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Multnomah Falls and the Waterfall Loop
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Multnomah Falls and the Waterfall Loop

24 stops· 41 min· 32.1 mi· narrated by Ranger Quinn

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The tour

A self-guided audio driving tour of the Columbia River Gorge waterfalls with Ranger Quinn — the wall of falls on the Historic Highway, the crown jewel Multnomah with its short walk to Benson Bridge, the easy stroll to Lower Latourell, and campfire tales from Ranger Boone Merrick.

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The route

Driving route · 24 stops. Live GPS playback and turn-by-turn pins are in the app.

Every stop

What you'll see and hear

24 narrated stops along the way — waterfalls, overlooks, history, and Ranger Boone's campfire tales.

  1. Welcome to the Gorge
    01

    🎧 Welcome to the Gorge

    The opening miles of the tour, rolling east on Interstate 84 with the Columbia River wide off to the left. This is the only river in the world to carve a clean sea-level path straight through a mountain range, and the…

  2. Bridal Veil: Paving The Way
    02

    🎧 Bridal Veil: Paving The Way

    Bridal Veil Falls (Oregon): The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the historic Co…

    Bridal Veil: Paving The Way guide →
  3. Multnomah Exit — Permit Check
    03

    🎧 Multnomah Exit — Permit Check

    Exit thirty-one is coming up on your Left — the Multnomah Falls turnoff, about a mile out. Got your timed-use permit in hand? Ease into the left lane and take it; two minutes from now you'll be standing under the tall…

  4. Boone's Tale: The Maiden of Multnomah
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    🔥 Boone's Tale: The Maiden of Multnomah

    Pull in close now, and you might lower your voice a touch, because the tale that belongs to this place is a solemn one. They call me Ranger Boone Merrick, and the people of this river have been telling this story a lo…

    Boone's Tale: The Maiden of Multnomah guide →
  5. Horsetail Falls
    05

    💧 Horsetail Falls

    Eyes Left — Horsetail Falls, one hundred and seventy-six feet of water dropping right at the edge of the pavement. The name's no accident: it doesn't fan or step, it falls in one tight, swinging plume, exactly like a…

    Horsetail Falls guide →
  6. Oneonta Gorge
    06

    💧 Oneonta Gorge

    Eyes left, and watch for a crack in the world. Just ahead is Oneonta Gorge, and this one breaks every rule the road's taught you so far. There's no big plunge to point your finger at. Instead you're looking into a s…

    Oneonta Gorge guide →
  7. Parking Chance Coming Up
    07

    🎧 Parking Chance Coming Up

    Now — a quick heads-up for anyone who couldn't grab a timed-use permit for Multnomah Falls. Don't give up on it yet, because you've still got a shot. That permit is only for the big lot down at the freeway exit. The…

  8. Boone's Tale: The Man Who Gave It Away
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    🔥 Boone's Tale: The Man Who Gave It Away

    Keep climbing — don't you stop on my account, just put one boot in front of the other and let me walk these switchbacks up alongside you a while. Name's Ranger Boone Merrick. Your legs are starting to talk to you ab…

    Boone's Tale: The Man Who Gave It Away guide →
  9. Top of Multnomah Falls (the longer climb)
    09

    🎧 Top of Multnomah Falls (the longer climb)

    You made it — the top of Multnomah Falls, the crowd a long way below you now. You're right at the lip, where Multnomah Creek gathers itself and tips over the edge: five hundred and forty-two feet to the bench where Be…

    Top of Multnomah Falls (the longer climb) guide →
  10. Benson Bridge
    10

    🔥 Benson Bridge

    Multnomah Falls is a waterfall located on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge, east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the Historic Columbia River…

    Benson Bridge guide →
  11. At the Foot of Multnomah Falls
    11

    🌲 At the Foot of Multnomah Falls

    Look straight up. That's six hundred and twenty feet of water coming off the rim and down at your face, falling in two great steps — the upper plunge drops five hundred and forty-two feet on its own, then the creek ga…

    At the Foot of Multnomah Falls guide →
  12. Multnomah Falls
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    🎧 Multnomah Falls

    Keep your eyes up as you walk in — that pale ribbon of white through the trees ahead is your first look at Multnomah Falls. Don't rush it. Let me set you up for what's coming, because this is a place worth doing rig…

    Multnomah Falls guide →
  13. The Lodge
    13

    🎧 The Lodge

    Before you head up the trail, take a good look at the right here. That's the Multnomah Falls Lodge, and it has been standing here since nineteen twenty-five. A Portland architect named Albert Doyle drew it up, and h…

