![]() Return to the unmarked T-junction and continue up Angel’s Rest Trail (originally a right turn). Upper Coopey Falls has one main drop of about thirty feet, followed by a series of energetic cascades. ![]() Looking upstream, Coopey Creek offers another waterfall that’s easier to distinguish. The top of Coopey Falls is just downstream, but is difficult to see. To the left, a short spur runs down to a viewpoint alongside Coopey Creek. ![]() Just ahead, and half a mile from the start, Angel’s Rest Trail comes to a T-junction. The waterfall slides a hundred feet from your level down to the forest below. Around the next bend, pass a worn-out landing where the trail has been widened by hikers who shuffle to the left to gaze off the ledge toward Coopey Falls. Push up the rocky, uneven trail past a draw in the side of the gorge. The trail rises across slopes of basalt rock that present windows out of the forest and across the Columbia River toward Washington. Moss clings to tree trunks, downed logs, and a few boulders. Make the obvious left turn to continue toward Angel’s Rest, rising gradually through a forest of broadleaf maples. Starting from the main trailhead, walk to the west side of the lot by a kiosk and safely cross to the south side of Historic Columbia River Highway where a sign and staircase mark the start of Angel’s Rest Trail.Īs the hike gets underway, you’ll come to a merger with the trail from the overflow lot. A connector trail from this parking area unites with the main trail. If the parking lot is full, travel west on Historic Columbia River Highway and make the first left up to an overflow parking area. Angel’s Rest Trailhead has a parking area on Historic Columbia River Highway by exit 28 of Interstate 84 (approximately 25 miles from Portland).
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