Emerald Falls
Hood River County, Oregon
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Hood River County, Oregon
- Access status
- Short creekside trail to the end of the official path
- The walk
- A nearly level half mile one way, per Oregon Hikers
- Ground & access
- Wide, nearly level path beside the creek. Poison oak.
Emerald Falls is an unofficially named 10-foot slide on Gorton Creek, about 100 yards downstream of Gorton Creek Falls. From the Wyeth Trailhead, walk 100 feet to the junction near Gorton Creek. The Wyeth Trail goes uphill to the left and the Gorge Trail #400 crosses the creek to the right; go straight ahead on the wide path along the creek, passing small cascades, to Emerald Falls. The official trail ends here. The boulder scramble beyond to Gorton Creek Falls is not part of this route. Return the same way.
Plan your visit
Wyeth Trailhead, straight ahead on the path along Gorton Creek to Emerald Falls, where the official trail ends
Oregon Hikers: from the Wyeth Trailhead junction, a nearly level half-mile path along Gorton Creek reaches Emerald Falls.
Wide, nearly level path beside the creek. Poison oak.
Where to start
Wyeth Trailhead parking lot just south of Wyeth Campground, off Herman Creek Road at I-84 Exit 51.
Timing & water
Oregon Hikers lists the Wyeth Trailhead as open May through September, with the Wyeth HCRH Trailhead as the off-season alternative; no route from that alternative trailhead is described here.
Before you go
Oregon Hikers: Northwest Forest Pass (or America the Beautiful Pass) required.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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