Starvation Creek Falls
NW Waterfall Survey: Starvation Creek Falls
Height: 227 feet
Tallest Drop: 141 feet
Num. Drops: 2
The creek (and subsequently the falls) was originally named "Starveout Creek" due to an incident in 1884, where two trains were marooned in a blizzard for two weeks near this site. Nobody actually starved, but there certainly weren't any John Muir-esque writings about the beauty of the area at the time.
The powerful fall drops out of a narrow channel and into a natural bowl, where the creek spills out and down to a rocky mess before cascading past a picnic area and on to the Columbia River. When the creek is running high, the lower falls actually split around a large rock, forming a segmented lower tier (which isn't evident from the developed viewpoint). The facilities at Starvation Creek Falls have recently been redeveloped, and the falls are now totally accessible to the disabled. The falls are easily viewed from a concrete walkway, but like neighboring Cabin Creek Falls, a large boulder obscures the lower tier of the falls. With a bit of ingenuity and a lot of stamina, one can reach the base of the falls, and climb to the top of the aforementioned rock for the best views possible (though this is not recommend).
Support for the old rest stop water supply tank.
Water Tank Remains?Starvation Creek State Park. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. November 23, 2013
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Starvation Creek IcicleStarvation Creek State Park. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. November 23, 2013Photo Currently Unavailable
Ice and WaterStarvation Creek State Park. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. November 23, 2013