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This natural wonder is Oregon’s tallest year-round waterfall, a dramatic two-tiered cascade plunging 189 meters through a moss-draped basalt gorge in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge. Carved by ancient lava flows and glacial floods, the falls thunder down in two distinct drops, the upper plunge alone falling 165 meters before crashing onto a rocky ledge and continuing its descent to the pool below.

Spanning the gorge just above the lower cascade, the slender Benson Footbridge offers travelers an intimate vantage point suspended between mist and stone, framed by ancient Douglas firs and lichen-covered cliffs. The surrounding old-growth forest, rich with ferns and seasonal wildflowers, lends an almost mythic atmosphere, reflecting the reverence Indigenous peoples of the region held for this sacred site. As the most visited natural landmark in the Pacific Northwest, Multnomah Falls remains a place of quiet grandeur, where roaring water, ancient rock, and towering timber converge in effortless harmony.