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Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Multnomah Falls, Oneonta Gorge, Multnomah County
Stream: Horsetail Creek
Alternate Names:

Height: 192 ft.
Access:   car   wheelchair   dog  
Distance: n/a
Elevation: 50 ft.
Season: year-round
Form:   horsetail
Lat/Long:45.58935, -122.06849
Directions:Along I-84, take exit 28 at Bridal Veil (or exit 35 at Dodson if traveling west on I-84). Drive east along the Columbia Gorge Scenic Hwy for 5.5 miles to the signed turnout for Horsetail Falls.

Horsetail Falls is an easy to get to and very impressive horsetail-shaped waterfall (it is named well). There is a pool for swimming or wading, though it might be a bit on the cold side. But we saw some kids playing around in it while we ate lunch beside the beautiful falls. Do not forget to follow the trail from here up to the top to see Ponytail Falls.

2 Miles SW Skamania WA (Elev. 591 ft)

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Breezy, with an east northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with an east northeast wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Windy, with an east wind 20 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 41. Breezy, with a west southwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. High near 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

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Ponytail Falls 0.02 miles
Lower Oneonta Falls 0.30 miles
Middle Oneonta Falls 0.35 miles
Oneonta Falls 0.52 miles
Triple Falls 0.80 miles
Weisendanger Falls 2.32 miles
Dutchman Falls 2.35 miles
Ecola Falls 2.39 miles
Multnomah Falls 2.68 miles
Fairy Falls 3.25 miles
Wahkeena Falls 3.29 miles
Elowah Falls 4.22 miles
Upper McCord Creek Falls 4.26 miles
Upper Coopey Falls 5.38 miles
Coopey Falls 5.44 miles
Upper Bridal Veil Falls 6.26 miles
Bridal Veil Falls 6.39 miles
Wahclella Falls 6.54 miles
Munra Falls 6.66 miles
Upper Munra Falls 7.14 miles
Shepperds Dell Falls 7.33 miles
Latourell Falls 8.75 miles
Lower Ruckel Creek Falls 8.83 miles
Upper Latourell Falls 9.07 miles
Metlako Falls 9.45 miles
Lower Punch Bowl Falls 9.47 miles
Punch Bowl Falls 9.47 miles
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