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Latourell Falls Trail

Latourell Falls TrailPhoto: waterarchives, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
2.0 mi
loop
508 ft
climb
642 ft
high point
Loop
route
Jun–Sep
best months

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Latourell Falls Trail is a short, easy hike in Guy W. Talbot State Park, within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Oregon. The trail is a loop of about 2 miles, with a low point of 87 feet and a high of 642 feet, and it gains about 500 feet in elevation. The land is managed as city property. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 79 to 80°F, with only five or six wet days a month. Winter is much wetter, with 20 or more wet days a month from December through March. Several other trails start close by. High Water Trail is about 0.8 miles away, and Forest Loop Trail and Lagoon Trail are each about 0.9 miles away. Gordon Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 2.9 miles off.

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    Harlow House Museum

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    Museum · 8.0 mi from Mount Hood Villages

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Latourell Falls Trail

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      44° / 33°

      20 wet · 1 snow

    2. Feb

      48° / 33°

      17 wet · 1 snow

    3. Mar

      54° / 35°

      20 wet · 1 snow

    4. Apr

      59° / 38°

      19 wet

    5. May

      67° / 43°

      15 wet

    6. Jun

      71° / 47°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      79° / 50°

      6 wet

    8. Aug

      80° / 50°

      5 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 46°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      62° / 41°

      15 wet

    11. Nov

      51° / 37°

      19 wet

    12. Dec

      44° / 33°

      21 wet · 1 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Skamania Fish Hatchery, WA, 5.8 mi away at 435 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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