Mosier Falls drops 80' in two stages through a deep gorge in Mosier Creek. This unassuming waterfall is located in the contrastingly dry, east side of the Columbia River Gorge right along the Mosier Plateau Trail, which is part of the greater Gorge Towns To Trails system, a 200-mile network that will wrap around the gorge connecting towns, communities and natural features.

The upper tier of Mosier Falls fills a large circular pool that can be accessed for swimming

The 80-mile stretch between Portland (west) and Deschutes River (east) supports over 800 different species of shrubs and wildflowers

The Mosier Plateau provides a unique perspective on the contrastingly dry east end of the gorge, where annual rainfall drops from 75-100" (upper slopes of west end) to 10-15" near The Dalles

White oak, a member of the beech family, is one of only four oaks native to the west coast; it's considered a climax or sub-climax species that favors dry, sunny locations

It's a relatively short, easy scramble down to the 10' upper tier and pool

Though only a few miles east of wet temperate forests, this dry habitat is home to rattlesnakes

Mosier Creek meanders gently before Mosier Falls cuts a deep, narrow gorge in the plateau

The Mosier Plateau Trail was the first completed segment of the 200-mile Gorge Towns To Trails network

Open savannas of oak, sagebrush, and ponderosa trees distinguish the dry east-end ecoregion of the gorge