McCord Creek Falls
Length: 3
Difficulty: Easy
Pass: None Required
Start the hike at the Elowah
Falls trail head. Then follow
Trail #400 through dense
forest as the trail climbs to
the junction to McCord
Creek Falls. Bear to your
right and follow the trail
uphill through a forested
area toward McCord Creek
Falls. After a number of
small switchbacks, you will
come out into the open
where you begin to enjoy a
number of great vistas. The
trail is cut into the sheer
rock wall of this canyon and
has railings for safety. You
will be able to view Elowah
Falls from the top on this
trail just before entering a
wooded area and coming to
McCord Creek Falls.
This hike is in the John B.
Yeon Scenic Corridor.
Located near Warrendale
in the Columbia River
Gorge. Driving east from
Portland along I-84, exit
the freeway at the Dodson
exit. Just after exiting the
freeway, turn left onto a
frontage road that runs
parallel to the Interstate,
and follow it for 2 miles to
John B. Yeon State Park. If
you are heading west on
I-84, simply exit I-84 at Exit
37, turn left and drive a
short distance to the
parking lot. The trail starts
climbing rather gradually
from the parking lot for
about 1/3 mile to a signed
fork. Head left toward the
upper falls in another 3/4
of a mile.