Multnomah Falls and the Waterfall Loop
24 stops· 41 min· 32.1 mi· narrated by Ranger Quinn
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- Bridal Veil: Paving The Way
- Multnomah Exit — Permit Check
- Boone's Tale: The Maiden of Multnomah
- Horsetail Falls
- Oneonta Gorge
- Parking Chance Coming Up
- Boone's Tale: The Man Who Gave It Away
- Top of Multnomah Falls (the longer climb)
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.
Driving + walking route · 24 stops. Live GPS playback and turn-by-turn pins are in the app.
What you'll see and hear
24 narrated stops along the way — waterfalls, overlooks, history, and Ranger Boone's campfire tales.
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…
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 →
03🎧 Multnomah Exit — Permit Check
A practical heads-up as Exit 31 approaches: the Multnomah Falls turnoff, where a timed-use permit and just fifty-four parking spots stand between visitors and the tallest waterfall in Oregon. This stop lays out the da…
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🔥 Boone's Tale: The Maiden of Multnomah
The oldest story this place keeps: a Native legend of how Multnomah Falls came to pour off a cliff that once stood bare and dry. When a sickness swept the river villages and an ancient remedy called for an unthinkable…
Boone's Tale: The Maiden of Multnomah guide → 
05💧 Horsetail Falls
A waterfall that arrives fast and stops you cold: 176 feet of water dropping right at the edge of the pavement, falling in one tight, swinging plume exactly like a horse's tail in the wind. There's a small lot at the…
Horsetail Falls guide →
06💧 Oneonta Gorge
Not a waterfall but a crack in the world: a narrow slot canyon sliced clean through the basalt, barely wider than a hallway, with mossy walls climbing two hundred feet and nearly leaning together overhead. Cold air po…
Oneonta Gorge guide →- 🎧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…
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🔥 Boone's Tale: The Man Who Gave It Away
A story for the switchbacks, told one boot in front of the other on the climb above Benson Bridge. Every foot of this trail, the stone arch below, the whole way up, was laid at visitors' feet by a man most have never…
Boone's Tale: The Man Who Gave It Away guide → - 09
🎧 Top of Multnomah Falls (the longer climb)
The payoff for the full climb: the very lip of Multnomah Falls, the crowds a long way below. From the railing, the view drops straight down the throat of the falls, where Multnomah Creek gathers itself and tips over t…
Top of Multnomah Falls (the longer climb) guide → 
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
Standing at the base, head tipped all the way back: 620 feet of water coming off the rim in two great steps, a 542-foot upper plunge, then a 69-foot finish right in front of you. This is the tallest waterfall in Orego…
At the Foot of Multnomah Falls guide → - 12
🎧 Multnomah Falls
The walk-in to the crown jewel of the gorge, with the first pale ribbon of Multnomah Falls glimpsed through the trees ahead. This stop sets up the approach to a place worth doing right: the path to the base is paved t…
Multnomah Falls guide → - 🎧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
After a string of straight plunges, a waterfall that dances instead of drops: 242 feet of water spread into a wide white fan, tumbling down the basalt in a dozen braided steps, each ledge throwing it wider. Wahkeena i…
Wahkeena Falls guide →
15💧 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
The strangest patch of ground on the whole road: a ghost town that brides still write letters to. Walking down the steps toward Bridal Veil Falls, this tale unspools where the name came from, a passenger on an 1880s s…
Boone's Tale: Why It's Called Bridal Veil guide →
17💧 Bridal Veil Falls
The odd one in the bunch: while every other fall on the road leaps out big and in the open, Bridal Veil hides below, tucked down toward the Columbia and invisible from the car. This one is earned on foot. A half-mile…
Bridal Veil Falls guide →
18🎧 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
A waterfall easy to overshoot, and a story worth stopping for. From a small pullout at a low stone bridge, the railing looks down into a slender thread of falling water tucked in a deep, mossy grotto so enclosed it fe…
Shepperd's Dell guide →
20🎧 Lower Latourell Falls
A free-falling plunge seen from directly below: 249 feet of water coming off the rim with one striking trait, it never touches the wall. The creek launches off the lip and free-falls the whole way as one clean ribbon…
Lower Latourell Falls guide →
21💧 Latourell Falls
One fall not to drive past: 249 feet of water dropping clean off a sheer wall of black basalt. What sets Latourell apart is that it plunges free of the cliff and never once touches rock on the way down, so visitors ca…
Latourell Falls guide →- 🎧22
🎧 Guy Talbot State Park
A change of pace after the headliner falls: the road stops showing off and climbs through deep, quiet woods toward the grandest view of the drive. This is a true Pacific Northwest rainforest, Douglas-firs pushing two…
Guy Talbot State Park guide → 
23🌲 Vista House at Crown Point
The crown jewel viewpoint of the drive: an octagonal stone house perched right on the lip of the cliff, 733 feet straight above the Columbia. The whole gorge funnels its wind through this point like a chimney, and on…
Vista House at Crown Point guide →- 24
🎧 The Story of the Gorge
A closing reflection as Crown Point shrinks in the mirror and the loop drops back toward the freeway. This stop pulls the camera back on the whole day: not just a few pretty waterfalls, but the densest run of tall wat…
The Story of the Gorge guide →
What you'll see
Tap any landmark for a visitor guide — what it is, where it is, and how to hear its story.
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?
- Multnomah Falls (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.
- Can I cancel or get a refund?
- Change of mind? Full refund if you request it within 24 hours of purchase. If a verified technical issue prevents access, contact support within 7 days for a refund or credit. All requests are reviewed at our discretion and refunded to your original payment method.
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