Shepperd's Dell State Natural Area
4.7Google rating(124 reviews)Portland · natural area · 521 acres
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Open for day use year round
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On site
Visitor amenities
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Access
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
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Overview
About this park
This beautiful falls along the Historic Columbia River Highway is worth a quick stop as you explore the bigger-name waterfalls along the highway.
Setting
Landscape & setting
A two-tiered roaring waterfall cascades down steep cliffs into Youngs Creek and out to the Columbia River far below.
Things to do
Things to do
You can hear the falls from the beautiful historic bridge, but to see the falls you’ll need to take a short trail (. 2 miles round trip and down some short stairs) to its base.
Background
History & notes
We owe our thanks to a modest dairy farmer who gave us his “dell.” In 1915, George Shepperd gave this property — all that he had — to the City of Portland as a memorial to his wife Mattie. Later the city gave the tract to the state.
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Confidence score
74/ 100
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