    The Lodge guide →
  14. Wahkeena Falls
    14

    💧 Wahkeena Falls

    Wahkeena Falls, coming up on your right — and after all the straight plunges you've watched leap clean off the cliffs, this one's a different creature. Wahkeena doesn't drop. It dances. Two hundred and forty-two feet…

    Wahkeena Falls guide →
  15. Bridal Veil at the Falls
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    💧 Bridal Veil at the Falls

    Bridal Veil Falls (Oregon): The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the historic Co…

    Bridal Veil at the Falls guide →
  16. Boone's Tale: Why It's Called Bridal Veil
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    🔥 Boone's Tale: Why It's Called Bridal Veil

    Walk easy down these steps a minute, and let me come along with you — there's more to this little path than meets the eye. Boone Merrick's the name, and you are climbing down into the strangest patch of ground on th…

    Boone's Tale: Why It's Called Bridal Veil guide →
  17. Bridal Veil Falls
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    💧 Bridal Veil Falls

    Bridal Veil's turnoff is coming up on your right, the river side. Here's the odd one in the bunch. Every fall you've met today leaps out above the road, big and out in the open — Bridal Veil hides below you, tucked do…

    Bridal Veil Falls guide →
  18. Bridal Veil: Paddles and Paths
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    🎧 Bridal Veil: Paddles and Paths

    Bridal Veil Falls (Oregon): The Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall located on Bridal Veil Creek along the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States. The waterfall is accessible from the historic Co…

    Bridal Veil: Paddles and Paths guide →
  19. Shepperd's Dell
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    💧 Shepperd's Dell

    Eyes right — Shepperd's Dell sneaks up on you, a small pullout right where the road crosses a low stone bridge. Pull in, and walk to the railing. Look down into the cleft below your boots: that's the dell, a slender t…

    Shepperd's Dell guide →
  20. Lower Latourell Falls
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    🎧 Lower Latourell Falls

    Look straight up — there it is, coming off the rim two hundred and forty-nine feet over your head. Lower Latourell. And here's the first thing your eye catches: it never touches the wall. The creek launches off the li…

    Lower Latourell Falls guide →
  21. Latourell Falls
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    💧 Latourell Falls

    There she is — Latourell, two hundred and forty-nine feet of water dropping clean off a sheer wall of black basalt. Here's what sets this one apart from everything else on the road: it plunges out free of the cliff an…

    Latourell Falls guide →
  22. Guy Talbot State Park
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    🎧 Guy Talbot State Park

    Roll your window down for this part, if the weather lets you. The waterfalls are behind you now — you've met the headliners — and for these next few miles the road does something different. It stops showing off and…

    Guy Talbot State Park guide →
  23. Vista House at Crown Point
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    🌲 Vista House at Crown Point

    Eyes up the road — Crown Point, and that octagonal stone crown set right on the lip of the cliff: Vista House, seven hundred and thirty-three feet straight above the Columbia. Pull in if you possibly can. Crack your d…

    Vista House at Crown Point guide →
  24. The Story of the Gorge
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    🎧 The Story of the Gorge

    There she is in your mirror — Crown Point, Vista House on its thumb of rock — and that's the last of it. This is Quinn, riding out the final mile with you before these loops drop us to the freeway. Pull the camera bac…

    The Story of the Gorge guide →
Plan your visit

Good to know

How long is the Multnomah Falls and the Waterfall Loop tour?
The tour has 24 stops over about 32.1 miles with roughly 41 min of narrated audio. You set the pace — pause, linger, or skip ahead anytime.
Do I need cell signal to use the tour?
No. Download the tour before you go and it works completely offline — the audio plays by GPS even with no bars, which is exactly where most park tours lose signal.
How does a self-guided audio tour work?
You drive the route at your own pace and the Ranger Tales app plays the story for each stop automatically when you arrive, using your phone's location. No tapping, no reading while you drive. Ranger Quinn guides and Ranger Boone tells the campfire tales.
Where does the Multnomah Falls and the Waterfall Loop tour take place?
Columbia River Gorge (Oregon). A wall of waterfalls along the Historic Columbia River Highway east of Portland — Multnomah, Wahkeena, Horsetail, Latourell, Bridal Veil, and more, strung along one unforgettable drive.
How do I get the tour?
Download the free Ranger Tales app from the App Store, then unlock this tour inside the app. The tour downloads to your phone so it's ready offline before you arrive.
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