![]() Watch a performance of nature unfold as sunlight dances down the alley of the Columbia River, tangoing with shadows in the cliffs on the Washington side while the landscape becomes illuminated. The bench at Angel’s Rest Lookout Looking down the Columbia River from Angel’s RestĪre you an early riser? Make it up to Angel’s Rest at sunrise and you’re in for a great show.Īngel’s Rest provides balcony seating for the theater of the gorge. Angel’s Rest offers a 3-direction view and you should spend time enjoying everything there is to see. Have a seat and look out across the gorge or gaze west down the Columbia River toward Portland. If you leave the main area on the landing of Angel’s Rest and follow a path to the west around the end of the point, you’ll find a well-positioned bench. Angel’s Rest Silver Star Mountain from Angel’s Rest Angel’s Rest Lookout presents a truly beautiful perspective of Columbia River Gorge. Mount Adams rises in the distance to the northeast. Look east up the Columbia River, which takes a beautiful path down the gorge and is flanked on the north side by cliffs around Archer Mountain. Gaze north across the Columbia River toward Silver Star Mountain and other ridges in the state of Washington. Walk a tenth of a mile from the junction out to the rocky point of Angel’s Rest Lookout. The cliffs you stand on were eroded from the Columbia Lava Flows, and signs of the gorge’s dramatic creation are all around you. Don’t get too close to the cliffs to your right, but do enjoy the sweeping views in front of you. Make your way across the ridge of basalt rocks that extends into the Columbia River Gorge. Angel’s Rest Trail borders Coopey Creek Coopey Creek Bridge Pause to enjoy the sights and sounds of the creek. Past that you’ll walk along the creek up to a bridge to the other side. Trillium bloom along your path in early spring, joined by more wildflowers later in the season.Ī spur on the left leads down to the top drop on Upper Coopey Falls. The trail leads you through lush forest along Coopey Creek. 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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