Overview

Hype:

Starvation Creek Falls is the best waterfall accessible from the Starvation Creek State Park area. The powerful fall drops out of a narrow channel and into a natural bowl, where the creek spills out and down to a rocky mess before cascading past a picnic area and on to the Columbia River. When the creek is running high, the lower falls actually split around a large rock, forming a segmented lower tier (which isn't evident from the developed viewpoint). The facilities at Starvation Creek Falls have recently been redeveloped, and the falls are now totally accessible to the disabled. The falls are easily viewed from a concrete walkway, but like neighboring Cabin Creek Falls, a large boulder obscures the lower tier of the falls. With a bit of ingenuity and a lot of stamina, one can reach the base of the falls, and climb to the top of the aforementioned rock for the best views possible (though this is not recommend).

Trail Condition: Class 0 (Trail is paved. No elevation gain.)

Time: 15 minutes

Length: 0.2 miles round trip

Elevation Gain: Negligible

Fees: Parking

Recommended Ages:

	0-3
	4-11
	12-19
	20-49
	50-69
	70+

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Getting There

Navigate to 45.688476, -121.690294.

Park at the Starvation Creek trailhead.

Maps

Closest City or Region: Columbia River Gorge

Coordinates: 45.687264, -121.688499

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Brochure

July 7, 2023 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Savannah Dye, Madilyn Dye, Cooper Dye,

Story

After hiking up Eagle Creek, we still had some time left in the day, so we went to Starvation Creek State Park and hiked to another handful of waterfalls. It was a long day and we did about 10 miles of hiking. We visited Cabin Creek Falls, Hole in the Wall Falls, Lancaster Falls, and Starvation Creek Falls.

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