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Dry Creek Falls

Jul 4
Sat 3:00 PM
Location
Gateway Transit Center

1321 NE 99th Ave.
SE corner of indoor parking structure
Portland, OR 97220

How to find us
"I'll be in the parking lot structure in my red Saab"

Estimated attendance
 14  people attended.
5.00 5.007

Who organized?
Claudio

Ok, ok, ok, let's do a short, easy one.... actually that would be good after the hike on Friday!
Dry Creek Falls is one of the lesser known water falls in the Columbia River Gorge. Although the name would seem to indicate that at some point there's no water, that is never true. The hike to it starts from the Bridge of the Gods trailhead and takes the PCT going south, just before the PCT turns to go up towards Benson Plateau, we'll veer off towards the waterfall where we'll stop for snacks and pictures before heading back.

This hike is a bit over 4 miles with an elevation gain of about 600'. Under our rating system that is Moderate with a hike time between 2 and 3 hours.

What to bring:
- Good hiking shoes
- Hat & Sunscreen
- Water and Snacks
- Gas money for drivers

Dogs are OK on this hike

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Kerry
    Posted Jul 6, 2009 10:34 AM
    Kerry
    Address was wrong for Gateway Transit Center--by the time I found it, you'd left.
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Rachel
    Posted Jul 3, 2009 9:43 PM
    Rachel
    How far is this one from Portland? What I'm really asking is, what is the ETA back at Gateway?
  • Posted Jul 3, 2009 10:22 AM
    Former Member
    I live in Damascus, so I sometimes meet at the trailhead. As I am bringing my dog, I will drive. Is there someone (or two) who want to meet me between Damascus and the Bridge of The Gods. I come up through Boring and Troutdale.
  • Posted Jun 29, 2009 6:12 PM
    Former Member
    I just hiked up Ecola Park in Cannon Beach last Saturday. It was a 6+mile and elevation gain of 800ft. This trail seems comparable and I look forward to it, even if it is just my partner and I. Thank you for the information!
  • Claudio
    Posted Jun 28, 2009 7:29 PM
    Claudio
    Organizer
    Scott, that's a matter of presonal preference. I set the group size with what I'm comfortable with
  • Posted Jun 27, 2009 10:13 AM
    Former Member
    Out of curiosity, why is there a cap of 20 people for the hike?

Who attended?

  • 14 attendees
    • “ It was a great and fun easy hike in a hot day. Thanks to Claudio for putting this together, the waterfall at the end was amazing and refreshing. Nice and friendly group of people too! ”
    • “ Hot day with a nice group of people and a short hike to a beautiful waterfall... nice ”
    • “ This was a great hike ! Claudio was a great organizer and the people were very nice! ”
    • “ It was lovely to be in the woods and at the waterfall this afternoon. I got some good photos, and tomorrow will send them out. Thanks Claudio for planning this event! ”
    • “ Great short hike. I also liked leaving later in the day. The people were great too! ”
    • “ Perfect moderate hike for a 92+ degree day! ”
    • Lyn