Hole-In-The-Wall Falls is a 96-foot man-made waterfall in Hood River County, Oregon, where Warren Creek shoots out of a tunnel in a cliff just west of Starvation Creek State Park in the Columbia River Gorge. A paved stretch of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail leads to it from the park.
The falls
Warren Creek bursts from the mouth of the tunnel and falls in two tiered plunges. In-person surveys document 96 feet in total with a tallest drop of 63 feet, while other records note a main drop of 60 feet. The stream is only about 5 feet wide, and low flow in dry periods can drop to zero.
Getting there
Park at Starvation Creek State Park, off I-84 between Cascade Locks and Hood River; the lot is reachable only from the eastbound lanes. Oregon State Parks requires a day-use parking permit, sold on site: $10 a day for Oregon residents and $12 for nonresidents. Federal recreation passes are not accepted. From the lot, head west on the paved state trail for about three-quarters of a mile to a bridge over Warren Creek just below the falls. This stretch is paved and wheelchair accessible as far as the Hole-in-the-Wall Falls overlook. The Starvation Ridge Cut-Off trail is closed by a washout; the route to the falls is open.
When to go
Flow runs strongest from winter through spring. Fire restrictions posted in July 2026 ban most open flames in the park.
On site
Dogs must stay on a leash no longer than 6 feet. The Mount Defiance Trail (#413) begins near the falls.
History and name
The falls did not exist until 1938, when Warren Creek was diverted through a tunnel blasted in the cliff to stop it washing out the Historic Columbia River Highway. The diversion dried up the creek's original waterfall, Warren Falls, in the old channel downstream, and the tunnel gave the new falls its name.
Nearby
Lancaster Falls is about 0.2 mile away, Cabin Creek Falls about 0.3 mile and Starvation Creek Falls, beside the parking lot, about 0.7 mile. The state trail continues west 4.6 miles to Wyeth.
Distances are straight-line.