 mi awayFour waterfalls and river views on a gently graded paved walk.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayLancaster FallsThe trail-side view catches only the lowest cascade.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayCabin Creek FallsA two-tier fall threads through a mossy basalt cleft.Sight · 0.7 mi awayStarvation Creek FallsA short walk to a waterfall with a story of snowbound trains.
Campground · 1.7 mi awayViento State Park & CampgroundCamp beside the Columbia, with an accessible trail to waterfalls.
Sight · 2.2 mi awayDog Creek FallsA quick roadside stop for a waterfall and its small canyon.
Campground · 3.4 mi awayWyeth CampgroundPaved bike trail rides start right beside this wooded campground.
Sight · 4.2 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.
