We had so much fun hiking this! My 5 year old and my friend went. I loved checking Out part of the legendary PCT and basking in the sun. It was particularly muddy but we didn’t care. The sun was shining through the trees and glistening in the drops of the old man’s beard draping from the branches of trees, making it look like green icicles. Truly breathtaking! My son hiked it no problem, and we even veered off trail like usual and ravaged through the ferns to a log in the sunlight where we ate sandwiches. It felt so peaceful not being around people and just letting the wild that remains trapped inside in society to instinctively flow. We ran and my body hurt less than it has in a long time. The waterfall is just intense. You can see a large tree that fell into the falls, just wicked cool. The shake walls of the rock look amazing. I could not have been happier! Max was totally fulfilled in the hike and came home and rested. He killed that hike like a champ.
Elysia M.
Évaluation du lieu : 5 Portland, OR
Absolutely stunning! We were looking for a good Christmas Hike to go on and decided to give this one a shot. First, we got kinda lost. or we thought we did! We followed our Google Maps and it took us up this windy, dirt(mud) road. It literally looked like it was taking us to the middle of no where! At the end, we ran into this small metal gate and assumed… This is it? So we parked on the side of the road(there wasn’t much room really) And hoped we wouldn’t get stuck in the mud! There were no signs or anything until we got about a mile in, at that point we saw a sign telling us in fact we were on Dry Creek and it was crossing with the Pacific Coast trail. We continued up and ran into the waterfall. Boy oh boy! Take a look up, it’s beautiful! Not necessarily because the fall is large, it’s not the biggest I’ve been to or the scariest, but it is in a tiny little lagoon/canyon and the mountain goes very high up on either side! So really, take a look up, and take it all in. This is a very easy hike. mild incline but there were a few trees that had fallen down onto the path so we had to get through those, but that was fun! It was beautiful down and back and you could really enjoy your self. Some parts were pretty muddy, but it’s winter! What do you expect? If you are going to drive all the way to the gate, don’t bring a car that could get stuck easily. We were in a 4 runner and I got kind of nervous… kind of. But you can park at the paved portion of the road and walk up, make it a little longer. Round trip from the gate, I would say it’s about 3 miles, seems shorter though.
Anna K.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Portland, OR
I’d really give it a 3.5 but I can’t downgrade it to a 3. The hike itself us meh(neighborhoods, power lines, no views of mountains or of the Gorge) but the falls is really pretty. Trail is thin and gets crowded quickly. Why does everyone think it’s okay to have your dogs off leash and out of your sight when you’re on crowded trail? Kind of ruined it for me as my dogs are not fans of random dogs bounding over and getting in your face. Go here if you’ve seen the other falls in the area, but I wouldn’t bring out of town guests here or choose this hike if my time here was limited.
Dave C.
Évaluation du lieu : 4 Portland, OR
This is an east hike that follows the first few miles of the Pacific Coast Trail after it enters Oregon from Washington. For some reason it has a summer and a winter trailhead and it really makes no sense, so the hike distance really depends on where you start. But regardless, the first bit if walking through a residential neighborhood and under an interstate. Then you hit the trail and slowing the noise of civilization fades away and you find yourself walking though a Northwest Wonderland. There are no stunning views of mountain peaks or mountain vistas on the hike, but you do walk along a few miles of lush forest, hills covered in ferns and the odd basalt columns sticking out here and there. Eventually you will come to a road created for the power lines, just cross over and enter the forest again on the other side. After another mile or so, you will hit another forest service road. THISISWHEREYOUTURNRIGHT to go to the falls! You can not see them from this spot, but you can hear the rushing water. If you are only hiking to Dry Creek Falls, you should never cross a creek. If you do, you have gone to far! The best time of year is the fall. Lots of color and mushrooms everywhere you look.
