Rockslide closes access to Elowah Falls, wipes out footbridge
Updated Apr 03, 2021;
Posted Apr 03, 2021
Elowah Falls is found at John B. Yeon State Park in the Columbia River Gorge.Terry Richard/The Oregonian
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A large rockslide at the base of Elowah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge has added to the inaccessibility of one of the most beautiful and secluded waterfalls in the area, which continues to recover from the 2017 Eagle Creek fire.
Steve Kruger, Trailkeepers of Oregon’s executive director, said Saturday that the area is closed to the public until further notice and there’s no access to Gorge 400 Trail to Elowah Falls and the Upper McCord Creek Falls Trail.
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: