Eightmile Creek Falls
Klickitat County, Washington
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Klickitat County, Washington
- Access status
- State park viewpoint near the Access Road; exact path not described
- The walk
- Short walk; no distance given
- Ground & access
- Open dry hillside; the Eightmile Creek ford on nearby park trails can be wet in high water.
Eightmile Creek Falls spills over rimrock into a narrow slot canyon on Eightmile Creek north of SR 14, east of Horsethief Lake, and dries up late in the season. Wikipedia says there is a viewpoint just east of the Access Road off SR 14. A Washington Trails Association trip report describes hiking from the Crawford Oaks trailhead on the Access Road in Columbia Hills Historical State Park and seeing high water going over the falls. Neither source describes the exact path to the viewpoint.
Plan your visit
Columbia Hills Historical State Park, Access Road off SR 14 east of Horsethief Lake, viewpoint just east of the Access Road
No source gives a walking distance to the viewpoint. The Crawford Oaks loop in the same park, which crosses Eightmile Creek, is 4.0 miles round trip per Washington Trails Association.
Open dry hillside; the Eightmile Creek ford on nearby park trails can be wet in high water.
Where to start
Crawford Oaks trailhead on the Access Road off SR 14 in Columbia Hills Historical State Park. Exact parking for the viewpoint is not described.
Timing & water
Flow is highest in winter and spring; the slot canyon becomes dry late in the season.
Before you go
Washington State Parks lists a Discover Pass: $10 for one day or $45 for a year.
Visitor informationVisit sources
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