Oregon
Horsetail Falls
30 mi from Portland · ~50 min drive
214ft tall
≈ 65 m
≈ 65 m
Horsetail Falls is a named waterfall in Oregon — a substantial cascade dropping 214 feet, about 30 miles from Portland, OR. Full visit details below.
- State
- Oregon
- Nearest city
- Portland, OR · 30 mi · ~50 min drive
- Height
- 214 ft (65 m)
- Coordinates
- 45.5896°, -122.0687°
- County
- Multnomah
From Wikipedia: Horsetail Falls is a waterfall located on Horsetail Creek along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The falls drop over a cut over the columnar basalt cliff within the Oneonta Gorge. It is one of the waterfalls along the Columbia River Highway's waterfall corridor. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Horsetail Falls (Oregon), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Horsetail Falls
The exact location is at 45.5896°, -122.0687° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Portland, OR — 30 miles away (~50 min drive).
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Other waterfalls within 30 miles
Sources
Location and tag data for Horsetail Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.