Oneonta Gorge

Greenery the likes of nothing I've seen before. Absolutely gorgeous otherworldly landscape, magical.

Hiking through Oneonta is one of my all-time favorite memories. We met at the Gateway Transit Center. The area is filled with moss. Its not an official trail. The hike is short, but the rocks are slippery, & there are fallen logs that can be dangerous. We also hiked Gorton Creek & another unnamed trail. Prepared to get wet. The water is cold at first, but you’ll get used to it! Pictures from the internet #notmyclick

Check out my full detailed video on YouTube @Waterfall Whispering ~ This area is a great way to burn some calories with easy access to numerous trails and several waterfalls! About a 3.5 mile RT hike to triple falls with a lot of fun elevation changes this place is challenging but rewarding! Even though the lower falls are the highlight of the area and are currently closed it’s still worth the day trip out! Watch my vid and see what’s on this trail and even have old video of the lower falls if you’re curious how it looks! 👍🤙

Hiking through Oneonta is one of my most favorite memories ever. There's an abundance of beauty, peace, and bliss here. Pro tip: thi hike itself is very short but the rocks are very slippery and there are fallen logs that are scary and can be dangerous. So make sure you have the right shoes and are prepped for the trail. The water is super cold but you get used to it.

Does anyone know if or when the trail will reopen?

Beautiful historic tunnel. Even though the trail area was closed due to public safety, we still enjoyed walking through the. Limited parking.

The trail through the gorge is still closed 4/27/23 but you can see the gorge from above if you take the 1 mile hike up the mountain.

The Oneonta Gorge is a scenic gorge located along the Columbia River. Because of the unique vegetation that grows there, this gorge has been designated as a botanical area by The U.S. Forest Service. It follows then that these plants are to be looked at but not touched, and that hikers should respect the growth and stay on the trail. Many of the varieties that grow here can grow only here in the Gorge. There are four major waterfalls on the Oneonta Creek as it runs through the gorge. Middle Oneonta Falls can be seen clearly from a footpath and is very often mistaken for the upper or lower falls. The drop of the Middle Falls is 24-feet and that’s the one we saw. The Lower Gorge has been preserved as a natural habitat, so hikers don't usually go there. Thus, Lower Oneonta Falls can only be seen by walking upstream from the creek's outlet at the Historic Columbia River Highway. If one really wants to see the entire Lower Falls, it is visible, but this can require wading through cold, chest-deep, water at certain times of the year. That's not for me. The Upper Falls are about 1 mile upstream from the Middle Falls and require scrambling up the creek or climbing down a canyon wall to view. The Fourth Falls which is "Triple falls" can be seen from a vantage point on the upper trails in the canyon. There is also a great old railroad tunnel that is now part of the pedestrian path.