Eagle Creek Trail, other popular waterfall hikes, finally reopen in Columbia Gorge Zach Urness, Salem Statesman Journal
The new year has brought a new beginning for some of the most famous trails in the Columbia River Gorge.
Eagle Creek Trail, the iconic pathway that passes waterfalls and steep cliff edges, reopened Friday after 2017 wildfire damage kept it closed for more than three years.
The epicenter of the 49,000-acre Eagle Creek Fire, the trail is open for its entire length, from the trailhead near Cascade Locks to Wahtum Lake.
It wasn’t the only high-profile pathway to reopen in the Gorge. Other trails that reopened include: