Lower Oneonta Falls
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PYNEKONE
N 45° 35.150 W 122° 04.355
10T E 572346 N 5048450
100 foot Plunge style waterfall in the Columbia River Gorge
Waymark Code: WMCE5Z
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2011
Views: 10
The Lower Oneonta Gorge is not accessible by trail. Rather you must walk up the creek bed, over a large and perhaps unstable log jam, through the gorge, and up to your waist (or even torso depending on your height and the time of year) in water until you finally see your prize.
The Lower Oneonta Falls is worth the small challenge it takes to get in there, but I suggest you go on a summer weekday... the water is too cold during other seasons, and the gorge gets very busy on the weekends. You'll definitely want your solitude for this one!
There are four waterfalls on Oneonta Creek and the names have proven difficult to pin down. The lowest falls at the head of Oneonta Gorge, is often called Oneonta Falls, but in fact this is the Lower Oneonta Falls.
The falls in the Oneonta Gorge is one of my most favorite places to visit, meditate, and photograph.
Type: Plunge
Watercourse: Oneonta Creek
Waterfall Height: 100
Seasonality: Perennial
Viewpoint: Bottom
Path Up and Down: None
Walk Behind: Not at all
Parking Coordinates: Not Listed
Seasons of Best Flow: Not listed
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