Little Maui Falls
Klickitat County, Washington
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Klickitat County, Washington
- Access status
- Partial guide: national scenic area trail loop; the exact falls location is not described
- The walk
- WTA gives 3.8 miles round trip for the full Moab/Maui loop; the position of the falls on the loop is not stated
- Ground & access
- Climbs over exposed bedrock and grassy slopes with switchbacks; stay off shortcut trails. Mountain bikers use the lower trails. Poison oak grows in the area.
Little Maui Falls is on the Little Maui Trail (listed by WTA as Maui Falls, #Co5) in the Coyote Wall area of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, east of Bingen. WTA describes a loop from the Coyote Wall Trailhead: walk east on the abandoned highway for half a mile, climb the Old Ranch Road, keep left at two junctions to the Little Moab Trail, follow it along the top of Coyote Wall to the old jeep road, then go east 0.2 mile and turn left onto the Little Maui Trail. The lower part of the Little Maui Trail follows a stream with small cascading waterfalls, then rejoins the Old Ranch Road, which leads back down to the old highway. Exactly where Little Maui Falls sits on this stream is not described.
Plan your visit
Coyote Wall Trailhead on Highway 14, old highway, Old Ranch Road and Little Moab Trail to the old jeep road, then down the Little Maui Trail
WTA lists the Coyote Wall Moab/Maui loop as 3.8 miles round trip. It does not give a distance to the falls.
Climbs over exposed bedrock and grassy slopes with switchbacks; stay off shortcut trails. Mountain bikers use the lower trails. Poison oak grows in the area.
Where to start
Coyote Wall Trailhead near the intersection of Courtney Road and Highway 14, between mileposts 69 and 70, about 3.5 miles east of Bingen on the left side of the highway. WTA describes it as an unmarked gravel parking area opposite a greenish gate.
Timing & water
No season limits are stated. Flow on the stream is not described.
Before you go
Eyehike says a Northwest Forest Pass is required to park; WTA lists no parking pass or entry fee.
Visitor informationVisit sources
- Washington Trails Association: Coyote Wall - Moab/Maui Loop
- Washington Trails Association: Coyote Wall - Moab/Maui Loop
- Washington Trails Association: Coyote Wall - Moab/Maui Loop
- Washington Trails Association: Coyote Wall - Moab/Maui Loop
- Washington Trails Association: Coyote Wall - Moab/Maui Loop
- Eyehike: Coyote Wall, WA
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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- Lower Labyrinth FallsShort walk on an abandoned highway from a forest trailhead; Northwest Forest Pass listedKlickitat County, WA0.4 miE
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- Husum FallsPedestrian approach unconfirmedKlickitat County, WA8.0 miNW
- Buck Creek FallsState land trail route and trailhead documentedKlickitat County, WA11 miNW
- Spirit FallsSkamania County, WA12 miW
- BZ FallsShort river trail from the BZ Corner launch to a viewing deckKlickitat County, WA12 miNW
- Dog Creek FallsRoute and parking documented; confirm current conditions.Skamania County, WA13 miW