Punch Bowl Falls

Punch Bowl Falls is a waterfall on Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, United States. Eagle Creek drains into the Columbia River, with its outlet on the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County.

Punch Bowl Falls
Punch Bowl Falls on May 11, 2005.
Coordinates45°37′19″N 121°53′36″W
TypePunchbowl
Total height35 feet (11 m)
Total width10 feet (3.0 m)
WatercourseEagle Creek
Punch Bowl Falls is a popular photography subject

The falls is 35 feet (11 m) tall and 10 feet (3.0 m) wide. Eagle Creek cuts through a narrow channel and shoots powerfully into a large bowl that resembles a punchbowl. This waterfall was responsible for the waterfall classification type of punchbowl.

These falls are not to be confused with another set of falls with the same name, found in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada near Miette Hot Springs.

2017 Landslide

Cliff on the left side of the creek collapsed between Punch Bowl and Little Punch Bowl Falls in 2017. Debris from landslide changed stream flow between waterfalls. It's virtually not possible now to wade upstream from the end of the Lower Punch Bowl Falls trail for classic waterfall view (see second picture on the page). You can continue to see waterfall from upper viewpoint (accessible from main trail).

Nearby waterfalls

See also
July afternoon in Punchbowl Falls
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