Multnomah Falls Lodge

Built: 1925

Falls and Lodge (2013)Multnomah Falls. Historic Columbia River Highway. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 23, 2013

Clarence E. Mershon, East of the Sandy: The Columbia River Highway

Multnomah Falls Lodge, constructed in 1925, continues to serve travelers on both I-84 and the old Columbia River Highway. The lodge replaced an ice cream stand, Multnomah Hazelwood, operated by the Hazelwood Dairy.

In additions to viewing the falls, hiking one or more of the rails found here (or elsewhere in the Gorge) adds another dimension to the allure the area has for the visitor.

Mershon, East of the Sandy III, 51

Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, OregonThe Oregon News Co., Portland, Oregon

47. MULTNOMAH FALLS LODGE WITH FALLS AT LEFT REAR, LOOKING 158 DEGREES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. - Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0386.photos.354698p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0386/photos.354698pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,26-TROUT.V,1--47Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0386.photos.354698p/resource/

48. MULTNOMAH FALLS LODGE, LOOKING 116 DEGREES EAST-SOUTHEAST. - Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0386.photos.354699p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0386/photos.354699pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,26-TROUT.V,1--48Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0386.photos.354699p/resource/

49. MULTNOMAH FALLS LODGE, LOOKING 178 DEGREES SOUTH. - Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, Multnomah County, ORDigital ID: (None) hhh or0386.photos.354700p http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.or0386/photos.354700pReproduction Number: HAER ORE,26-TROUT.V,1--49Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.printhttps://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/or0386.photos.354700p/resource/

The Blazing Gorge Interpretive Sign - DetailsMultnomah Falls Lodge. Historic Columbia River Highway. Oregon. January 9, 2015

On The Fire LinesThe Oregonian, October 12, 1991

Multnomah Falls Interpretive Sign - Detail (2015) Multnomah Falls Lodge. Historic Columbia River Highway. Oregon. January 9, 2015

Two more images of this sign did not convert from the old site and are still unavailable.

The photo below is from the early 1960s and I have few clues as to its location. It originally came to my attention as one of a batch of photos mostly taken at Crown Point, but since there are no trailheads there, I doubt there was ever a sign like this here.

However, the sign does vaguely fit the 1969 trailhead description below...

Trail Map (1963)Location Uncertain, though certainly along the waterfall corridor. C. September 1963 Photo Courtesy Will Butler

"The trail... begins on the east side of Multnomah Falls Lodge and is identified by a large wood carved map of the area..."

Lowe and Lowe, 100 Hikes , 1969, 48

Multnomah Falls Lodge

Built: 1925

Clarence E. Mershon, East of the Sandy: The Columbia River Highway

"The trail... begins on the east side of Multnomah Falls Lodge and is identified by a large wood carved map of the area..."

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