Dead Point Falls
Hood River County, Oregon
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- 75 ft (22.9 m)
- Location
- Hood River County, Oregon
- Access status
- Park trail and signed spur to a cliff-edge viewpoint
- The walk
- No separate distance to the viewpoint; the full park hike is 2.1 miles round trip
- Ground & access
- Forest trail with exposed cliff-edge viewpoints; watch children and dogs. Poison oak.
Dead Point Falls drops 75 feet into the West Fork Hood River canyon just below Punchbowl Falls, in Hood River County Punchbowl Falls Park. From the large pullout on Punchbowl Road, walk a few yards down the old service road and around a steel gate. Just beyond the gate, take the signed West Fork Trail on the left. It reaches an exposed overlook of Punchbowl Falls, then continues downstream (left) to a signed 50-yard spur that ends at a cliff-edge viewpoint of Dead Point Falls. Return the same way or continue on the loop. The buildings above the falls are a former fish hatchery now in private ownership.
Plan your visit
Punchbowl Falls Park trailhead on Punchbowl Road, West Fork Trail and a signed spur to a cliff-edge view of Dead Point Falls
Oregon Hikers gives 2.1 miles round trip for the full Punchbowl Falls Park hike to the river confluence. The Dead Point Falls viewpoint is on the way, at the end of a signed 50-yard spur; no separate distance to it is given.
Forest trail with exposed cliff-edge viewpoints; watch children and dogs. Poison oak.
Where to start
Large pullout on the right side of Punchbowl Road after a 180-degree turn, 0.9 mile past the Green Road junction near Dee. If you cross the bridge over the West Fork Hood River, you have gone too far.
Timing & water
Oregon Hikers lists the hike as all year. Stay on trails.
Before you go
No fee is mentioned.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
Punchbowl FallsCounty park trail to an overlook documentedHood River County, OR0.0 miS
Starvation Creek FallsShort paved walk to a viewpoint documented227 ft (69.2 m) · Hood River County, OR6.4 miNW- Cabin Creek FallsShort paved walk from Starvation Creek Trailhead220 ft (67 m) · Hood River County, OR6.5 miNW
- Lancaster FallsTrail to the lower tier of the falls231 ft (70.4 m) · Hood River County, OR6.6 miNW
- Hole-in-the-Wall FallsPaved trail from Starvation Creek Trailhead to a picnic-circle view96 ft (29.2 m) · Hood River County, OR6.6 miNW
- Lower Lancaster FallsState trail and Mount Defiance Trail to the lower tier20 ft (6 m) · Hood River County, OR6.6 miNW
- Lindsey Creek Falls53 ft (16.2 m) · Hood River County, OR6.9 miNW
- Harrison FallsHood River County, OR7.0 miNW
- Summit Creek Falls30 ft (9.1 m) · Hood River County, OR7.3 miNW